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    • UK 2023
      1
      Day 24

      London

      July 3, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Today we left Sam and Steff, and have moved into our final accommodation for the trip. We have 6 nights at Nell Gwynn House in Chelsea.

      It turns out that Chelsea is quite an upmarket location, with lots of high end shops, and every second car parked on the street is a Mercedes, Porsche or similar.

      Following our time in Paris we wanted a slower day, so we opted for jumping on a Hop-on Hop-off bus tour of the key city highlights in an open aired double decker bus.

      The weather was quite mixed, it was windy and cool one minute, raining the next, and then 5 minutes later the sun was out and everyone was stripping back to t-shirt shirts.

      It was a relaxing way to spend an afternoon. It allowed us to see the main parts of London and to get a better feel for how the city is laid out. A detour due to road works prevented us from seeing Buckingham Palace, but we will probably visit it later in the week so that was ok.

      Our accommodation has a kitchen so we were able to have some much needed home cooking for dinner. After so many meals eating out it was quite a relief.      Read more

    • TravelerUK and Ireland
      Day 22

      Westminster Abbey

      April 18, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F

      This was cool, and not quite as crowded as I expected it to be, so that was a nice surprise. The big tombs pictured are Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. And yes, I had to get a picture with a door in Westminster Abbey :PRead more

    • TravelerUnited Kingdom
      Day 16

      Parliament Square

      August 21, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Laid out in the 19th century, it features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west, and it contains twelve statues of statesmen and other notable individuals.Read more

    • TravelerUnited Kingdom
      Day 16

      St Margaret's Church

      August 21, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey is in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, London, England. It is dedicated to Margaret of Antioch, and forms part of a single World Heritage Site with the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey.

      The church was founded in the twelfth century by Benedictine monks, so that local people who lived in the area around the Abbey could worship separately at their own simpler parish church, and historically it was within the hundred of Ossulstone in the county of Middlesex. In 1914, in a preface to Memorials of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, a former Rector of St Margaret's, Hensley Henson, reported a mediaeval tradition that the church was as old as Westminster Abbey, owing its origins to the same royal saint, and that "The two churches, conventual and parochial, have stood side by side for more than eight centuries – not, of course, the existing fabrics, but older churches of which the existing fabrics are successors on the same site.

      As well as marrying its own parishioners, the church has long been a popular venue for society weddings, as Members of Parliament, peers, and officers of the House of Lords and House of Commons can choose to be married in it.      Read more

    • TravelerUnited Kingdom
      Day 16

      Unknown Warrior

      August 21, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      At the west end of the Nave of Westminster Abbey is the grave of the Unknown Warrior, whose body was brought from France to be buried here on 11th November 1920. The grave, which contains soil from France, is covered by a slab of black Belgian marble from a quarry near Namur.

      On 11th November 1921 the present black marble stone was unveiled at a special service. The stone (size 7 feet by 4 feet 3 inches, depth 6 inches) was supplied and lettered by Mr Tomes of Acton and the brass for the inscription supplied by Nash & Hull. Benjamin Colson carried out the brass work. The Padre's Flag was also formerly dedicated at this service.

      General Pershing, on behalf of the United States of America, conferred the Congressional Medal of Honor on the Unknown Warrior on 17th October 1921 and this now hangs in a frame on a pillar near the grave. In October 2013 the Congressional Medal of Honor Society presented the Society's official flag to the Unknown Warrior and this is framed below the medal.

      The body of the Unknown Warrior may be from any of the three services, Army, Navy or Air Force, and from any part of the British Isles, Dominions or Colonies and represents all those who died who have no other memorial or known grave.

      The bell of H.M.S. Verdun in which the Unknown Warrior was brought from Boulogne to Dover on the eve of Armistice Day 1920. Presented by Cdr. J.D.R. Davies, M.B.E., R.N. Remembrance Sunday 1990.

      https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemo…      Read more

    • TravelerLondon
      Day 2

      Tag 2 (Teil 1)

      March 20 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Heute stand sehr viel auf dem Programm.
      Mit dem roten Doppeldeckerbus ging es zur erst zum Buckingham Palace zur Wachablösung. Dann spazieren wir durch den schönen St. James Park zum Piccadilly Circus (zum Lego Store) und nach China Town. Dann weiter zum Trafalgar Square, Horse Guard, Westminster Abbey und Big Ben. Mit dem Bötchen ging es dann zum Tower of London und zur Tower Bridge über die wir langgeschlendert sind. (Fortsetzung folgt)Read more

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    • London
      11
      Day 2

      Touri-Touri Tour

      December 31, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

      Wir waren heute als richtige Touris unterwegs. Was macht man da am besten? Natürlich ein Hop-on Hop-off Bustour.

      Wir haben zuerst mit der green line den Norden erkundet bis hin zum Kings Cross Bahnhof un St. Pancras, dann Richtung Süden mit der Red line in das Herz von London.

