Tag: England
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Thursday 4 June 2009 Highlights: Avoiding car rental damage charges The day started really well when I found out I didn’t have to pay extra for the damage to the car from the Vegas accident. We got to the airport very early, I actually left mum twice (we were in different terminals) coming back since…
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Monday 24 July 2006 Highlights: British Airways First Lounge – The amazing shower The very long day beginning at 5.20 am in the morning. I walked to the Finnair airport bus which got me to the airport at around 6.30 am. Using the Finnair lounge I had my first shower of the day (not…
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Sunday 30 April 2006 Highlights: The London Eye A very big day spend going around London. Jeanne had booked a trip on the London Eye which gave us a great view of the city. We also saw Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament and numerous other famous buildings. London…
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Saturday 29 April 2006 Highlights: Hampton Court Palace, Riding on a London double decker bus
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Friday 28 April 2006 Highlights: Catching up with my best friend I left Paris today and arrived at Heathrow Airport about midday after a 215 mile flight. Security was much heavier at this airport than at Paris. I meet Jon and his girlfriend Jeanne B. They explained we had a change of plans…
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Sunday 5 March and Monday 6 March 2000 Highlights: Family hugs at the airport, Auckland Air New Zealand Lounge I guess plane trips like this make you miss home even more. Three flights, 30 hours in the air with two 3 hour stopovers in between. I did learn something while at the Auckland Airport, my…
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Saturday 4 March 2000 Highlights: The journey home via Los Angeles and Auckland begins. So finally on the 116th day I’m at my final day in the United Kingdom and the long journey to get home the long way via Los Angeles and Auckland on Air New Zealand. Both Jon and myself woke earlier than…
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Friday 3 March 2000 Highlights: Harrods, Hyde Park We again stayed in Notting Hill but in a different hotel with a higher price and worst quality but hey the trip is almost over and I’ve seen more than enough hostels. As today was somewhat of a rest day I tried to complete my shopping list.…
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Thursday 2 March 2000 Highlights: Christ Church Cathedral & College, Windsor Castle In many ways this is the last day of the trip as tomorrow is a rest day in London with only shopping planned before flying out in two days. Most of the famous Colleges in Oxford are closed to the public. We were…
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Wednesday 1 March 2000 Highlights: Everything Shakespeare! Today we visited the William Shakespeare Properties. The most interesting was Shakespeare’s Birthplace. The cottage that he grow up in has been returned to how it looked in his day. A museum detailing his life and events in is era bring visitors up to date. At one stage the house was converted…
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