"Maroochy" wrote ...

Bob Hobden wrote:
I've not seen it myself, but we arrange about 10 trips for our
pension group each year and thought this would be a good one to do
seeing as the TV series seems to be a big hit. What struck us most
was how nice the people there were, everyone we met was charming and
helpful, from those guarding the rooms to those serving in the cafe .
Quite refreshing. The Egyptian Museum is superb IMO, very imaginatively
laid out, and
we have been to Egypt a few times so can compare with there. For
those that may have forgotten Lord Carnarvon whose owned the house
was the man that bankrolled the finding of Tutankhamun's tomb.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun

One of our "lifestyle" TV shows did a doco on Highclere Castle and Lady
Carnarvon gave the crew a tour of the castle (including the Egyptian
Museum) and gardens, very gracious she was too. Your photos did more
justice to the gardens than the TV crew.

In my limited experience the true aristocracy are usually gracious and
charming it's the "new money" that can be the opposite.
Actually I was not that pleased with my photos, not to my normal standard
IMO, a bit out of focus i thought, but then I did have 41 pensioners and the
weather to worry about so that's my excuse. :-)

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK