Big Ben

London

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August 25th 2016
Another sunny day. Lynne and Tony drove us to London and were the perfect tour guides. After parking the car at a friends apartment at Crystal Palace, we caught a bus, train (overland), tube, light rail and gondola to our destination........ The O2. What a massive complex. After a look around and lunch we headed on a clipper up the Thames. Loads of photo ops and bridges including Tower Bridge, ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more