This year we decided to go to London then Paris. This post has London and the previous one has Paris. Both were fun, crowded with tourist, and interesting. London was easy with modern Underground (sorry, the US is just not that advanced without clean and modern mass transit) and english speakers. Paris took a day to acclimate. But Jennifer speaks French, I kind of understand, and most Parisians we encountered were, surprise, very helpful and welcoming.
No pictures, but Harrid's was a don't miss while in London. Makes all the shops along Beverly Hills seem like a Target. And the sales people are so awesome, welcoming, and nice. We also missed the tRump protests, would have loved to join.
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| Leaving early for PHX Skyharbor and catching breakfast at the United lounge was great |
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| Onboard to Chicago O'Hare |
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| Lunch at the United Polaris lounge at O'Hare |
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| Matchy matchy |
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| What S does with his leg room |
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| Ran into Dr. Tim on the flight out to Heathrow looking for new cancer drugs in Europe |
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| In the cab on the way to Westminster London |
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| Late check in means tired boys |
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| Borough Market |
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| Tower of London |
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| Many monarchs died at this spot |
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| Imprisoned in the Tower of London, then you graffiti the walls |
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| Boys love self guided audio tours |
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| Tower Bridge |
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| Funky and very narrow lift in our hotel |
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| Almost asleep at the pub |
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| End of a long travel/day 1 |
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| Headed toward Clarence House for the changing of the guard |
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| US flag to "honor" the clumsy and inept one |
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| Changing of the guard is a bigger thing than we expected |
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| Empty Mall with Buckingham Palace behind |
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| Walking back toward the hotel |
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| Afternoon tea is very civilized |
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| G keeping a stiff upper lip |
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| London Eye |
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| I made S pose with all the ladies on this trip |
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| Natural History Museum |
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| Charles Darwin |
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| Big Topaz |
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| Real diamonds glow under black light |
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| Dodos |
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| Hummingbirds |
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| Hyde Park Princess Diana Memorial Fountain |
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| Boy power, luxuriating under child labor, and they had a great time |
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| Kings Cross the Harry Potter Platform 9 3/4 |
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| Wet at the Tate |
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| Brotherly love |
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| In front of the Globe Theater |
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| Cutty Sark |
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| 1 million miles at 20 knots will drive any kid crazy |
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| Under the hull |
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| Keeping an even keel is not a reach for G |
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| Queen's House Greenwich |
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| The Greenwich Mean Time line |
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| They now use a laser to mark the line |
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| Queen's House lower vantage point |
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| Does Abbey St count? |
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| International Naked Bike Ride Day in London on the Westminster Bridge |
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| England is civilized, they are not afraid to fly the colors next to their colors, the Union Jack |
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| Bees kept at St. Ermin |
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| Pancras Station to catch the train to Paris |
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