A Palace and A Chenoweth

 I just have to say with the weather we have been having I couldn't of asked for a better day to visit Kensington Palace and spend the afternoon in the park while I waited for the Kristin Chenoweth concert to start. It was a glorious day! Sunny, warm and just a bit of a breeze so I wasn't boiling all day, just prefect weather (for England anyways.)


Kensington Palace is so beautiful! The part where people can visit still has the same fixtures as it did when it was last used as a home, believe that was in the 1800's. The part where current Royals live is blocked off however, this part and the part where people can visit is not connected what so ever but it is on the same lot.

They have an exhibit on at the moment of some of the famous dresses/fashion items Queen Victoria and Princess Diana use to wear. They were so pretty up close, I think that would be the only thing I'd like about being royalty. It's to much pressure, but they sure do look amazing while under it.

Between here and Hampton Court I gotta say that the ceilings are so well detailed that all I really wanted to do was lie down and just stare up at them for the afternoon. Each room has different paintings, this one is located in the stairwell that leads up to the King's Apartments/Suite. Apparently some of the people in the painting were real life people (people who worked for the Royals).

Not only did they keep their ceilings in check but they were also big fans of their gardens. When Queen Anne and King George moved into the Palace (it wasn't a palace to begin with, just a structure) they paid around £20,000 to buy it, and after many years Queen Anne spent more than £11,000 on the garden along! She ended up passing away before it was completed sadly. This Palace is so full of history that I absolutely loved it! I learned so much when I was there, and glad I have a "Royal Historic Palaces Pass" so I can get into it for free and go as many times as I like.

In the evening I spent it with the lovely Kristin Chenoweth. I got to The Royal Albert Hall on time and when I went to go to my seat, which was located at the very top of the seating area and had a Restricted View because of the safety bars, I was told that I could be reseated if I wanted to. I was puzzled at first but then asked why and where I would be seated instead. Turns out that some of the stalls seats had not been filled and they wanted to fill them up first, so first come first serve got a better seat.

Where I was seated instead was just off to the right of the stage and maybe like 15ft away from the stage! The ticket I know had was more double, maybe more, than what I had originally paid for. Lucky me :)

She was purely amazing! I had really only known her for "Glee" and "Wicked" but throughout the night I got to see the other side of her, her upbringing and faith. Kristin is such a funny person and has a great sense of life. She put on a great show and I would pay to see her again!

Well we're down to it. I have one more free weekend before I go on my trip (I'm watching the girls the last weekend of July) and then BAM it's August and 30days until I come home! I will post another entry next Sunday or Monday and then that may be it for a while anyways. I will try to post one when I get back from my trip but my sister comes the next day so I guess we'll see how my sea legs are holding up.

TTFN!