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Goodbye, London… the final final chapter… no… seriously… this is the last one…

The thing is… and we might as well get the ‘thing’ out of the way right up front… but as I was going through all the pictures of our trip and organizing them, I named a bunch of them; me … Continue reading

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Goodbye, London… the final chapter… almost…

Let’s review our magical stay in London… We saw them filming a scene from an upcoming James Bond movie. That has to be at least as cool as seeing the Royal Family and Les Mis. And we did see the … Continue reading

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The Queen… part 3…

So yeah, we saw the Queen of England… She rode by in her carriage about 30 yards away as she inspected her troops. And then she rode over to that arch under the red flags on the other side of … Continue reading

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How did you get around in London with all that crazy traffic, I am sure you are all dying to ask…

I have five words for you… hop-on/hop-off busses… There I am, listening to the historic narration on the pink headphones provided on the busses. And there, by pure coincidence, is St. Paul’s in the background. The busses take these big, … Continue reading

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High tea in a low crypt…

Okay, that title warrants some explanation… we had high tea in a low crypt… is that better? I am not going to go into the history of the term ‘high tea’, because it has diverged from its original meaning. Suffice … Continue reading

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The Tower… part 4…

The Tower of London is not only full of history, it is literally full of history… There are sets of armor and muskets and swords and guns and knives and other fun things like that… Many of the suits of armor … Continue reading

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