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October 2005--Europe! I hadn't been to London since high school, so it was wonderful to be totally in charge of everything I wanted to see. I actually panicked beforehand, because it was so hard to narrow down for a ten day trip! And sneaking Rome, Italy, in as well. This is Hyde Park, where our characters rode their horses and showed off their carriages in the 18th century. My daughter Michelle, on the left, is spending a semester abroad in London. I'm in the middle, with my husband Jim on the right. |
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This is in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. These are plaster replicas created in the 19th century to show London some of the great wonders of the world. I'm sitting waaaay in the back by the gold door. |
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Isn't this a pretty view? We were walking across a bridge over the Thames. You can see the London Eye (which we didn't ride) on the left, and the Houses of Parliament on the right in the background. |
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This is the oldest working pub in England. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (love the name!) sixteenth century (I think) is in St. Albans, a town about 45 minutes northwest of London. Of course we had drinks here--dessert too! St. Albans was originally a Roman town, so there are lots of Roman ruins--a theme on our whole trip. |
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This is Blenheim Palace, where the Duke of Marlborough still lives. Winston Churchill was born and raised here (when he wasn't away at boarding school). It's a beautiful building, with an internesting exhibit on Churchill and his paintings. After we toured inside, it was raining so hard we couldn't walk on the grounds. Left to right, my husband Jim, my daughter Michelle, me, and my mom Renee Kloecker. |
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I'm standing in the four hundred year old Market Hall in Chipping Camden, a village in the Cotswolds. We were able to rent a car and drive from London to Warwick to Bath. I was surprised how easy it was to learn to drive on the left side. Just a few scares! Villages in the Cotswolds are all made of this mellow yellow stone found in the area. |
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This is the Roman Bath in Bath, England. It was only discovered in the 19th century. The hot spring still works! Bath is so beautiful-- love the Georgian architecture. |
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Beneath the Roman Baths is this 2000 year old drain, still doing its job of draining the excess water from the hot spring to the River Avon. Geeky me, I just thought it was cool. |
