So today was another busy day in London, and we had beautiful weather.
We stopped in to visit the London Aquarium in the early afternoon, which was pretty cool. Its 2 full underground levels with massive tanks and a pathway that leads you through each body of water (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, lakes, river, etc) and the [...]

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So I took the morning off while Danielle went to the British Museum. I did catch The Daily Show, Global Edition which was funny and welcome since I didn’t realize that a) we got CNN, and b) didn’t realize that they show Comedy Central at times on CNN.
In the afternoon we walked to Northwest London [...]

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So today we started off the day taking the Underground to Victoria Station and waded through the hordes for a view of the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. It was mobbed. Lots and lots (or as the Brits would say, loads and loads) of people. Understandably so, because the ceremony takes less than [...]

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Which just happens to be the first rainy day since I got here. So today was laundry day, pretty quiet in the morning.
In the afternoon we went to Leicester Square and visited the National Gallery, which was nice. We saw 2 of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (sadly only Rafael and Leonardo). We saw Trafalgar [...]

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Today we went on a “Luxury Mini Coach Day Tour” which took us about 80 miles outside of London. We visited Old Sarum Castle, Salisbury (mainly Salisbury Cathedral), Stonehenge, and Avebury. The tour was called the “Stones & Bones” tour.
Old Sarum Castle is a group of stone formations from an old castle, cathedral, etc. Salisbury [...]

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So we put back on our tourist hats yesterday and visited the Tower of London. We took the Beefeater tour which was highly entertaining. There is apparently a lot of blood and gore in British history, especially where the Tower is concerned.
We left the Tower and took a catamaran tour of the river Thames. We [...]

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Still in London, Danielle and I have spent the better part of the last couple of days resting and relaxing and avoiding the heat. We switched hotels today to the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, and we now have air conditioning! It’s amazing how many creature comforts you take for granted at home…
We rambled a bit yesterday, [...]

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So today was a scorcher in London, 30 degrees centigrade. I hid out in front of the fan most of the day, but did go out for most of the morning to the British Museum again. I’ve pretty much covered the whole of the museum, which is a pretty mean feat. Its got about 100 [...]

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Au revoir Paris…
Hullo England!
I was quite anxious to get on with the London leg of the trip that I ended up getting to Charles de Gaulle airport several hours too early. All that French hospitality, I guess.
If you are looking for a place that makes you feel like you’re in a mental asylum, [...]

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So this is most likely the last note I’ll send from Paris, since I’m off to London tomorrow.
I went to the Guinness Tavern last night and took in many pints of Guinness and listened to French concert rock. I thought it was kinda funny to hear “Back in the USSR, na na na na na [...]

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