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Thursday, October 12, 2017

ENGLAND
SEPTEMBER 28th - OCTOBER 3rd

DAY 1
(of sightseeing)
Big Ben, Parliment, Westminster Abbey, Churchill War Rooms, Jewel Tower

Big Ben - under construction

side entrance - Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey


DAY 2
Borough Market, Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge Experience, Tower Bridge Exibition, Tower of London, St. Pauls Cathedral, City of London Distillery



Could grocery shop here - all day. every day.

The bread was good.  The cheese was even better.  But the grilled cheese - in the bread - was PHENOMENAL

Southwark Cathedral



The London Bridge


Queens Walkway - shop your heart out

Tower Bridge



View from the top of the Tower Bridge - yes, Mark even made the climb!



outdoor dining



City of London from the other side of the Thames River

Westminster Bridge

London Eye and Pier



Wellington Arch
Tower of London




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......

cant even get the entire church in one photo...


City of London Distillery


DAY 3
Buckingham Palace, Harrods, Hop On / Hop Off Bus tour around the city


Royal muse

Queen Elizabeth rode this carriage to her Coronation


wearing those headphones - getting his english education on!


DAY 4
Windsor Castle, Wimbledon
Windsor - a favorite from the trip for sure!

Windsor - the Queens "other" residence














No Caption Needed....


Court #1 - getting an enclosed roof - will be ready summer 2019

much smaller than either one of us thought it would be....

Film Crew Patio Deck







Princess Kate's box


 DAY 5
Stonehenge, Kensington Palace, Caledonia Midnight Rider


I was actually very surprised at how much I enjoyed Stonehenge.  It really is beautiful and a great experience.  


Sadly,  all of my pictures from the train ride are on my phone... but just know, that was the worst idea I have ever had.  NEVER, under any circumstances, rent a "sleeper cart" on a train....  Just fly and then get a room.  It was miserable.  Not a highlight of the trip - unless you are looking for some sleep-deprived laughs - then it would score a 100.

SCOTLAND 
OCTOBER 4th - OCTOBER 8th

DAY 6
Edinburgh Castle, The Scotch Whiskey Experience, and the Royal Mile

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.


Edinburgh Castle

View from the Top





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)




The Story behind Greyfriars



Holy-Rood Palace

Arthur's Seat - we did not hike it - you could if you wanted to



Palace of Holyrood Abbey


DAY 8
Deanston Distillery, Glencoe, Fort Augustus, and Pitlarchy
A.K.A. - THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS



Hairy Cows


They say the mountains cry.....









Isle of Mull seen in the background


Fort Augustus - small little town at the entrance to the Loch Ness Lake




Loch Ness Lake


Did I mention it was cold???





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???

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