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- Dag 11
- torsdag 26. juni 2025 15:06
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Høyde: 351 ft
SkottlandCity of Edinburgh55°56’55” N 3°12’2” W
Post Box
26. juni, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 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 standLes mer
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- Dag 11
- torsdag 26. juni 2025 16:47
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Høyde: 351 ft
- SkottlandCity of Edinburgh55°56’55” N 3°12’2” W
Phone Booth
26. juni, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
We found two old phone booths! So naturally, we had to stop for a picture!
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- Dag 11
- torsdag 26. juni 2025 19:45
- ☀️ 59 °F
- Høyde: 531 ft
- SkottlandTorphichen55°56’4” N 3°39’22” W
Scottish Dinner Event
26. juni, Skottland ⋅ ☀️ 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) tryingLes mer
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- Dag 11
- torsdag 26. juni 2025 23:00
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Høyde: 764 ft
- SkottlandEddleston55°42’46” N 3°13’3” W
Late Night / Early Morning
26. juni, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 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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- Dag 12
- fredag 27. juni 2025 04:50
- ☁️ 55 °F
- Høyde: 82 ft
- SkottlandCity of Edinburgh55°57’0” N 3°21’34” W
Airport
27. juni, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
We're here at the Edinburgh Airport. Next stop, security.
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- Dag 12
- fredag 27. juni 2025 05:15
- ☁️ 55 °F
- Høyde: 82 ft
- SkottlandCity of Edinburgh55°57’0” N 3°21’34” W
Security
27. juni, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 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 ofLes mer
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- Dag 12
- fredag 27. juni 2025 09:20
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Høyde: 39 ft
EnglandLondon51°30’15” N 0°3’18” E
London
27. juni, England ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We have arrived at London City Airport!
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- Dag 12
- fredag 27. juni 2025 09:25
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Høyde: 39 ft
- EnglandLondon51°30’12” N 0°3’24” E
London Tube
27. juni, 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,Les mer
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- fredag 27. juni 2025 13:00
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Høyde: 112 ft
- EnglandLondon51°30’42” N 0°7’43” W
Chinatown
27. juni, 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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- fredag 27. juni 2025 13:20
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Høyde: 105 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’35” N 0°8’4” W
Piccadilly Circus
27. juni, 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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- fredag 27. juni 2025 13:30
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Høyde: 151 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’38” N 0°7’52” W
Swiss Center
27. juni, 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. WhenLes mer
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- fredag 27. juni 2025 13:35
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Høyde: 157 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’39” N 0°7’50” W
Leicester Square
27. juni, 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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- fredag 27. juni 2025 14:20
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Høyde: 102 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’39” N 0°7’36” W
Diagon Alley
27. juni, England ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
This is one of the places that the Harry Potter films based their locations after.
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- Dag 12
- fredag 27. juni 2025 14:55
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Høyde: 125 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’14” N 0°8’57” W
New Phone Booth Use
27. juni, 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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- fredag 27. juni 2025 16:25
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Høyde: 121 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’15” N 0°8’57” W
Hard Rock Café
27. juni, England ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. It's the oldest one in the world!
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- Dag 12
- fredag 27. juni 2025 17:05
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Høyde: 112 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’22” N 0°8’40” W
Post Box
27. juni, 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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- fredag 27. juni 2025 18:25
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Høyde: 66 ft
- EnglandLondon51°31’56” N 0°7’27” W
Platform 9 & 3/4
27. juni, 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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- Dag 12
- fredag 27. juni 2025 19:10
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Høyde: 112 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’57” N 0°10’36” W
Man in the Clock
27. juni, 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 newLes mer
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- fredag 27. juni 2025 19:18
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Høyde: 128 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’56” N 0°10’35” W
Picnic
27. juni, 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 spreadingLes mer
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- lørdag 28. juni 2025 09:45
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Høyde: 52 ft
- EnglandLondon51°30’23” N 0°4’57” W
London Walking Tour
28. juni, 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 HMSLes mer
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- lørdag 28. juni 2025 09:50
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Høyde: 49 ft
- EnglandLondon51°30’20” N 0°4’47” W
Tower Bridge
28. juni, 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 inLes mer
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- lørdag 28. juni 2025 10:05
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Høyde: 72 ft
- EnglandLondon51°30’22” N 0°5’1” W
More Phone Booths
28. juni, 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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- lørdag 28. juni 2025 10:40
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Høyde: 79 ft
- EnglandCity of London51°30’48” N 0°5’48” W
St. Paul's Cathedral
28. juni, 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 asLes mer
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- lørdag 28. juni 2025 11:35
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Høyde: 89 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°29’59” N 0°7’45” W
Westminster Abbey
28. juni, 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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- lørdag 28. juni 2025 11:45
- ☁️ 75 °F
- Høyde: 36 ft
- EnglandCity of Westminster51°30’2” N 0°7’37” W
Elizabeth Tower
28. juni, 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]