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- Day 1
- Monday, December 16, 2019 at 9:57 AM
- ☁️ 32 °F
- Altitude: 689 ft
United StatesTownship of Boles36°1’41” N 95°48’58” W
Leaving Home
December 16, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 32 °F
Saying goodbye to home and dogs, officially en route to Kansas City.
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- Day 1
- Monday, December 16, 2019 at 3:18 PM
- ⛅ 27 °F
- Altitude: 1,027 ft
- United StatesKansas City International Airport39°17’36” N 94°42’54” W
New Airport
December 16, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 27 °F
First leg of our journey to London is complete. We've driven to Kansas City and we're now awaiting our first flight.
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- Day 1
- Monday, December 16, 2019 at 5:56 PM
- ⛅ 25 °F
- Altitude: 1,027 ft
- United StatesKansas City International Airport39°17’36” N 94°42’54” W
Finally on our way!
December 16, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °F
Seems like we waited in the airport forever, but we're finally on the plane and preparing to take off!
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- Day 1
- Monday, December 16, 2019 at 8:28 PM
- ⛅ 28 °F
- Altitude: 659 ft
- United StatesChicago O'Hare International Airport41°58’48” N 87°54’36” W
Quick Layover at O'Hare
December 16, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °F
Just enough time to grab a sandwich and find our gate before boarding our next plane. London here we come!
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 10:43 AM
- 🌧 41 °F
- Altitude: 72 ft
EnglandHeathrow Terminal 551°28’48” N 0°29’48” W
Landing in London
December 17, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 41 °F
A few pics from the window as we approached the UK. Finally landed at Heathrow Airport. Safe to say, another new flight zone!
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 12:25 PM
- ☁️ 43 °F
- Altitude: 69 ft
- EnglandLondon Paddington railway station51°31’0” N 0°10’42” W
The London Underground
December 17, 2019 in England ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Made our way from the airport to our hotel via the Underground. Passed through Heathrow, Paddington, and Earl's Court stations as we traveled.
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 1:14 PM
- 🌧 45 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- EnglandEarls Court51°29’30” N 0°11’47” W
London Base Camp
December 17, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Checked into our hotel for the next few days. When they warn you that rooms are small, they aren't kidding. We don't plan to spend much time in our room, so a cozy space is no big deal. But, for pointRead more
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 4:48 PM
- 🌧 45 °F
- Altitude: 75 ft
- EnglandWildlife Garden51°29’42” N 0°10’42” W
Walking to Hyde Park
December 17, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
We elected to take the longer waking route to Hyde Park in order to take in more of the city. The downside of winter in London - it gets dark crazy early and it's wet. Still, we had fun exploring asRead more
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 5:28 PM
- ☁️ 45 °F
- Altitude: 46 ft
- EnglandTyburn Brook51°30’18” N 0°9’36” W
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
December 17, 2019 in England ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Both London asked Amsterdam boast about their pop-up winter/Christmas markets and festivals. We plan to visit several on this trip. Hyde Park was first on our list!
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 7:24 PM
- ⛅ 43 °F
- Altitude: 105 ft
- EnglandGreater London51°30’6” N 0°9’42” W
Harrod's Department Store
December 17, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
All decked up for the holidays! Opulence at its finest....
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 10:48 AM
- ⛅ 45 °F
- Altitude: 20 ft
- EnglandClarence House51°30’6” N 0°8’24” W
Pomp and Circumstance
December 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Watching the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 11:25 AM
- ⛅ 46 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- EnglandWhitehall51°30’0” N 0°7’36” W
Parliament Square - Under Construction
December 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Regrettably, much of Parliament Square is hidden by scaffolding due to extensive reconstruction.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 11:36 AM
- ⛅ 48 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- EnglandWhitehall51°30’6” N 0°7’24” W
The River Thames
December 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
First views of the River Thames from Westminster Bridge.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 12:01 PM
- ⛅ 48 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- EnglandWaterloo51°30’18” N 0°7’6” W
On the South Bank
December 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Southport Christmas Market, set on the southern bank of the Thames. Our second market of many we hope to see while visiting London.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 12:57 PM
- ⛅ 46 °F
- Altitude: 56 ft
- EnglandTrafalgar Square51°30’30” N 0°7’42” W
Christmas at Trafalgar Square
December 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Our third pop - up Christmas Market at Trafalgar Square, complete with huge tree.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 2:20 PM
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 56 ft
- EnglandSt Benet Welsh Church51°30’42” N 0°5’54” W
Highlights from City Center
December 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
We spent quite a while weaving across bridges, viewing the sights of downtown London from both the South and North banks.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 2:37 PM
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 56 ft
- EnglandShakespeares Globe51°30’30” N 0°5’48” W
The Globe
December 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Hard to walk past and not go in. Sadly, the theater was closed as we passed. Perhaps on another day.
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 3:51 PM UTC
- ☁️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 26 ft
- EnglandSower of London51°30’18” N 0°4’36” W
Traversing the Thames
December 18, 2019 in England ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
The song talks about one London Bridge falling down. In fact there are several bridges that span the Thames (none of which appear to be falling), and we spent much of the afternoon waking back andRead more
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- Day 4
- Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 11:45 AM
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 56 ft
- EnglandTrafalgar Square51°30’30” N 0°7’42” W
The National Gallery
December 19, 2019 in England ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Today's forecast calls for a lot of rain, so we elected to spend the day visiting museums. Our first stop, the National Gallery.
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- Day 4
- Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 2:04 PM
- 🌧 50 °F
- Altitude: 125 ft
- EnglandLeicester Square51°30’36” N 0°7’54” W
Rainy Afternoon in London
December 19, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Still pretty dreary weather, so we walked from one museum to another, taking in the sights and grabbing some fish and chips on the way.
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- Day 4
- Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 3:09 PM
- 🌬 50 °F
- Altitude: 108 ft
- EnglandUniversity of London51°31’6” N 0°7’36” W
The British Museum
December 19, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
The British Museum boasts an astounding collection of items "borrowed" from other countries. While I certainly enjoyed viewing, a big part of me wondered if the Egyptians wanted their mummies back.
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- Day 4
- Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 5:20 PM
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 108 ft
- EnglandInner London51°31’0” N 0°7’54” W
Holidays in the Shopping District
December 19, 2019 in England ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Got a bit of a break in the rain so we wandered down Oxford, Regent, and New Bond Streets, taking in the bustle of holiday shopping and some spectacular light displays.
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- Day 5
- Friday, December 20, 2019 at 10:17 AM
- 🌧 48 °F
- Altitude: 125 ft
- EnglandPrimrose Hill51°32’12” N 0°9’18” W
The London Zoo
December 20, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
No vacation is complete without a trip to the zoo (in my book anyway). Sadly, there appears to be no such thing as a sunny day in London, so we still had some rain to contend with. Many of the animalsRead more
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- Day 5
- Friday, December 20, 2019 at 3:31 PM
- ⛅ 46 °F
- Altitude: 102 ft
- EnglandCamden Lock Market51°32’30” N 0°8’48” W
Camden Canals
December 20, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
After the zoo, we wandered down the canals and visited the nearby Camden Loch market. By far the coolest setting for a flea market that I've ever seen! The good stall choices were pretty extensiveRead more
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- Day 6
- Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 6:23 AM
- 🌧 46 °F
- Altitude: 75 ft
- EnglandKing's Cross Railway Station51°31’54” N 0°7’30” W
King's Cross Station
December 21, 2019 in England ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
On our way to Amsterdam, although the route we took to reach our train hints at a more magical destination 😉.