Blogs from England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 1700

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Hi everyone We are currently in Kent having left London this morning none the wiser about the bomb threat. The biggest problem here is which pub to go to! The bomb threat was around the Haymarket area where we had been the afternoon before the bomb threat. No hint of of anything to come, just the usual London hustle, bustle and rain. Just shows you how things can change!! The train trip was great, fast smooth and scenic. Now we have both been to Kent, ther birthplace of Sandy's Dad. The ntown is great, full of french school kids on excursion and the town is very historic. Looking forward to seeing Gavin & Helen tomorrow for more explorations. England is still enduring the wettest weather you can imagine! Floods, tornadoes in fact everything you don't associate ... read more

Mary and Peter drove us into London this morning and dropped us off at our hotel, the first check point for the Trafalgar Tour we’ll be on for the next 10 days. It was a cozy drive with the 4 of us sharing the back seat and all of our luggage fit in the back of a small station wagon type car. We did some more sight seeing in London, enjoying the Buildings of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. Unfortunately we had missed the visiting hours for Westminster Abbey. I was quite set on going in, though, as this was something Janessa and I had missed when we were in London last year due to bad buses. We lined up for what we thought was a brief spoken prayer service but ended up being ... read more

Nomading My Way Through Londontown I woke up early in London after a pretty good night's sleep. My roommate, Tatiana, from Canada, came in late the night before and we decided to try and hit up the Double Decker bus tour today to get the most out of our full day in London. Our first stop of the day was Buckingham Palace. Somehow from all the royal family hype in the U.S. I was really expecting this to be a gorgeous place. It was OK. The gates around it were the most "royal" looking thing about the building. We got there just in time to walk around before witnessing the changing of the guards. I'm sure most would have considered this great timing, but my main goal for Buckingham Palace was taking a picture with one ... read more

We are all set. Managed to pack for every eventuality (I hope) and spot on the 20 kg weight limit, only problem is I am likely to snap in half if I have to attempt to carry the bag on my back! Thankfully there are always the wheels or James. A big thank you to everyone for all the presents, cards, drink purchases and kind words over the last couple of weeks. Thanks to those who came to our leaving BBQ, Michelle for dinner the other night and those who came along to my work leaving do, it was a good night (at least the bits I can remember!) Photos courtesy of Sue (thank you). Stay in touch and remember we want to hear from you as well. Off for a glass of bubbly (cheers to ... read more