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Traveler Europe Study Abroad
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- Sep 22, 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- England City of London Tower Hill Abbey of Saint Mary de Graces 51.510367, -0.07499851°30’37” N 0°4’30” W
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I 🤍 London
September 22, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We have made it to London! And it has been an incredibly busy and exciting last few days here. The pace in London is different from Rostrevor. There are a million things to do, places to eat, and not enough time to do it all! Thankfully we arrived here on a Friday, so we had the weekend to explore and adjust before classes resumed Monday. We’ve done lots of walking, ridden on buses and trains (which i love… the efficiency is incredible), and eaten at some wonderful restaurants. We don’t have kitchens here, so most of our meals we eat out. I’ve tried lots of new foods and drinks. I love how many options there are. We’ve gone thrifting, shopping, gotten our nails done. and went to a very interesting and bizarre shakespeare play at the globe. Big Ben was beautiful and I’m glad I was able to see it in all its glory since last time it was hidden by scaffolding. Today, we visited the Imperial War Museum which was heavy, but powerful. Love you all. It’s been hard to keep in touch with the time difference, so if you’ve texted or called me, I will respond as soon as I can. I appreciate your grace!Read more
Traveler Shakespeare Theatre?
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Traveler The oulin rouge!!
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Traveler Yes, please!!
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Traveler Grand Tour of Europe - 2023
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- May 6, 2023
- 🌧 14 °C
- Altitude: 29 m
- England City of London Tower Hill Abbey of Saint Mary de Graces 51.51049, -0.07531551°30’38” N 0°4’31” W
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The Coronation
May 6, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
An amazing day to be in London. We went in to Westminster along with a million others. We were very lucky to be in the right place at the right time and saw the Kings Guards on their way to the ceremony. Then we went to Hyde Park and watched the King leave the Palace on the big screen. It was very wet and after soaking up the atmosphere it was back to our hotel and the bar to watch the rest. It sounds simple but we walked nearly 10km getting from the train to Hyde Park and back to the train along absolutely packed roads. We feel very lucky to have been here and to be able to have experienced it.Read more
Traveler Enjoying photos- memorable to be there for such a historic day- rain no problem here in lounge chair😂😂😂
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Traveler I’m so pleased for you to have experienced this historic event. I’m sure the highlights will just keep coming.
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Traveler Grand Tour of Europe - 2023
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- May 4, 2023, 9:11 PM
- 🌙 15 °C
- Altitude: 29 m
- England City of London Tower Hill Abbey of Saint Mary de Graces 51.510446, -0.07528851°30’38” N 0°4’31” W
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London
May 4, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Our first day in London was a busy one - we walked 20,000 steps according to the Fitbit. So much so, we successfully managed a trip on the London Tube back from Westminster to Tower Hill using our Oyster cards instead of walking. We had had enough by then.

We saw Tower Bridge, went on the London Eye, walked around Westminster and through St. James Park to Buckingham Palace and then down The Mall to Admiralty Arch and Trafalgar Square.

Dinner was very English - a pub, a pint and cod & chips.

