WHEN YOU HEARD ABOUT WINCHESTER . THE FIRST THING COMING OUT OF YOUR MIND IS THE SONG WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL . YES IN 1966 THIS SONG THAT COMPOSED BY GEOFF STEPHAN OF NEW VAUDAVILLE BAND FROM ENGLAND BECOME TOP HIT IN THE BILLBOARD AND SUNG BY SOME POPULAR SINGER LIKE FRANK SINATRA AND PETULA CLARK .WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CATHEDRAL WITH THE LONGEST NAVE AND GREATEST OVER LENGTH OF ANY GOTHIC CATHEDRAL IN EUROPE AND WHICH LOCATED IN WICHESTER HAMPSHIRE , ENGLAND .IN 1519 WINCHESTER WAS CHOSEN AS CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM OF WESSEX AND IN 827 . EGBERT THE FIRST KING OF ALL ENGLAND WAS CROWNED HERE IT THEN REMAINED THE CAPITAL AND THE MOST IMPORTANT CITY IN ENGLAND UNTIL THE ELEVENTH CENTURIES AND THE ARRIVAL OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR .THE CITY IS BEAUTIFUL AND QUITE AT NIGHT . EIGHT OCLOCK IN THE EVENING EVERYTHING IS CLOSED .THIS YEAR THEY HAVE THE CHRISTMAS MARKET.WHERE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS HAVE TIME TO SHOP FOR CHRISTMAS GIFT AND GOOD CHOCOLATES .OR ENJOY THE MULLED WINE . AND REALLY GOOD FOR COLD WEATHER .OR ENJOY WALKING IN THE MARKET . ” HAPPY NEW YEAR “
WINCHESTER , ENGLAND …
31 Sunday Dec 2017
Posted travel
in