A Day In London
I have not talked a lot about, even though I have wanted to, the trips I have taken. So here we go.
First Trip I am going to talk about is A day in London:
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You see its an amazing 8 12 hour flight to London, and this was my first big flight, so I was quite excited and didn sleep a lot. We laughed, and watched movies, and talked about the great adventure. When I got to customs, things went Sideways.
See it was just days after the bombing of Heathrow airport everyone was quite jumpy. What I didn know at the time was that London customs felt that Canada was a gateway to terrorism, and had been arbitrarily refusing entry to Canadian citizens (despite us being a Commonwealth of the UK). This practice actually continued for at least a year after, and every time I saw the news reports on people being refused entry I laughed it happened to me.
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And thats what we did got up first thing in the morning and headed out. There was a lot to see, and for me, only a day to see it. On the Underground we went, and through the amazing subway system of London, cameras in hand, we headed to the Tower of London.
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We then walked down around by the River Thames to see the river and some sites. We walked past the HMS Belfast, an old WWII cruiser. Then stopped for fish and chips and mushy peas at a local pub, because if your in London you need to have authentic fish and chips right Wrong. Did not like. The Canadians have the edge for sure. We continued walking, past Southwark cathedral, through back alleys with lights on the ground, and to the Golden Hind.
This classic English Galleon circled the globe between 1577 and 1580 Not a small feat for that time in history. With the blessings of Queen Elizabeth I, this ship (originally called Pelican) must have some stories to tell. Then we went down Clink street,[url=http://www.montblancpens.us/]mont blanc pen[/url], and saw the Clink, and I couldn't stop laughing.
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From there we went to Hyde Park, one of the larges parks in London. It was really amazing, and we stopped to a bottle of water and to take it all in. You could see the London Eye over the trees, and castles in the distance. Thinking about all the history there, it really was something. Through the park we walked, to Buckingham Palace.
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Down to Parliament (Palace of Westminster which is amazing) we went. To see Big Ben And its huge. The pictures do nothing to portray the scope of this amazing clock tower. And hearing it chime was just incredible. It really is hard to believe how old, and how much history this clock has seen.
On to Westminster Abby, another of my heartbreaks! I have dreamed for years of going in the Abby, of seeing and being enveloped by the history of this place. The architecture is just breathtaking,[url=http://www.truereligionjeansoutlet.in.net/]true religion outlet online[/url], with so much detail, I was completely taken aback.
Now we went to the London Eye (sore). Granted, had I been able to stay there is no guarantee I could ride the eye But I really wanted to. The eye really is out of place in a city full of such history and diversity, and though there are times when the old and new work togeather I don think the eye is a good example of that.
I really enjoy the stories of Sherlock Holmes, but Jo down right is enthralled by them. By far her favorite books, we know since day one that we had to goto Baker street and see the of the home of the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes. Of course for the tourists, they have build Sherlocks 22b Baker street WHich houses a museum and gift shop. Still, its kinda cool to say we have been to Sherlocks flat.
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