Morgan and Kliner vacation to the british isles

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2014 Vacation to the British Isles - 4 days in London and 12 day cruise.

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V I S I T I N G T H E U . K .T R A V E L I N G W I T H T H E M A N I L O V E

O U R A R R I V A L I N

L O N D O N

G E O R G E J R .

E N J O Y I N G A

P I N T

F I R S T N I G H T I N L O N D O N

L O N D O N W A S V E R Y B U S Y O N T O U R D E F R A N C E R A C E D A Y …

S O M E

H I S T O R Y

A L O N G T H E

W A Y …

– W I N S T O N C H U R C H I L L

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big

difference.”

Kilometers walked = 20-ish

Pints Drunk = 2

D A Y T W O I N L O N D O N

S E L F R I D G E S

N O T A T A L L L I K E P O R T R A Y E D O N P B S …

They still focus on their window displays

T O W E R O F L O N D O N

– Q U E E N E L I Z A B E T H T H E F I R S T

“I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely

the kingdom of England..”

T O W E R B R I D G E

The SHARD

Other wanderings from day 2

Time for tea and scones

N O W … T H A T

I S A N A N C H O R

E V E R F E E L S M A L L ?

L O O K S L I K E T H E T A R D I S

E X P E R I E N C E D C O M E C U T B A C K S

Kilometers walked = 12

All day Tube pass

Cups of tea = 4

Pints Drunk = 4

W A L K I N G L O N D O N A G A I N … .

Evening at the Tower of London

Sunset Starting at 8:35 PM

Did you know that people live at the Tower of London?

After 9 PM

T O W E R O F L O N D O N

C E R E M O N Y O F T H E

K E Y S

They don’t allow photography…

— K I N G H E N R Y T H E 8 T H A B O U T T H E E X E C U T I O N O F T H O M A S

C R O W N

"On light pretexts, by false accusations, they made me put to

death the most faithful servant I ever had."

E V E R Y O N E I S T I R E D …A F T E R A L O N G D A Y …

Kilometers walked = 11

All day Tube pass

Pints drunk = 4

E M B A R K A T I O N D A Y

Let the wine begin…

Kilometers walked = <5

Glasses of wine = 4

New friends = 3

G U E R N S E Y

B O N E Y A R D # 1

Pushing up daisies

Kilometers walked = 18

Glasses of wine = 2

New Friends = 2

C O B H A N D C O R KIt is pronounced Cove

Enjoying a British Car show

C A R S I N E V E R K N E W

C O R K

M A N Y

J U X T A P O S I T I O N S

T E A T I M E

Kilometers walked = 8

Cups of Tea = 2

Glasses of wine = 2

New friends = 2

D U B L I N

Christchurch Cathedral

Dublin Castle

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Trinity College

Kilometers Walked = 8.5

Pints of Cider = 2

L I V E R P O O L

– J O H N L E N N O N

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted.”

L I V E R P O O LA C I T Y W I T H H I S T O R Y A N D I N S P I R A T I O N

WWII House

George Jr. in Liverpool

B E L F A S T

Parliament

Titanic Museum

Gaol a.k.a. Jail

G A O L

This Victorian Gaol (Jail), did not have plumbing all the way through its existence up to its closing in 1996.

Kilometers walked = 4.5

Glasses of wine = 2

G L A S G O W

Pronounced Glaz-go, not Glass-Cow

Beautiful Morning

Not so beautiful midday

Setting up for the Commonwealth Games

B O N E Y A R D

C A L L E D T H E N E C R O P O L I S

My mom used to sing the “Wee Willie Winkle” song as a bedtime song… It caused nightmares.

Even the Cathedrals get in on the action for the Commonwealth Games

Waiting for the Doctor

New housed

within the old

Amazing architecture

A L I T T L E H U M O RG O O D T O S E E T H E C I T Y I S N ’ T T O O S T U F F Y

Kilometers walked = 6

Pints of cider = 2

Glasses of wine = 4

A D A Y A T S E A

Kilometers Walked = 3

Glasses of wine = 5

New Friends = 2

I N V E R G O R D E N &

I N V E R N E S S

Invegordon

I N V E R N E S S

100 Thousand Welcomes

L O C H N E S S

Beauly Bone Yard

Kilometers walked = 12

Glasses of Wine = 4

E D I N B U R G H

Kilometers walked = 9

A N O T H E R D A Y A T S E A

Kilometers Walked = 3.5

Glasses of Wine = 4

P A R I S

Kilometers walked = 12

Glasses of wine = 4

D I S E M B A R K A T I O N A N D

S T O N E H E N D G E

Thatched Rooftops

Windsor Castle - Long Walk

Back at Heathrow

Days spent in the UK = 16

Total Kilometers walked = 119.5

Pints drunk = 14

Glasses of wine = 33

Proper teatime = 6

Friends made = 8

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Thanks Honey for sharing this adventure with me.