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- Day 11
- Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 351 ft
ScotlandCity of Edinburgh55°56’55” N 3°12’2” W
Post Box
June 26 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
I was able to give a small history/culture lesson about the British and the post boxes. If you look closely, you'll see 3 parts that get added to the front of the post box. The 'R' on the right standRead more
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- Day 11
- Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitude: 351 ft
- ScotlandCity of Edinburgh55°56’55” N 3°12’2” W
Phone Booth
June 26 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
We found two old phone booths! So naturally, we had to stop for a picture!
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- Day 11
- Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
- ☀️ 59 °F
- Altitude: 531 ft
- ScotlandTorphichen55°56’4” N 3°39’22” W
Scottish Dinner Event
June 26 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We went to a restaurant that put on a "traditional Scottish evening" for us. There was singing, bagpipes, haggis, and other amazing food. The kids talked me into (guilted and pressured, really) tryingRead more
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- Day 11
- Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Altitude: 764 ft
- ScotlandEddleston55°42’46” N 3°13’3” W
Late Night / Early Morning
June 26 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
We got back pretty late from dinner, and we have to be up VERY VERY early for our flight tomorrow. I'll post more of today's pictures tomorrow.
Nite!
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
- ☁️ 55 °F
- Altitude: 82 ft
- ScotlandCity of Edinburgh55°57’0” N 3°21’34” W
Airport
June 27 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
We're here at the Edinburgh Airport. Next stop, security.
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
- ☁️ 55 °F
- Altitude: 82 ft
- ScotlandCity of Edinburgh55°57’0” N 3°21’34” W
Security
June 27 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
We made it through security! Only one item got flagged (regular size tube of toothpaste). Fortunately, they did an additional test/check on it and eventually cleared it. They were flagging a LOT ofRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: 39 ft
EnglandLondon51°30’15” N 0°3’18” E
London
June 27 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We have arrived at London City Airport!
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: 39 ft
- EnglandLondon51°30’12” N 0°3’24” E
London Tube
June 27 in England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Today was our first day going on the "Tube", which is the subway for London. It's more complicated that both the DC and Paris subways in my opinion. The kids were starting to get the hang of it,Read more
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 112 ft
- EnglandLondon51°30’42” N 0°7’43” W
Chinatown
June 27 in England ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
We're going to see the major sights of London tomorrow, so today we did some of the places that won't be on the guided tour. First, we went to Chinatown!
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 105 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’35” N 0°8’4” W
Piccadilly Circus
June 27 in England ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Next, we went to Piccadilly Circus. It has huge electronic billboards that reminded me of (a much much much) smaller version of Times Square. In the fountain is Anteros (a figure in Greek mythology).
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 151 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’38” N 0°7’52” W
Swiss Center
June 27 in England ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
The Swiss Center used to be in Leicester Square, but it has moved. However, the display of the 26 shields of the cantons that make up the Swiss Confederacy, and the Glockenspiel are still there. WhenRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 157 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’39” N 0°7’50” W
Leicester Square
June 27 in England ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
This square is near the entertainment located in Piccadilly Circus. It has some statues that are movie themed, including Marry Poppins and Harry Potter.
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 102 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’39” N 0°7’36” W
Diagon Alley
June 27 in England ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
This is one of the places that the Harry Potter films based their locations after.
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 125 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’14” N 0°8’57” W
New Phone Booth Use
June 27 in England ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Some of the old telephone booths have be refitted to have wifi. We didn't try to connect, but it's a cool concept!
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 121 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’15” N 0°8’57” W
Hard Rock Café
June 27 in England ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. It's the oldest one in the world!
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 112 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’22” N 0°8’40” W
Post Box
June 27 in England ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Here's another example of a Post Box. This one is E II R for Queen Elizabeth II.
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 66 ft
- EnglandLondon51°31’56” N 0°7’27” W
Platform 9 & 3/4
June 27 in England ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We went to Kings Cross Station and AJ & I tried to access Platform 9 & 3/4. We didn't make it through the wall the first time, but we both made it the second time!
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 112 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’57” N 0°10’36” W
Man in the Clock
June 27 in England ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
There is a clock outside of Paddington Station with a very unique clock. It looks like there is a man inside the clock that is painting the hands of the clock, then squeegeeing it away to draw the newRead more
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- Day 12
- Friday, June 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 128 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’56” N 0°10’35” W
Picnic
June 27 in England ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
We didn't plan to see this. However, we decided to check it out. According to what I found online, it is about the "internationally beloved hybrid characters who have travelled the world spreadingRead more
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- Day 13
- Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 52 ft
- EnglandLondon51°30’23” N 0°4’57” W
London Walking Tour
June 28 in England ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
We had a guided tour of London to see some of the main sights. On our way to the first, we passed Hays Galleria, which had a very interesting statue in it. This was right by the HMS Belfast. The HMSRead more
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- Day 13
- Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 49 ft
- EnglandLondon51°30’20” N 0°4’47” W
Tower Bridge
June 28 in England ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
This bridge is often called "London Bridge", however, it is actually called "Tower Bridge". The middle section folds up when boats need to sail through. We've heard from two separate people that inRead more
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- Day 13
- Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 72 ft
- EnglandLondon51°30’22” N 0°5’1” W
More Phone Booths
June 28 in England ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
We found a set of four phone booths that were in really good condition! The kids threatened to lock me in there.....lol
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- Day 13
- Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 79 ft
- EnglandCity of London51°30’48” N 0°5’48” W
St. Paul's Cathedral
June 28 in England ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
We visited St. Paul's Cathedral. It has been used for Winston Churchill's funeral, Prince Charles (now King Charles III) and Princess Diana's wedding, Queen Victoria's jubilee celebration, as well asRead more
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- Day 13
- Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 89 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°29’59” N 0°7’45” W
Westminster Abbey
June 28 in England ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Westminster Abbey is one of the traditional burial places for the Kings and Queens of England (but not the most recent ones).
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- Day 13
- Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Altitude: 36 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’2” N 0°7’37” W
Elizabeth Tower
June 28 in England ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
This Elizabeth Tower is often called "Big Ben". Big Ben is actually the name of the biggest bell in the tower. This was amazing to see!
Interesting. They sure are proud of their past! [Sharon]