SEPTEMBER 28th - OCTOBER 3rd
DAY 1
(of sightseeing)
Big Ben, Parliment, Westminster Abbey, Churchill War Rooms, Jewel Tower
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| Big Ben - under construction |
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| side entrance - Westminster Abbey |
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| Westminster Abbey |
DAY 2
Borough Market, Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge Experience, Tower Bridge Exibition, Tower of London, St. Pauls Cathedral, City of London Distillery
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| Could grocery shop here - all day. every day. |
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| The bread was good. The cheese was even better. But the grilled cheese - in the bread - was PHENOMENAL |
Southwark Cathedral
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| The London Bridge |
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| Queens Walkway - shop your heart out |
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| Tower Bridge |
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| View from the top of the Tower Bridge - yes, Mark even made the climb! |
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| outdoor dining |
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| City of London from the other side of the Thames River |
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| Westminster Bridge |
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| London Eye and Pier |
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| Wellington Arch |
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| Tower of London |
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| St Paul Cathedral - SO MASSIVE. Also to note: my fathers first (of 4) incidences with the Police Side note #2 - dont bring a US military knife into a cathedral...... |
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| cant even get the entire church in one photo... |
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| City of London Distillery |
DAY 3
Buckingham Palace, Harrods, Hop On / Hop Off Bus tour around the city
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| Royal muse |
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| Queen Elizabeth rode this carriage to her Coronation |
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| wearing those headphones - getting his english education on! |
DAY 4
Windsor Castle, Wimbledon
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| Windsor - a favorite from the trip for sure! |
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| Windsor - the Queens "other" residence |
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| No Caption Needed.... |
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| Court #1 - getting an enclosed roof - will be ready summer 2019 |
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| much smaller than either one of us thought it would be.... |
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| Film Crew Patio Deck |
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| Princess Kate's box |
DAY 5
Stonehenge, Kensington Palace, Caledonia Midnight Rider
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| I was actually very surprised at how much I enjoyed Stonehenge. It really is beautiful and a great experience. |
SCOTLAND
OCTOBER 4th - OCTOBER 8th
DAY 6
Edinburgh Castle, The Scotch Whiskey Experience, and the Royal Mile
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| Please take note at how high we had to climb to get there. In Scotland that is known as "The Mound." This was also the only day that my mother complained. I complained also. |
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| Edinburgh Castle |
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| View from the Top |
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| The hole in which Royal Crown Jewels were hidden during WWII |
DAY 7
The Boys played Golf
The others... Did Greyfriars Bobby, Holy-rood Palace, and shopped and dined on the Royal Mile (just couldn't get enough of it)
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| The Story behind Greyfriars |
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| Holy-Rood Palace |
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| Arthur's Seat - we did not hike it - you could if you wanted to |
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| Palace of Holyrood Abbey |
DAY 8
Deanston Distillery, Glencoe, Fort Augustus, and Pitlarchy
A.K.A. - THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS
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| Hairy Cows |
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| They say the mountains cry..... |
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| Isle of Mull seen in the background |
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| Fort Augustus - small little town at the entrance to the Loch Ness Lake |
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| Loch Ness Lake |
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| Did I mention it was cold??? |
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| The mark of death.... headed to the slaughter |
We had a wonderful trip..... lots of "touristy" stuff ... I think the next trip will be a little more relaxed and not so rush/rush. So... that gets me to thinking... where to now???
