I recently went to Hampton Court with an English friend, Helen. She'd never been there before, but all of her friends had been multiple times and didn't want to go to such a tourist attraction again, so she was stuck. I've wanted to go to Hampton Court for seven years, so an alliance was born. My mom went to Hampton Court as a child and loved it. When we were in England seven years ago, I really wanted to go, but we didn't have time, since we only had a few days in London, and Hampton Court was on the outskirts. I was particularly tempted by the legendary hedge maze. But alas, I had to wait. So what is Hampton Court? It's an architectural hodgepodge of a palace, originally built by Henry VIII's advisor Cardinal Wolsey.
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