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England Adventures |
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Six months after moving to the Netherlands, we had the opportunity to visit London for a weekend. It was our first dose of the English language being spoken everywhere. Having heard only Dutch and not understanding it very well, it was a joy to be able to speak, read and listen in our native tongue, although be it a bit accented. We drove over to England via the Chunnel Train. It took about five hours with good traffic and weather. The actual train ride under the English channel only takes 25 minutes. We were in Croydon an hour later. l Just click on any of the photos to get a closer look.
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London We spent a fun packed two days in London. We did the basic tourist runs of Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Picadilly Circus, The Tower of London and of course Planet Hollywood. Ryann and Raine wanted to meet the Queen and couldn't understand why she wasn't there to greet them. The Tower of London is really cool. It dates back to William the Conqueror in 1066. The Yeomen or Tower Guards give guided tours. We saw the tower that Elizabeth I was kept as well as the crowned jewels. The kids liked the Tower the best of all the sites in England.
Brighton On Sunday we left London and headed south to Brighton. We checked out Palace Pier. We drove along the southern coast of England back to Dover to catch the train. The sheep and goats really slowed us down. They were always crossing the roads. We missed our scheduled crossing of the English Channel and had to wait for a later train. |
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 Ryann & Big Ben |
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Yeoman at Tower of London
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