Cheers!
Monday, October 27, 2008
The End
We're back now. We wish we weren't. The whole trip is like a dream now. We had a blast. To Duncan and Karen, the biggest "Thank You". We couldn't have done it without your generosity. We know there is a lot more to see after 10 days, we know we would love to go back one day. For now, it's back to life and a happy little Pug.
Day 11, The Breakfast
DAY 10, Fish and Chips... Again.
Day 10, Duncan's Rejection
Day 10, Reading v QPR
Day 9, The Hobgoblin Pub
Day 9, Shopping
Day 8, Finale
Day 8, St. Brenda of Pigeon
We arrived at St. Paul's and decided to sit and have lunch, which we had been packing around since earlier in the day (the indian food was very good) Brenda discovered a pigeon with a bad foot and instantly felt sorry for him, dutifully feeding him and shooing away its faster companions. Waiting turned out to be a bad idea because they shut the doors as we were ready to go in. They closed up for 45 minutes to prepare for evening services. We were not going to be denied, so we sat in a French Cafe to wait them out. The Cathedral is very, very impressive. I'd post the images from the inside, but photography was prohibited.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Day 8, Transport
Day 8, Guards!
Day 8, Ravens
Day 8, The Tower of London
The history of the place is expansive to the point of disbelief and overwhelming. The shot from the White Tower looking across the Thames has a glass spherical building in it. It's the Mayor of London's home or offices or both. I can't remember. Just thought it was odd, the really, really old opposite the really, really modern.
There's really too much to talk about the Tower. I'll post a couple of specific things next.
Day 8, Breakfast!
Day 7, Post Nap
Day 7, Intermission
Day 7, Early Afternoon
The Princess at Buckingham Palace. To be fair, the Princess was disappointed with Buckingham Palace. It wasn't as fantastic or as ornate as in fairy tales. I think she preferred Windsor Castle.
A self-portrait, just to prove I was there.
Yeah, we scarfed Buckingham Palace....
Friday, October 24, 2008
Day 7, continued

The Parliament building.
Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior was in town.
The Tower Bridge. (The prettiest and most famous bridge)
The Golden Hind, Sir Frances Drake's ship. It's a replica that traveled the world over a decade ago. I would imagine dad has photos of it when it was in Newport.
Day 7
It was a perfect day, bright and cool, so we started on a river cruise. It was a good idea as we got to see a lot of things and get an idea for where everything was. We also got a lot of information. The picture shows us on the front of the boat. It was a bit windy, and thus very cold. Otherwise it was the only time we were really cold. 
Day 6

Day 5, "Have fun storming the castle!"
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Day 5
Duncan's parents arrived while we were gone. Nice folks. They picked up the kids for the week and then we were off again. Duncan agreed to drop us off at Windsor Castle, which is close by. He got us within sight and we found our way up to the entrance. After going through the entrance and security, we ran into Roy. Roy was the last tour guide of the day, and he didn't have anyone to guide, so we volunteered. Roy was very nice and very informative. Turns out we just missed the Queen by about 30 minutes. Once inside the castle we saw an amazing doll house, china set after china set and amazing room after amazing room. It started to rain while we were inside, but had let up by the time we went back outside. We missed a golden opportunity to scarf a palace guard when I discovered that the camera battery was dead and I had failed to bring the replacement. Then we wanted down to the river in the rain and waited fro Duncan. I made it up to brenda by procuring fish and chips for dinner. (By "procuring", I basically mean asking Duncan to stop and pick some up on the way home)
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Day 4, the finale
Day 4, More People I Know.
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