A Magical Place Well On Par With Buckingham Palace.

Actually, the picture doesn't really do it justice. It looks really majestic at night.

I've heard of Nottingham Castle and Wollaton Hall, but I've never been there. I must visit someday when I'm in Robin Hood country. I've been to Matlock Spar, but that's about the nearest I got. lol.

Brightest Blessings.

A daylight pic for you, Joey...

Awesome.

You can see the detail of how many other nations styles have been put into one.:)

Hopefully some day I'll get the chance to visit it,
~Joey

Thanks for sharing the picture

I hope so too. It's in the Old Steine area of Brighton, very close to the seafront and there are odd little pieces of lawn and gardens around the area where there are Regency fountains, etc. Very busy, but not to be missed.

Wow... that's a whole lot of lights, Lakota. I'm sure it beats anywhere in England... even Blackpool Illuminations!

Brightest Blessings my friend. x

Here's a clear picture of the Pavilion for you, Lakota..

You're quite welcome, Ray... it truly is a very majestic building, if slightly out of place. I forgot to mention that also in the grounds, is a theatre called the Dome. This used to be the old Riding Stables, which might interest you. The building which stabled the horses is huge... almost as big as the Pavilion itself, but it has been used as a theatre for many years now.:-)

This is an artist's impression of how the stables were, way back when.

I love castles and really old monuments, and would love to venture to Scotland to see some of the castles someday. Stirling castle looks as though it was perhaps a defence against the Viking attacks as it's overlooking the sea. Hmmmmmmm, I'm into Vikings! lolol.

Thank you for your input, and Brightest Blessings. xx

A reminder for you Mummymo, of the Saloon room, with its rich, red furnishings.

It is built on volcanic rock Darkwing and there sre cliffs on 3 sides so it was very defensible! Unfortunately we are not beside the sea although many years ago the River Forth was big enough to carry quite large ships (no longer the case though) and so it is entirely possible that it was used to defend against vikings! Thanks for the photo honey - and for the memories of the Pavillion xxx

You're very welcome Mummymo. I'm going to look for information on Stirling Castle now... you've got my curiosity going! I would like to think it defended against the Vikings, but I daresay it was used to defend against those devil English too, huh? Maybe the Saxons, also? That's it... I have to go and find out! lol. See what you've done??? ha ha ha

Brightest Blessings my friend. xx

Lol Well it WAS a very important place in the history of Scottish - English struggles but I am pretty sure it was used to defend against the Vikings too! I am sure you can find loads of info on Stirling Castle online! xxxxx

I'm certainly going to try. It is a part of history which I'm very interested in, given my beliefs.:-)

Indeed, parts of London were pretty well flattened during the war, and rebuilt, but in Kent, there is one castle called Leeds Castle. They hold reinactment Medieval Battles there, jousting tournaments and so on, and there are festivals where the children can dress up in Medieval gear. They also have barbecues and things and that castle is pretty intact. You may have visited it... I don't know.

The historical place on the Isle of Wight is Osbourne House, which Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought together with its estate in 1845. Unfortunately, n 1848 the old house was demolished and a new three-storey pavilion with a flagtower and two wings was built. There's still an historical interest though. Maybe you got to see that, whilst there.

I particularly like the megalithic and neolithic sites, such as Stone Henge and Glastonbury, which I often visit if I can.

Brightest Blessings my friend.

I'm sure you'd never forget the Royal Pavilion had you seen it, VMKS. This is a silhouette of the building at sunset.

I'm sure you would find it quite majestic and spectacular by day or by night MsTickle. There is something eerie, yet beautiful about it when it stands out in the dark.

Brightest Blessings.

Since you sound interested in it... here is a daylight picture...

Ooooooooooops... try again! lol. A daylight picture of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton.

Thankyou Darkwing. It's such a pleasure to visit these places if only virtually. Who knows, when I go to visit my American and Canadian friends I may just pop over to your neck of the woods. I think I would need to spend a couple of years in England and Scotland visiting all the wonderful places. Thank you so much for the time and effort you've put into sharing these with us.

That would be nice for you, if you really want to get to see everywhere. Wales has some lovely castles as well. I hope you make it someday.:-)

Thank you Kay... but you have the Great Barrier Reef and equally beautiful places in Oz?

I'll post another pic for you as I have all the others. This one gives you an idea of the exotic gardens.

Thanks for the other picture. It is beautiful. The great barrier reef is a beautiful place, and there are others. One of my wishes when the kids are older, and us probably retired, is to travel Australia and look at the many wonders of our country.
Best wishes to you

Yes, it's surprising what you find on your own doorstep. There's certainly much more to my country than I'd ever imagined. There's a lot of history here, and I'm sure you'll find a lot in Australia too.

Brightest Blessings.

Well, it's a very regal place, and elegant, but I'm sure you have something equally as beautiful in your country, Rachel.

Brightest Blessings.