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London
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British Museum
This place has been beautifully updated with the new great court that has been enclosed. Such a sexy space now, and a dramatic entry into one of the world’s most…
St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s, of course, is beautiful as ever. What’s new to us is the vantage point from the Millennium Footbridge over the Thames. It provides a clear shot of the…
Tate Modern
How can I say this delicately? How about this: We found this to be a place challenged by its reputation. Because to be honest the Modern Wing at the Art…
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is as beautiful as always. Such a rich history packed into a single place! We didn’t read all of the crypts but did see Charles Darwin, Queen Mary,…
The Trouble with London
The trouble with London is that each and every monument and place has been photographed to death. One more picture of Big Ben is probably not going to add to…
Birdcage Walk
We walked from Knightsbridge to Westminster, which took us along Birdcage Walk. Two gents discussing something important as they strolled along the Walk. A nice view of St. James’s Park.…
Tower of London
Wow, they’ve done nice things with the Tower of London since I was last here. In some of the windows they have installed TV’s that project characters as though they…
The Churchill
Our room is a suite — it’s not a big room by U.S. standards, but for Europe it’s gigantic. We have a separate bedroom and living room — here’s Jeff…
Packing it in
We arrived at our hotel around noon and then turned around and left at about 1p. The sun sets at 4:20p, and we had to have lunch so we didn’t…