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UK: 2005 Trip – All Photo Albums
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Tim
Below is the entire collection of all of my photos shot with my old Canon PowerShot G2 – my first digital camera! Each of the below galleries can be viewed full screen by selecting the gallery you wish to see at this UK: 2005 Trip link at my SmugMug account. Along the Thames River, 2005…
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UK: Day Seven – Post Script while Flying Home (Fri)
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Tim
If the city fathers had neglected to paint “Look Right –>” and “<– Look Left” on the streets of London, I would not be posting this post…. I liked the following words: car park (parking lot), roundabout (a treacherous device designed to kill people from the USA), mind the kerb (don’t step off of the…
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UK: Day Six – Bibury and Stonehenge (Thur)
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Tim
The day started bright and early with a trip to Stonehenge, near Amesbury, from Morton-in-Marsh. We stopped in Bibury for some quick pictures of the babbling brooks in this little town. On the way was some of the most beautiful British countryside I’ve ever seen, not that I’ve seen a lot. I even was able…
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UK: Day Five – Broadway Tower, Broadway, Stow-on-the-Wold, and Bourton-on-the-Water (Wed)
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Tim
Dinner last night was fabulous. The Manor has a wonderful restaurant. I was disheartened however, to find that the breakfast did not include a delicious serving of baked beans. However, I was delighted to enjoy a pain au chocolat. I must confess to sleeping in this morning as it was cold and rainy. I awoke…
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UK: Day Four A – London & In Route to the Cotswalds (Tues)
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Tim
Here I sit in utter terror as I am sitting in the drivers’ seat without a steering wheel! I am on my way to the Cotswalds and will continue this post should I live. Everyone will be delighted to know that I am still alive and unharmed and only 36 miles from getting off the…
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UK: Day Four B – The Manor House in Morton-in-Marsh (Tues)
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Tim
I’m in the Cotswalds now, Morton-in-Marsh to be exact. The hotel, The Manor House, was built in 1539, when King Henry VIII granted the Manor to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. Ownership eventually passed to the Creswykes, who were in residence. The front porch, which contained my reading room, was added in 1668 by…
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UK: Day Three – London (Mon)
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Tim
The weather outside is frightful–cold and rainy, typical London. Steve had to work today; so, I got up and had the Small British Breakfast this morning. Not to worry, it too includes baked beans. I donned my raincoat, grabbed our Tube map and umbrella and headed off to Westminster. Popping out of the Tube we…
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UK: Day Two – London & Harpenden (Sun)
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Tim
London Day Two really wasn’t. We had breakfast at The Patisserie, near the hotel, and was shocked to learn that the Big British Breakfast traditionally includes baked beans, and not the good kind either. We caught the Thameslink Train to Harpenden, a dormitory (the British expression for bedroom community or suburb) of London. Harpenden is…
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UK: Day One – London (Sat)
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Tim
I have been flying at almost 500 mph at 37,700 feet altitude at -80º out side the 767 for about 7 hours. I arrived in London today just after noon. Customs and baggage claim were a breeze at Gatwick airport. After walking for an eternity from the gateway (literally 15 minutes!) I then took a…