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October 6, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Packing and preparing. Tomorrow's the big day!
At the Columbus airport.
October 7, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Kim Bean just dropped us off. Here we go!
Philadelphia Airport
October 7, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Next stop... London, England!
Atlantic Ocean
October 8, 2015, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
We liked being able to track our location during the flight on the seatback display panels. Didn't get much sleep!
Cafe Diana
October 8, 2015 in England ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
Lunch at a cafe totally dedicated to Princess Diana. Pictures of her everywhere. We were so tired but our room wasn't ready.
Albert Memorial
October 8, 2015 in England ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Very impressive monument to Albert. Lots of gold and stone carved sculptures. Across the street was Royal Albert hall.
Albert Memorial
October 8, 2015 in England ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
More pics
Diana Memorial Fountain
October 8, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
A fountain and flowing water memorial to Princess Diana. There were some unique looking ducks.
Prince Edward Pub
October 8, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Dinner at a traditional London Pub. Suzanne had fish and chips with minted peas (different taste, but very good). Roger had meat and ale pie. It was wonderful! His beer was brewed by a 350 year oldRead more
Big Ben / Houses of Parliament
October 9, 2015 in England ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
The massiveness and stonework is so impressive. Such craftsmanship!
Westminster Abbey
October 9, 2015 in England ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
What a beautiful church (more like a cathedral). We attended a wonderful communion worship service there. It is interesting that so many people are buried inside. Lots of marble sculptures of thoseRead more
London Eye
October 9, 2015 in England ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
443 foot tall ferris wheel by the Thames River. It's a 30 minute ride. A spectacular view of London for many miles in all directions.
Trafalgar Square
October 9, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Big square with fun fountains, impressive lion statues, and two large fingers (we weren't sure why they were there). The four lions were made out of French cannons the British took after defeatingRead more
British Telephone Booth
October 9, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Shall I give you a ring?
St. Paul's Cathedral
October 10, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
An amazing cathedral with so much history! They won't let you take pictures inside, but you can buy pictures of the inside at the gift shop. Can you say "money changers"? The organist was practicingRead more
Buckingham Palace
October 10, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
We didn't get to see the actual changing of the guard because there were huge crowds everywhere. But our tour guide, Doug, knew where and when to position us to see the regiment go by. It was theRead more
Windsor Castle
October 10, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
We met several couples this morning on our tour who had signed up for the Windsor Castle tour, so when our bus got to their hotel we went inside to the Globus office and bought tickets. The castle isRead more
Windsor Castle
October 10, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
More pics outside the castle.
Windsor Castle Guard
October 10, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
I'm guessing he was guarding the Queen, who stays here most weekends.
Dinner with new friends
October 10, 2015 in England ⋅ 🌙 54 °F
We had fun with our new friends from today's tours - even though we'll never see them again. Check out the crazy guys behind us in the fist picture. We were at the Lord Wargrave Pub.
Morning run in Hyde Park
October 11, 2015 in England ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
One of the lovliest runs I've ever taken. 3.6 miles through Hyde Park. There was a half marathon getting ready to start. The 8 mile sign says "Kick a Conker yet?" A conker is a buckeye! The Ohio StateRead more
St. Matthew's Church service
October 11, 2015 in England ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Attended worship in a beautiful old church. The pastor gave an excellent sermon. We really liked the service - lots of spoken and sung responses. There were only 4 women and 1 man in the choir, butRead more
St. Matthew's Church service
October 11, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
More pics of the church. Also, a friend Suzanne met outside a Jewish Synagogue.
British Library
October 11, 2015 in England ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Not only one of the most wonderful things I saw on the trip, but also something I'll always remember and treasure. I wish we would have been allowed to take pictures. On display were originalRead more
Waiting for train to Paris!
October 12, 2015 in England ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
In St. Pancras Station getting ready to board the train to Paris. It's across the street from King's Cross Station, where Harry Potter would go to get to school.
