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4y ago
Day 1 - Sat. 10th Jan Well it’s not a
straight away start today, we are going to go down to
London to meet up with Mary & all her
family for a surprise birthday party for her
eldest son, Daniel. He lives & works in
London & his girlfriend has arranged the party
in a cafe in Balham, South London. As we were heading
off to Spain & Portugal via the Channel
Tunnel it was ideal for us to drop in so ..read more
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4y ago
##photo=London## Visiting London can be very
expensive. And if you're a backpacker or a traveler on a
budget then this is the article for you. Read on to find
out how to experience this magnificent city
without breaking the bank. Accommodation Where are you
going to be staying? Most travellers recommend staying
somewhere central because the great thing about London
is that all ..read more
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4y ago
Today is our last day of what has been a truly
grand adventure. We started the day by heading back to
the Globe theater. We went on a tour of the
Globe that was led by a Welsh girl named
Ffion who was absolutely brilliant! The
current Globe was a project of Sam Wanamaker which was
completed in 1997. Unfortunately Sam died before it was
completed. It is built using as much info as possible to mak ..read more
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4y ago
We started today with a nice breakfast from a
Bakery/Cafe in Cambridge which was followed by a nice
relaxing punt. We had a private boat down the River Cam
past a lot of beautiful buildings. There was a mix of
housing, colleges and churches. All buildings with river
frontage have heritage protection. We went under Issac
Newtons Mathematical bridge. There is a story that it
was held together with ..read more
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4y ago
We were lucky enough to get a tour inside
Buckingham Palace today. Unfortunately there are no
cameras allowed inside the Palace, but we
went into The Quadrangle, The Grand
Staircase, The Throne Room, The Green Drawing
Room, and many more. We saw a lot of beautiful old art,
historic thrones, and lots of other historic Royal
pieces. It was a truly amazing experience.
Logan thought it was "really coo ..read more
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4y ago
Today is Fathers Day in Australia, so we
started with the kids making breakfast for
Phil & Jonathan. We visited The Tower
of London. We started here by looking at The
Crown Jewels as there was no queue (which apparently is
very uncommon). The display is extremely impressive. The
age of some items is mind boggling. We went
on one of the Beef Eaters tours. Beef Eaters
are the guards who look after ..read more
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4y ago
We had a bit of a later start today. We went to
the local park (Finsbury Park) and the kids
spent a bit of time on the playing in the
autumn leaves, and on the play grounds. Next
to Finsbury Park is a Lidl Supermarket that we
went to check out (very Aldi). We bought some bits for a
picnic lunch to eat in the park. When we finished our
picnic, we headed into town. We had a look at the
Equestrian S ..read more
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4y ago
Today we visited the Warner Bros. Studio
London; The making of Harry Potter. We
expected to spend a few hours here, but
ended up here for almost 7. The amount of props,
sets and information was awesome. We also all got to
enjoy a Butter Beer with our lunch. We
visited many sets such as The Great Hall,
and The Gryffindor common room and boys dorm,
the moving staircases, Hagrid’s Hut,
Harry’s cupboa ..read more
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4y ago
Today we had a walking tour with a brilliant
guide that we had been recommended (Thanks
Luke & Becky). We met up with Jonnie our
tour guide next to Tower Hill Station. If
you are coming to London, and would like a
walking tour, then we would recommend Jonnie! Jonnie was
incredibly knowledgeable and has a passion for history
was evident. Jonnie showed us part of an
ancient Roman wall from the secon ..read more
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4y ago
We spent another day walking around more sites
of London. We started with a visit to the
British Museum where we saw some amazing
historical pieces like the Rosetta Stone,
Parthenon Marbles, An Easter Island Moai, Egyptian
Mummies, and The Holy Thorn Reliquary which is an ornate
piece that houses a thorn from Christ’s Crown of
thorns. After leaving the Museum we had a picnic lunch
in Russell Squar ..read more