….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
London, England has wonderful parks filled with wonderful trees. This one was in Hyde Park close to Kensington Palace.
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Tag Archives: London
New Flower(October 10, 2018) – White Rose
….from the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Windows
….. thanks to Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Windows at the V&A, Liberty London, Harod’s, Westminster Cathedral and Buckingham Palace
New Flower (Oct. 8, 2018) – Doris Day Roses
….from the Regent’s Park Garden
London-Day 2 -(Part 1)
….from Buckingham Palace to Soho
Sunday and Monday were hugh walking days – 21 000 steps and 20 000 steps respectively.
On Sunday we had prebooked tickets for a tour of Buckingham Palace. We weren’t allowed to take photos inside but the audio tour was excellent and I think trying to take photos would have spoiled the experience. Once we were in the gardens we were allowed to take out our cameras out and shoot as many photos as we wanted. I would highly recommend the tour. I thought it was well worth the money.
From Buckingham Palace we walked along The Mall and through St. James Park. Near the end of the mall we went into the Institute of Contemporary Art and enjoyed a light lunch.
From there we went to Trafalger Square, Soho and China Town.
A Photo a Week Challenge – Gilded
….a perfect challenge when visiting London, England
The Prince Albert Memorial, ballerina on top of the Victoria Theatre, inside the Westminster Cathedral, lamp post on Westminster Bridge and inside the V&A.
London – Day 1
……settling in
We arrived at Heathrow one hour earlier than expected. I actually managed to get some sleep on the plane so I wasn’t a complete zombie when our son picked us up. We had a quick coffee and then took an Uber drive to our accommodations. It took about an hour to get there but it was a wonderful introduction to the enormity of London.
After unpacking we walked to the corner convenience store and bought a few things to make a light lunch. Josie kindly made us eggs and toast. I had a quick power nap when I finished eating.
Our son, Brendan, came by later in the afternoon to walk us over to his flat so we we would know how to get to his place in the next few days. Both Azadeh and Brendan made us a wonderful meal to celebrate our arrival in London. A great way to start our vacation.
On Vacation
….I’m leaving tonight for London, England
I’ve scheduled a few posts ahead of time so you’ll see some activity on my blog until Oct. 2. I’m not taking a laptop with me and I’m not sure I can post from my iPhone. I’m sure I will take a ton of photos but you might have to wait a couple of weeks before I can share them with you.
I’m very excited about this trip. It’s my first time to England and I’ll finally get to see where our son and daughter-in-law reside. My husband and I are travelling with our oldest daughter and her wife and we’ll be staying together for the first eight days. After that Andrea and Josie are taking the train to Scotland and we’ll stay in London.
The only thing that we’ve booked so far is a tour of Buckingham Palace and on the second of October we’re going out to a nice restaurant to celebrate my husband’s birthday. There are lots of places we want to see and and things we want to do in London. I expect that we’ll take some bus tours and definitely walking tours and of course we’ll check out the art galleries and museums.
We haven’t booked things ahead of time because of my husband’s condition. He never quite knows when he can leave the house safely without having to rush to a bathroom. With the time change and jet lag the first few days could be tricky. We’ve done this before and it’s not ideal but spending time with our son and his wife is more important.
The only thing I’ll miss when I’m away is being able to spend time with this sweetie:
Mama Cormier 