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
















































































































