Eurostar Poster in Paris
"Everything changes in London, new times, new station,new London."
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Outside Calais France
We left Paris at 7:30 a.m. and sat at this same spot for over an hour....
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Emerging
I wanted to get a few photos of England. When we emerged from the...
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Between the Channel and London
Again, just a shot from along the way to London.
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St. Pancras International
We arrived a few hours late, but here nonetheless.
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St. Pancras Station
It is a beautiful train station.
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St. Pancras Station
They saved a lovely structure.
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St. Pancras Station
We were searching for the Tube and just kept finding St. Pancras...
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A Cuppa (or two)
On Naomi's "list of things to do" was to have a cuppa tea. We...
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A Bap and Sausage
Along with the tea we shared this sausage in a bap. This was a really...
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Harry Potter Moment
Okay... this was high on our London list as well. I was searching for...
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We Aren't Alone
There is an ongoing line of folks taking their pictures at the...
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The Tower
The wonder of the London Tube is that when you emerge at a named station......
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The Tower of London
In this case it was my goal of the day, the Tower of London.
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The Tower of London Station
Leaving Paris' cloudy days it was nice to see the sun in London.
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London Tower Tube Station
A look around as we emerged from the Tube into the sunshine.
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Green Things at Tower Hill Station
We live in Northern Minnesota, USA so anything green in January is simply...
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The Tower of London
Okay... so the moat is grassy, but use your imagination.
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The Tower of London
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The Tower of London
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The Tower of London
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The Old and The New Security
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Tower Bridge
Note the green grass... I live in Minnesota and we won't see this for...
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Another view of Tower Bridge
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Tower of London Close Up
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Yeoman Warder
They must have served a minimum of 25 years in Her Majesty's service and...
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A Yeoman Warder wandering
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The Tower of London
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Tower and Tower Bridge
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Traitor Gate
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The Tower of London
One of the drop down gates.
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Naomi at the Tower
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Looking to the White Tower
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Raven
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Looking Raven Eye to Eye
Our guide told us that the raven's have a good life. One lived to be 47...
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Last Raven Pic
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Tower and Tower Bridge
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Queen's House
Now the home of the Commander.
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Crown Jewels Are Here
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The Armory
The White Tower (oldest section) houses the Armory Museum.
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Display of Armour
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Triple Barrel Firearm
We took this shot for my husband, he is a gun enthusiast.
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Museum
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Tour Guide in Period Dress
There were several school classes visiting.
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Gargoyles
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Blue Sky and Old Stones
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Looking Out On The Thames
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Naomi
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The Tower of London
After half a week of cloudy Paris the clear but colder weather of London was...
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Trad Pub Grub
We asked a woman at one of the Tower shops for a recommendation and...
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Nice Pub
Right across from the Tower this Pub served good food and a good pint for a...
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Tower Hill Memorial
Green and blooming things in January.
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The Toser of London Afternoon Sun
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Flowers near Tower Hill Tube Stop
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Naomi and Big Ben
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Houses of Parliment
Again the Tube stations are really accurate in their descriptions....
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London Eye and the Thames
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Parliment and Blue Sky
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Close Up of Clock Tower
I do like my digital zoom!
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Parliment
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Lamppost Top
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Winston Churchill Across from Parliment
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Westminster Abbey and War Protesters
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Parliment
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London in Late Afternoon
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Chubby Figures on Westminster Abbey
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Westminster Gargoyle
I was too cheap to pay the 10GBP to see the inside.
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Buildings Facing St. James Park
Certainly a different look than Paris.
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Tree Blossoms in January
Again, being from Minnesota this is simply amazing to me. As I wrote...
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Pelicans
I thought these big white birds would be swans, but I was pleasantly...
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St. James Park in Winter
We were meandering our way to Buckingham Palace in the late afternoon.
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Swan
I knew there would be swans here somewhere.
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First Look at Buckingham Palace
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More Swans
They are cool.
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Last Sunlight and Swans
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Buckingham Palace
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Green Park Gates
We didn't end up going into the Green Park, but the gates were certainly...
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Buckingham Palace
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Lights at Buckingham Palace
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Buckingham Palace Lion
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St. Pancras Champagne Bar
After the sun went down we wandered around Notting Hill. No Hugh Grant...
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That's Me on the Left.
Remember I was too cheap to pay to get into Westminster Abbey? I had...
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Western Europe
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