{"id":2265,"date":"2013-12-09T22:32:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T21:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urban.dividiva.nl\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2024-05-27T10:26:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T10:26:54","slug":"hampton-court-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/nl\/hampton-court-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Hampton Court Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hampton-Court-Palace-gardens.jpg\" alt=\"Hampton Court Palace gardens\" class=\"wp-image-2269\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hampton-Court-Palace-3.jpg\" alt=\"Hampton Court Palace\" class=\"wp-image-2270\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1189\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hampton-Court-Palace-4.jpg\" alt=\"Hampton Court Palace\" class=\"wp-image-2268\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hampton-Court-Palace-2.jpg\" alt=\"Hampton Court Palace\" class=\"wp-image-2271\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1189\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hampton-Court-Palace-5.jpg\" alt=\"Hampton Court Palace\" class=\"wp-image-2267\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanpixxels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hampton-Court-Palace.jpg\" alt=\"Hampton Court Palace\" class=\"wp-image-2272\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My monthly rent in London might make you think that I&#8217;m living in a castle&#8230; I&#8217;m actually not. I&#8217;m still waiting for the day that some prince or knight in shining armour will invite me to live in his (or&nbsp;just a nice mansion with people that will cook and clean for you). A girl can dream, right? There&#8217;s just something about castles and palaces that makes me want to put on a Marie Antoinette gown, and walk down those huge elegant staircases all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as long as I&#8217;m waiting for my prince, there are enough castles in England that I can visit to keep me dreaming. This weekend I went to visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrp.org.uk\/HamptonCourtPalace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hampton Court Palace<\/a>, which is still in Greater London (zone 6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most well-known resident of the palace was Henry VIII who lived here with all six of his wives.&nbsp;What&#8217;s interesting is that this palace even has some Dutch history. King William III of Orange (better known as <em>Stadhouder Willem III<\/em>) lived at Hampton Court Palace with his wife Queen Mary II. It was here that he fell from his horse, causing injuries that lead to his death in 1702.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only is the palace great to visit, the 26 hectares <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrp.org.uk\/HamptonCourtPalace\/stories\/hamptoncourtgardens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hampton Court Gardens<\/a> are just as impressive. Including the 240 year old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrp.org.uk\/HamptonCourtPalace\/stories\/palacehighlights\/TheGreatVine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">world&#8217;s largest grape vine<\/a>. A palace is not a real palace without having its own grape vine, don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something else that no palace can do without are ghosts. Unfortunately (?) we didn&#8217;t see one, but when you visit the Haunted Gallery you might run into the ghost of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrp.org.uk\/hampton-court-palace\/history-and-stories\/catherine-howard\/#gs.pobEiG0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catherine Howard<\/a>, the fifth wive of Henry VIII, better known as &#8217;the screaming lady&#8217;. There&#8217;s even a special evening &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrp.org.uk\/hampton-court-palace\/whats-on\/?types=1214,1218&amp;date=&amp;from=&amp;to=&amp;palaces=1135&amp;sortType=0&amp;pageNumber=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ghost tour<\/a>&#8216; if you want to learn more about the past residents that are still haunting the palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We weren&#8217;t that brave, so instead of hanging around and looking for ghosts after sunset, we decided to go ice-skating instead. Although&#8230;have you ever seen adult Brits trying to keep their balance on the ice? That&#8217;s pretty scary too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My monthly rent in London might make you think that I&#8217;m living in a castle&#8230; I&#8217;m actually not. I&#8217;m still waiting for the day that some prince or knight in shining armour will invite me to live in his (or&nbsp;just a nice mansion with people that will cook and clean for you). 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