Tag: London
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Tuesday 30 June 2009 Highlights: Greenwich Old Royal Naval College, Jack the Ripper London Walk Today I had an enjoyable trip up the Thames in a cruise boat, starting at Tower Hill we went right under the London Tower Bridge, past the HMS Belfast and past a pub made out of the Mayflower (the famous…
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Monday 29 June 2009 Highlights: London Walking Tours – “London’s Secret Village” and “Gaslight Tour” Today was my London Walks day. First I started with “London’s Secret Village” which is a visit around an area called Clerkenwell the highlight being visiting the place that William Wallace was killed. However the Bartholomew Church (the oldest one)…
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Sunday 28 June 2009 Highlights: Trafalgar Square, National Gallery The plan was to go to an outlining suburb or village so I decided to head out to Hampstead for the Old Hampstead Walk which was scheduled at 10 am however I failed to get there in time 😦 This was not a great start so after a…
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Saturday 27 June 2009 Highlights: Tate Modern, Millennium Bridge, The Thames, Singstar on the PS3 Today I visited Tate Modern, an art gallery displaying modern art, which at times can get very weird. The surrealists in particular seem to know nothing but naked women bodies, or at least pieces of them very distorted. Tate Modern is an old power…
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Friday 26 June 2009 Highlights: Charles Dickens London Tour Today I set off to the Borough Market, recommended by Jeanne I took the bus (no. 133) instead of the Tube and did manage to find it (went one stop too far however). The Borough Market is an organic and fresh food market which I’m sure…
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Thursday 25 June 2009 Highlights: The Wimbledon Tennis Championship Today was the big day. I have wanted to go to Wimbledon since I was 12. Today was a chance to correct that but without a ticket it was always going to be interesting. So I got up at 7 am and headed out via the…
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Wednesday 24 June 2009 Highlights: Walking Tour “Legal Inns of Courts”, St Pauls Cathedral, 20/20 Cricket Match at The Oval (Surrey Vs Kent) My first full day in London and I have to say I was feeling great. The air mattress provided a good night’s sleep. After all the workers left for the morning I…
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Tuesday 23 June 2009 Highlights: British Airways Flight, Dinner at Brixton Waking up before my alarm I decided to rest my eyes for a few minutes, luckily i didn’t turn off the alarm because 40 minutes later it went off and I was fast asleep! A quick and very convenient train trip back to the…
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Friday 5 June 2009 and Saturday 6 June 2009 Highlights: Empty seat on flight to Cairo After having a second shower at the Heathrow London Airport (in Terminal 5 B) I happily boarded my British Airway flight to Cairo, Egypt hoping everything will work out regarding the hotel and transfer.
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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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