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6. oktober 2015, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Packing and preparing. Tomorrow's the big day!
At the Columbus airport.
7. oktober 2015, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Kim Bean just dropped us off. Here we go!
Philadelphia Airport
7. oktober 2015, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Next stop... London, England!
Atlantic Ocean
8. oktober 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
8. oktober 2015, 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
8. oktober 2015, England ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Very impressive monument to Albert. Lots of gold and stone carved sculptures. Across the street was Royal Albert hall.
Albert Memorial
8. oktober 2015, England ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
More pics
Diana Memorial Fountain
8. oktober 2015, England ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
A fountain and flowing water memorial to Princess Diana. There were some unique looking ducks.
Prince Edward Pub
8. oktober 2015, 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 oldLæs mere
Big Ben / Houses of Parliament
9. oktober 2015, England ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
The massiveness and stonework is so impressive. Such craftsmanship!
Westminster Abbey
9. oktober 2015, 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 thoseLæs mere
London Eye
9. oktober 2015, 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
9. oktober 2015, 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 defeatingLæs mere
British Telephone Booth
9. oktober 2015, England ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Shall I give you a ring?
St. Paul's Cathedral
10. oktober 2015, 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 practicingLæs mere
Buckingham Palace
10. oktober 2015, 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 theLæs mere
Windsor Castle
10. oktober 2015, 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 isLæs mere
Windsor Castle
10. oktober 2015, England ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
More pics outside the castle.
Windsor Castle Guard
10. oktober 2015, England ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
I'm guessing he was guarding the Queen, who stays here most weekends.
Dinner with new friends
10. oktober 2015, 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
11. oktober 2015, 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 StateLæs mere
St. Matthew's Church service
11. oktober 2015, 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, butLæs mere
St. Matthew's Church service
11. oktober 2015, England ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
More pics of the church. Also, a friend Suzanne met outside a Jewish Synagogue.
British Library
11. oktober 2015, 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 originalLæs mere
Waiting for train to Paris!
12. oktober 2015, 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.
