London in 5 Days  

London in 5 Days

a short trip through the city between the Jubilee and the Games

Add a comment | 31. May - 8. June, 2012

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London in 5 Days

6 events | Add a comment | 31. May - 8. June, 2012

2012-05-31

We're From Here

I teach geography, so I love to travel. I signed up with one of those student tour companies to take a group of my students to London, England. Unfortunately (or fortuitously, as it turned out) only 2 students ended up paying to go on the trip...

31. May 2012

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2012-06-08

We arrive

We flew from Houston straight to Heathrow, and were met by a rep from the tour company. We had to wait a little bit at the airport for another group who were slow to get off the plane. They were on a different tour with the same company, but we rode...

8. June 2012

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Day 1

We dropped our bags off at the hotel, got a tube pass from the tour director, and off we went. First stop was the British Museum. I could have spent hours there, but we just hit the highlights - my 2 charges weren't really interested in seeing much...

8. June 2012

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Our Lodgings

We took the tube back to Shepherd's Bush and walked back to the hotel to meet the rest of our tour group. I took some pictures of the neighborhood. There were numerous converted houses along the Shepherd's Bush that were now hotels...

8. June 2012

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Charing Cross

We rode the tube with our tour group into London proper, then took a short walking tour before dinner. The first stop was Charing Cross. The monument was erected to commemorate the funeral procession of Eleanor of Castile as her body was returned to...

8. June 2012

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Trafalgar

Next stop was Trafalgar Square. The British National Gallery along one side, St. Martin's in the Field Church, and Canada House along the other sides. Nelson's column dominates the square. There were hundreds of people out enjoying the fountain and...

8. June 2012

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