We ventured over to Woodstock yesterday--a small town about 8 miles from Oxford--and visited Blenheim Palace where Sir Winston Churchill was born. The HGTV-loving home fanatic in me was in heaven as we toured the inside, walking through the state rooms, dining room, and massive library built in the early 1700s. It was the grandest home I've seen so far. Could you imagine growing up in something this huge? Hide and seek would be AMAZING!
During lunch, we headed outside for some old-fashioned burgers and jousting. I think words would do an injustice in describing the experience, so I'll just let this video I snapped do it instead:
After the half hour of action on the jousting field, we put our picnic blanket down on a quiet spot in between the palace and lake. It reminded me a lot of our Sunday tradition in NYC's Battery Park, the only difference was that we were looking at swans instead of sail boats, and the Statue of Liberty wasn't watching over us. I miss her so much, but if I have to be anywhere besides home, I choose this place.
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Now that you know how much I love big houses, do you have any recommendations for other ones I need to see in my life? Let me know in a comment!
