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April 23 Glasgow
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Our last day in Glasgow, a city that easily opens itself in little moments and grand displays to strangers and offers its history and ongoing reformation to strangers like ourselves, we wake and eat a brunch of eggs benedict and… Continue reading
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April 19-20 London to Glasgow
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Our last day in London turns out to be somewhat anticlimactic because we have not fully planned our trip to Scotland: what to see and where to eat and how, exactly, to get to each place during the remainder of… Continue reading
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April 18 London
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After another groaning board breakfast, we bounce on the tube — Cynthia with her preserved Oyster card and David tapping on with his Capital One (because … not to put a finer point on it AGAIN … David lost his… Continue reading
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April 17 London
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Monday morning’s late breakfast iPhone browsing reveals a day destined for sunshine and bodes well for outdoor endeavors so we dress snugly, tube and bus about an hour north of central London to Highgate Cemetery, designed by David Ramsey. One… Continue reading
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April 16 London Bankside
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Bankside Walk, Witness, Hunters Moon Lowering skies but not a drop today. Good show, we say, “brill, wizard and hunky dory.” We’re off to London Bridge — not the one with towers, but the modern version of the wooden one… Continue reading
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April 15 London
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Dennis Severs began life in California but escaped to London five days after graduating from high school in 1967. A dozen years later, he bought a derelict house in Spitalfields, the market area in the East End where Jack carved… Continue reading
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April 14 London
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Despite last night’s prayers, we wake to pouring rain and slanting wind but another nice English breakfast after which we are misdirected from street to street by Google Maps, trying to find the wash-and-fold laundry that says “get it tomorrow”… Continue reading
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April 13 London
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Thursday’s weather was immeasurably improved: We only needed three layers under our technical gear and, after an English breakfast whose ingredients cover two sides of the hotel’s dining room, we swiped our Oyster cards on the 14 bus in front… Continue reading
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London April 12
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After we greet the six South Africans who in retrospect must have spent three days in our basement washing clothes — lovely family actually — we take the Silver Line for the first time to Dulles Airport and board an… Continue reading
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October 15-16 London
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We had been seeing a lot of medieval and renaissance art so I googled post-impressionist in London. Up came the Courtauld Gallery and off we went. It’s a pleasant space and MUCH less crowded than the National or V&A. Then… Continue reading
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October 13-14 London
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On the 13th we visited Westminster Abbey. Along with the Churchill War rooms this was the most crowded place we saw. The Queens Chapel has a beautiful ceiling but most of the time we were looking down at the names… Continue reading
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October 12 London
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This trip to Hampton Court went smoothly. We knew exactly how to navigate train to bus and the location of the entrance. The palace was generally very busy and full of school groups. The older groups had entertaining private guides… Continue reading
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October 11 London
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Rick Steves guidebook has a plan to combine a visit to Hampton Court Palace with a visit to Kew Gardens. Both are an hour commute out of town involving a couple of changes (tube, to rail, to bus) and opportunities… Continue reading
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October 10 London
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The Aster House breakfast room is full of light and the whole place is quiet and calm. We hadn’t pinned down our activities for the week so we needed to make some decisions. Theater was at the top of my… Continue reading
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October 9 London
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We left Taormina right after breakfast and shared a taxi with the McInerneys for flights from Catania (ours to London and theirs to Paris). We were staying in South Kensington at Aster House where Leonie runs the show. Per Leonie’s… Continue reading
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