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Arriving on the Embankment  
   

Arriving on the Embankment

Shannon and I got to Parliament Square just after 9pm, and pointed ourselves directly at Big Ben.
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January 1st 2007
New Year's Eve! Being in London for New Year's Eve was something pretty special. I saw the first hours of 2006 in from a camp chair in Taranaki, New Zealand, and seeing the year out in a huge city on the opposite side of the world was a remarkable contrast. I was determined to make the most of it. Most of the day was spent in the mundane business of tying up loose ends, so as to enter the New ... read more
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