This is an amazing time to be in London to see the massive crowds and preparations for the Coronation on Saturday. Everywhere is decorated and security is very obvious. It seems every Bobby in England is in central London at the moment. We are very lucky to be a part of it.Read more
Traveler Great weather and extraordinary time for you to be there. Loving the photos. Have a great day tomorrow.
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Traveler Grand Tour of Europe - 2023
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- May 5, 2023, 11:00 PM
- 🌙 13 °C
- Altitude: 29 m
- England City of London Tower Hill Abbey of Saint Mary de Graces 51.510479, -0.07528851°30’38” N 0°4’31” W
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London
May 5, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
London is teeming with visitors, security and Police. They are here in the thousands. We walked down through Westminster after the show and they had just closed it off ready for the procession. People had already straight away set up in their chairs for the coronation procession. This was at 11:00pm on Friday night.Read more
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Traveler Grand Tour of Europe - 2023
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- May 5, 2023
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 29 m
- England City of London Tower Hill Abbey of Saint Mary de Graces 51.510479, -0.07529751°30’38” N 0°4’31” W
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London
May 5, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Today we spent the morning at the Tower of London. It was an amazing place and pretty special to be in a building that is over 1200 years old. Then we went to St. Pauls Cathedral and returned to our hotel on a river cruise down the Thames. Tonight we were off to Charing Cross to see a London theatre show - Oklahoma at the historic Wyndham Theatre.Read more
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- Sep 29, 2024, 11:13 AM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- England City of London Tower Hill Abbey of Saint Mary de Graces 51.507208, -0.07323151°30’26” N 0°4’24” W
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ST. KATHRINE Dock
September 29, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Die St Katharine Docks wurden nach dem ehemaligen Krankenhaus St Katharine’s by the Tower benannt, das im 12. Jahrhundert entstand und an deren Stelle stand. Ein dicht bebautes Gebiet von 9,5 ha, das Precinct of St Katharine , wurde per Parlamentsbeschluss von 1825 für die Nutzungsänderung reserviert; die Arbeiten begannen im Mai 1827. Etwa 1.250 Häuser und das mittelalterliche Krankenhaus St Katharine’s wurden abgebrochen. 11.300 Bewohner, meistens Hafenarbeiter, die dort beengt lebten, verloren ihr Zuhause. Nur die Grundeigentümer erhielten eine Entschädigung. Die Arbeiten wurden von Bauingenieur Thomas Telford geplant; es war sein einziges großes Projekt in London. Um so viele Ankerplätze wie möglich zu schaffen, wurden die Hafenanlagen in Form zweier verbundener Bassins (Ost und West) geplant, die beide eine Zufahrtsschleuse von der Themse aus erhielten. Von James Watt und Matthew Boulton gebaute Dampfmaschinen sorgten für einen Wasserstand in den Bassins, der ca. 1 m über dem des Gezeitenflusses lag.
Wir besuchten das Dock und im Hafen lag eine spanische Galeone.Read more
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Nadine und Dominik London 11.06. - 18.06.18
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- Jun 11, 2018, 2:20 PM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- England City of London Tower Hill Abbey of Saint Mary de Graces 51.509602, -0.07341951°30’35” N 0°4’24” W
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Letzter Halt, Tower Hill
June 11, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Jetzt sind wir am letzten Halt angekommen, der Haltestelle Tower Hill, hier mussten wir raus. Nachdem wir die Treppe hoch gelaufen sind, hatten wir gleich den wunderschönen Anblick von dem Hochhaus ‘‘The Shard‘‘. Von hier aus ging es aber erst mal direkt zum Hotel, zum frischmachen. Auf dem Weg zum Hotel sind uns die ersten schönen Hochhäuser aufgefallen.Read more
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Nadine und Dominik London 11.06. - 18.06.18
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- Jun 11, 2018, 5:45 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- England City of London Tower Hill Abbey of Saint Mary de Graces 51.507568, -0.07223351°30’27” N 0°4’20” W
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St. Katharine Docks
June 11, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Von der netten Dame an der Rezeption haben wir den Tipp bekommen, dass es bei den St. Katharine Docks eine riesige Auswahl an Restaurants gibt, die alle eine sehr gute Qualität haben. Diesen Tipp wollten wir nachgehen, vor allem da der Hafen (scheinbar Yachthafen) direkt neben der Tower Bridge liegt. Der Hafen liegt wunderschön und ruhig in einer stillen Bucht. Umringt wird der Ableger der Themse, in dem die Boote liegen, von einigen Gebäuden die größtenteils Restaurants sind. Auch hier sind wir wieder auf eine wunderschöne Telefonzelle gestoßen. Zurecht ein Markenzeichen von London. Wir sind einmal komplett um den Hafen gegangen um eine genaue Auswahl zu treffen. Auffällig ist hier auch der wunderschöne Starbucks, der sich in einem sehr noblen Pavillon befindet. Im oberen Stockwerk befinden sich hier die Sitzplätze mit guter Aussicht, unten die Theke zum bestellen. Außergewöhnlicher und sehr schöner Sitz für einen Starbucks.Read more
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- Sep 24, 2024, 8:27 AM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 40 m
- England City of London Tower Hill Abbey of Saint Mary de Graces 51.511911, -0.07383251°30’43” N 0°4’26” W
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Tower day
September 24, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
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Tower today
Grey day Gail sick long walk
Traveler The crowds look out the gate 😩
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Traveler Looks so interesting, lots of people
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Traveler automne à Londres
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- Oct 29, 2008, 10:59 AM
- ☀️ 4 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- England City of London Tower Hill Abbey of Saint Mary de Graces 51.507247, -0.07104951°30’26” N 0°4’16” W
Day 5
la marina
October 29, 2008 in England ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Nous quittons la tour de Londres et nous dirigeons, toujours le long des quais, vers la marina. Ce quartier est un petit havre de paix en plein coeur de la ville avec ses petits pontons de bois. Le Dicken's Inn est une des brasseries les plus connues de la marina. Cette brasserie occupe en effet un ancien entrepôt. Les nombreuses fleurs qui parsèment les lieux contribue à donner beaucoup de charme au port de plaisance.Read more
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