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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.
