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 St. james Park adjacent to Buckingham Park. Idyllic views indeed! |
 The British Museum has treasures from and around the world; free admission |
 Florence Nightingale, the lady with the lamp |
 Big Ben |
 Westminster Abbey where most of Britain's famous folks are buried |
 Trafalgar Square |
 In front of Brstish National Gallery |
 London Eye, is tidal powered, one revolution every 30 minutes |
 In front of Buckingham Palace |
 Thistle Hotel in London, half a block to Euston Station & the Tube |
 A painter puts Westminster Abbey on his canvas |
 The Rosetta Stone which helped provide an understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs |
 Ramesses II erected more colossal statues than any other Egyptian king |
 Stoneware of Buda (there are three) from Ming dynasty |
 Inside the British Muswum |
 Entrance to gift area |
 This automated spectacular machine entertained guests at court (1585) |
 Honouring the sailors who died at sea |
 Along the Thames |
 Our expert guide on our river tower |
 Along the the Thames are wharf-side pubs |
 One of the many bridges that cross the Thamez |
 The London Eye, erected in in 1999 is 443 (135m) tall |
 The London Acquarium |
 Victoria Station |
 Typical housing in London |
 Statues are everywhere in historic London |
 Row housing is very common in London |
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 Big Ben and the Parliament Buildings |
 Statues on the side of Westminster Abbey |
 Front of the National Gallery |
 Three great figures from history inside the National Gallery |
 IOne of many paintings inside the National Gallery |
 Statue inside the National Gallery, admission is free |
 Changing of the Guard, the start as it marches toward Buckingham Palace |
 Statue inside foyer of the Brirish Museum |
 Photographers aplenty inside the British Museum |
 The most famous example of the bascule bridge is the Tower Bridge across the River Thames in the heart of London |
 London Bridge. The one it replaced is now at Lake Havasu City, Arizona: 2nd biggest tourist attraction, after the Grand Canyon |
 Another wharf along the Thames |
 St. Paul's Cathedral |
 St,.Paul's Cathedral s an Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London |
 Jeanne admires Buckingham Palace |
 Inside the British Museum East Pediment |
 Great food is to be had at this London restaurant, a stones's throw from the Thames |
 Stately Big Ben and the House of Parliament |
 Buckingham Palace, located in the City of Westminster, is the official London residence of the British monarch |
 he Albert Memorial was commissioned by Queen Victoria as a tribute to her late consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
 The famous White Cliff of Dover are cliffs which form part of the British coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France |
 Margaret & James, from Australia, on the ferry we took to Calais |
 This build still shows the scars of World War Two bombings by the Luftwaffe |
 Goodbye England, Hello France |
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