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More of London Europe » United Kingdom » England » London By Roebbelen FamilyJune 28th 2007Roebbelen Family Julia was feeling sick again today, so sadly we had to head off to London without her. It was not the same without our 4th, but we had a good day nonetheless. We visited the Tower of London and went on a guided tour to start off. We were amazed to be standing in buildings that date back to the 11th century- it's really hard to get your mind around. We saw the Crown Jewels (more that's really hard to comprehend) and the various armouries. After the Tower we walked a... read more

Lately we've been pretty chill. There has been alot of rain. Which makes for pretty miserable travelling/siteseeing conditions. Cold too--the weather keeps acting like April. I keep waiting for the summer to start and last night had the harsh realization that summer has started!! The weather just isn't cooperating. We have had major flooding the last couple of days. Tuesday was particularly bad. The river here in Scotter (we call it the duck pond) flooded. Some people in this region of the country are still flooded and homeless. Most of that is an hour SW of us. There is a damn that is about to burst too and there is still more rain in the forecast. We're still hoping for the best--the sun has to come out sometime! A couple of weeks ago another one ... read more

Well, its been a while now since i have uploaded, this is partly because i have been working hard, partly because am lazy and also party because i have actually attempted this once before only to have the page delete just as i hit upload!!! thats enough to make anyone throw a tantrum. Life has been going along at a steady rate, without too many exciting things happening, so don’t read on if your looking for riveting entertainment! A breakdown of a coupla of months in the UK - working full time. Half Term. I think i left off last time just before half term holidays form school. My first week off since my time in London when i arrived here. It was a bank holiday on the Monday, so naturally they had scheduled cricket for ... read more

Well, after making my way out of Rome, which turned out ot be as easy as I thought, but a much longer train ride than planned I arrived in Pisa. I was able to get in in the early afternoon so I took the rest of the day to head across town and find the tower. Pisa doesnt have all that much to offer, not that its not a nice city, just mostly the major touristy areas. After taking in what is one of the largest churches Ive ever seen, and a giant building that was a good 7 stories high and taking up probably about half a baseball field that was used soley for babtisms I took the regular pictures with the tower. Pushing it, holding it, standing in front of it (by the way ... read more

Julia wasn't feeling entirely well today, so we decided to do something that she wouldn't mind missing quite as much. This happened to be one of the places I was most excited about seeing- Oxford. We visited the Ashmolean Museum and I was very disappointed to find the floor where the pre-Raphaelite collection is kept closed for renovation. A few were still being exhibited, and with all the other fine art and antiques it was well worth going. We stopped for lunch at The Eagle and Child (meeting place of the Inklings) and enjoyed some good pub fare just outside of the Rabbit Room, where Lewis and Tolkein, among others, met every Tuesday. After this we went on a 2 hour guided tour of the colleges and university. Our guide was fantastic and I could have ... read more