Ten days in London

[CCW 1,428]

Just returned from our first trip to England and most likely the only one.  Friends who have been to London about twenty times said let's visit there so off we went for ten days.  Did many of the newbie London tourist stuff.  Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, theater, Churchill War Rooms, Bletchley Park, British Museum, Highclere Castle where Downton Abbey was filmed.  Also a neighborhood pub with the son of another friend.  We only scratched the surface.  One could spend ten days in the British Museum alone.  Our friends knew how to use the Underground (subway) and we traveled all about using it.

[sergeant 344]

It is a great place to visit, which I did a lot in the 1970s, as I was shipped off there for a few summers, as I have family in the UK. Nice place to visit, but you couldn't pay me to live there, as they don't have many of the freedoms we have in the USA. Many of my cousins plan to retire to the US, specifically Florida.

Glad you had a nice trip to England 

[CCW 1,428]

Photos from my trip

 

[CCW 1,428]

From top down

1 Highclere castle

2 walking path to old Amersham where

3 Midsummer Murders was filmed

4 Rosetta stone

5 Main hall in Parliament where Queen Elizabeth lay in state

6 Big Ben in the Elizabeth Tower

7 Pub rebuilt in 1667 where “Charles Dickens frquented”

8 Beef Eater at Tower of London

9 Tower Bridge viewed from the Tower of London

10 Church where Anne Boylen is now buried. 
11 The 1225 Magna Carta

[Ed Kennell 42,737]

Thanks for taking us along.

My first trip to a left lane driving country was a challenge. 

 

Staying in the correct lane when making right turns.

Remembering to look right BEFORE stepping off the curb.

[Handy Don 14,441]

Glad you enjoyed your visit.

London is one of my favorite destinations, despite getting a traffic summons. I now know that in urban settings, where there are curbs and streetlights, the limit is 20mph, not 25, unless otherwise posted--and speed enforcement cameras are everywhere!

Edited yesterday at 05:23 PM by Handy Don

[SylvanLakeWH 29,122]

4 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

speed enforcement cameras are everywhere!

Not just for speed... 

[Horsin'round 313]

25 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

30 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

speed enforcement cameras are everywhere!

Not just for speed... 

 

 

Coming to a town near you...

[sergeant 344]

Oxfordshire

3 hours ago, CCW said:

From top down

1 Highclere castle

2 walking path to old Amersham where

3 Midsummer Murders was filmed

4 Rosetta stone

5 Main hall in Parliament where Queen Elizabeth lay in state

6 Big Ben in the Elizabeth Tower

7 Pub rebuilt in 1667 where “Charles Dickens frquented”

8 Beef Eater at Tower of London

9 Tower Bridge viewed from the Tower of London

10 Church where Anne Boylen is now buried. 
11 The 1225 Magna Carta

3. If Oxfordshire Had as Many Murders as the show It would be the Gary or Chicago Of England  they are very few and Far Between in that area of England It's big news when a Murder does happen 

Edited yesterday at 05:58 PM by sergeant

[CCW 1,428]

3 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Thanks for taking us along.

My first trip to a left lane driving country was a challenge. 

 

Staying in the correct lane when making right turns.

Remembering to look right BEFORE stepping off the curb.

 

I looked at the traffic of cars, taxis, bikes and motorcycles along with the mass of humanity on the sidewalks.  Glad I was not driving and remembering to look to the right took some getting used to.