London Visit – Summer 2017 Part 10: Flight Home; US vs. UK Observations

Left to Right: Wellington Arch; a plane filling up with passengers at Heathrow airport; A picture of the map on the plane charting our progress. Note about the last picture: I really wanted to know what Google would say over the Atlantic Ocean. Apparently it just says the date. Such a letdown. Everywhere else, it…

London Visit – Summer 2017 Part 9: Westminster Abbey, Namco Funscape, Churchill War Rooms

London Visit – Summer 2017 Part 9: Westminster Abbey, Namco Funscape, Churchill War Rooms

Left to Right: Westminster Abbey; A Letter from King George to Winston Churchill asking him not to go to the staging grounds of D-Day. Last Day to Play: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Westminster Abbey Found my way to the right station no problem, but got turned around and couldn’t actually find the abbey for a…

London Visit – Summer 2017 Part 8: Kensington Palace, Curzon Bloomsbury, and a Pub

Left to Right: View of queue (line) to get into Kensington Palace; Some of Princess Diana’s Dresses; A look at the fountain with Kensington Palace in the Background Monday, July 17, 2017 Kensington Palace Once again, I forged out on my own in the morning. That guide book made the palace look so close to…

London Visit – Summer 2017 Part 5: Friday 7/14 Buckingham Palace and More Museums

Buckingham Palace If you want to find crowds in England, go to a castle or a palace. The state rooms of Buckingham Palace aren’t open to the public all year. I think it’s something like ten weeks starting 7/22/17. Check their website if you want to know for sure. Timing is everything. We caught the…

London Visit – Summer 2017 Part 1: Preparation, Planning, Cost

Left to right: Tower Bridge, London Eye, Elizabeth Tower (and Big Ben – under construction) London, England … It’s a place steeped in rich history and buried in tourist attractions and gift shops. Home of Tower Bridge, The London Eye (sponsored by Coca-cola), and The Elizabeth Tower (which holds Big Ben). Seen above courtesy of…