Another day...

Blenheim Palace was our first stop today (http://www.blenheimpalace.com).  The 2000 + acres were a gift from Queen Anne to Churchill (not Winston but a much earlier relation of his).  He built a HUGE house surrounded by gardens.  There was a lovely memorial rose garden for Winston.  After the male Churchill heirs ran out the Duke and Duchess were Spencers (as in Diana).  Later, the Duke gained permission to hyphen the name to honor the original Churchill.   So Winston was actually Winston Spencer-Churchill.  Bet you didn't know that.  Had a lovely guide who took us around one section of the first floor.  LOTS of portraits of ancestors and very ornate rooms.

After that we headed to Oxford.  Soooooooo busy there.  Wonder if it's always like that or if tourists (like me) were the cause for such congestion.  Saw Christ Church Cathedral Oxford.  Nice.  Not too big.  GREAT window with St. Michael on it.  Lovely wooden carved choir seats.  Didn't do too much other exploring in Oxford so that we could head off to Bath- which ended up taking longer than usual.

Not by best post but I'm pooped!  Need to rest cuz off to Stonehedge tomorrow!!