      Ran an die Themse, zu den grossen Palästen der Royals. Der Westminter Palace mit seiner gothischen Bauweise und der sandsteinfarben Fassade, der Queen Elizabeth Tower mit der berühmten Uhr „Big Ben“, den Buckingham Palace (aber nur von weitem), die Defenders of Democracy haben wir ebenso gesehen.

      Am London Eye vorbei und Richtung Belgravia, dem Reichen-Viertel mit seinen weissen Fassaden.

      Wir sind am Hyde Park ausgestiegen, um noch ein wenig zu spazieren. Am Marble Arch sind wir dann noch in die Blue Line eingestiegen, welche uns in das, wie wir finden, hippe „Borough“ Kensington rund um den Hyde Park geführt hat.

      Und weil wir noch immer nicht genug hatten, sind wir weiter gefahren, zur berühmten Baker Street, über die Shopping Meile Oxford Street bis hin zum Piccadilly Circus („der Times Square “ von London).

      Von dort aus sind wir noch nach Chinatown gelaufen, welches wunderschön geschmückt war.

      Irgendwann haben wir es dann zurück zum Hotel geschafft, um kurz darauf wieder aufzubrechen Richtung Brick Lane.
      Ein bisschen verlaufen haben wir uns, aber sonst hätten wir ein paar coole Ecken womöglich nicht gesehen.
      In der Brick Lane gibt es sehr viele Arabische, Indische und Asiatische Restaurants und auch wir wurden nicht enttäuscht.

      Food of the Day: Indisch 🇮🇳(und es war fantastisch)

      Ps: Hier findet sich auch sehr viel Street Art und coole Graffitis

      PS2: In Hyde Park leben viele kleine dicke Eichhörnchen 🐿️      Read more

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    • TravelerLondon2023
      Day 16

      Imperial War Museum and Parliament

      September 18, 2023 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Maegan and Enzo flew away this morning so we are all on our own. We are off to the Imperial War Museum. All the museums here are free entry which is great. It is a huge building consisting of 5 floors but the top two are school resources and an event space.

      The first floor is dedicated to WWI and how the British won that. The second floor is WWII and how the British won that, the third floor is dedicated to the Holocaust, other foreign conflicts and terrorist attacks. We spent hours there wandering around looking at how the world had been involved in so many wars and conflicts and the really sad thing is that it seems humanity hasn’t really learnt much from any of these.

      From here Dan went to visit Sherlock Holmes’ house and David and I went to visit the Palace of Westminster. The tours were all sold out so we thought we’d try our luck getting into the public gallery AND THEY LET US IN. After I got pulled aside for setting of the metal detector which turned out to be my knee braces.

      We first went into the House of Commons where they were debating the High Speed train link to Birmingham. It was quite animated and just as boring as our Parliament Question Time but so interesting to see. There was no photos allowed in the chambers but we could take some snaps before we went in.

      We stayed in the House of Commons for about half and hour and them went to see what was happening in the House of Lords. There seemed to be quite a few old gentlemen sleeping (that’s what it looked like) and this chamber was very different to the House of Commons. It was very ornate with lots of gold leaf on the beautiful walls and ceiling. The debate wasn’t as robust as the Commons, far more polite. They were debating child care and how it needs to be more accessible and affordable. It was such a fabulous experience to take in.

      We caught up with Adam, Berta and Emi for the last time before we go home tomorrow. It has been such a wonderful couple of weeks and would love to stay longer but we can’t so it is off to Heathrow tomorrow to come home.      Read more

    • 2023 Osterferien in London
      Day 2

      Big Ben/Elizabeth Tower

      April 7, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

      Wir wussten es vorher nicht, aber der Turm ansich heißt gar nicht Big Ben sondern Elizabeth Tower. Big Ben ist nur die größte von insgesamt 5 Glocken im Glockenturm. Die Glocke wiegt sagenhafte 13,7 Tonnen, und nur zu jeder vollen Stunde hört man Big Ben läuten. Zur 15ten, 30ten und 45ten Minute läuten dann die vier kleineren Glocken.Read more

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    • TravelerEurope 2023
      Day 7

      Day 7: WE CLIMBED BIG BEN!!!

      September 18, 2023 in England ⋅ 🌧 19 °C

      Today (after a very crowded tube ride and a chat with teachers taking their kids to the Houses of Parliament) we climbed Big Ben...right to the top....we stood behind all 4 clock faces before ascending to Big Ben himself, with amazing views over London. I had to pinch myself many, many times as I couldn't quite believe it. We stood there (with ear plugs in) and listened as the bells chimed 12 o'clock. What an experience. We then went to Westminster Abbey; Matt looked up as I looked down but we were both a little underawed - then we visited both the Houses of Commons and Lords before a quick pint on the way to meeting up with the Cambeys for dinner and another pint - right on Trafalgar Square! Then it was off to Westend for The Phantom of the Opera! I had goosebumps and tears while Matt fell asleep. Home by 11.30pm, ready for a 5am wakeup to catch the train to Belgium.Read more

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