Now, this is a LIBRARY! I was in lust.
It was a huge room lined with books.
The Churchills became the Spencer-Churchills.
There were some pictures of Lady Somes (Winston's daughter) that we all had to look at very closely because we thought it was the queen.
This is a cake replica of the Palace.
A large collection of soldiers.
The downstairs rooms were furnished and had a special exhibit about Winston. A highlight of the tour was the room in which he had been born.
We had lunch in the cafe with Blenheim Palace sparkling water. (I bought Blenheim Palace tea as a souvenir.).
After lunch we left John to rest and Elizabeth and I did the audio visual tour on the second floor. It was really fun. There were a series of rooms, each depicting some scene in the history of the Palace. Doors opened and closed automatically and you moved from room to room. Some rooms had computers that could be used to see things about the life from either the upstairs or downstairs point of view. I would have liked to be able to spend more time there.
This was a famous scene from the first duke's days as a young rake. The woman in the bed is Barbara Villiers, the mistress of King Charles II. The king is pounding on the door demanding to be let in and John Churchill is hiding in the closet. (He was discovered, but forgiven.)
We walked around the grounds
To the cascade.
Picked up John and went home.
Elizabeth had a very frustrating time with the chemist and the doctor's office, so we both said at the same time, "we need a Pim's cup!" So we went home and had one.
This is the end of a really good trip. The best part was visiting old friends, but the rest was good too.
I highly recommend changing planes in Minneapolis. It has iPads all over the place all to be used for free and free wifi if you have your own device. A very civilized place.
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