K- Inexcusably, despite having lived in London for many years neither Mark or I had ever managed to visit the Tower of London, an omission that we finally rectified on our recent stopover in the UK. I enjoyed it a lot – the history is palpable and of course the Crown Jewels spectacular. We also managed a pub lunch at the Blackfriar, a historic pub close to Fleet Street and an old work haunt.I miss a lot about England but pubs are high up the list! We also took the time to visit Arundel castle on the South coast with my brother and his family. It was a particularly wet Bank Holiday Monday, which was a shame as events such as jousting were cancelled but we still enjoyed climbing the ramparts and looking around
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