part 2: Blenheim Palace

...quite impressive, isn't it? After a short (but way too warm) drive in our coach, we arrived at Blenheim Palace which is where Winston Churchill was born. It's still owned by some of his cousins sons and daughters (or whatever they are, don't ask me to remember all the information we got there!) but the main building is open to visitors.
We were just waiting outside the main entrance (what you can see on the picture), when the fire alarm went off - don't tell me we don't get action here! ;) We had to wait in the middle of the courtyard before the alarm stopped and they could let us in. What followed next was the most boring (or, to use the funniest phrase we've come across at school so far and which is quite appropriate here: "dauntingly and excruciatingly tedious"!) tour through a building that I've ever experienced... The official guide almost fell asleep while reciting all the information he must have been giving out to tourists for years already and most of it was sooo boring! I don't know how long it took us to walk through the castle, look at the room where Churchill was born, look at portraits of his grandmothers sister-in-law or whoever that was, see the shirt he wore when he was a baby etc etc... outside the weather had cleared up and the only thing we wanted was to leave these "ancient walls" and spend some time outside in the sun - fortunately we ultimately had the chance to do exactly that. The gardens or rather the parks on the grounds are amazing and eating ice cream while sitting on a bench next to water fountains and statues of angels was simply great! ;) it really felt like spring, the first time since we got here! :)
Well, that's about it for our first Easter day - actually we wanted to go out that night, but after the coach ride, the sun in the afternoon and the short night before we just wanted to sleep... :)