{"id":1432,"date":"2009-09-26T18:50:05","date_gmt":"2009-09-27T00:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2009-09-30T19:39:38","modified_gmt":"2009-10-01T01:39:38","slug":"impressions-of-england-and-a-quick-trip-to-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/?p=1432","title":{"rendered":"Impressions of England and a quick trip to Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"
Click here for further England\/Paris stories and photos<\/div>\n
Cabinet War Rooms visit<\/a><\/div>\n
I was flying a Tiger Moth over in the UK<\/a><\/div>\n
Seven Hours in Paris<\/a><\/div>\n
Tea Time and at home in our hotel<\/a><\/div>\n
Groombridge Place in Kent<\/a><\/div>\n
Changing of the Guard, etc.<\/a><\/div>\n
\"Bob<\/a>

Bob and the paper <\/p><\/div>\n

Here is Bob reading the Telegraph. Every morning he would go down to the Victoria Station Starbucks, right next to the hotel, and bring up croissants, coffee and the paper. We loved reading the paper… seeing the USA from the perspective of the Brits (a little critical of Obama.. we had to admit some of it was accurate). Nearly every paper had the Queen and\/or Diana on the front page. The latest thing was the discovery that Princess Margaret had burned some of Lady Di’s letters to the Queen….. hence, front page huge photo and story…. also, note the health care headline.<\/p>\n

\"Trafalgar<\/a>

Trafalgar Square from the bus<\/p><\/div>\n

\"difficult<\/a>

difficult not to be impressed with the beauty of the architecture<\/p><\/div>\n

We had a whirlwind tour of London from the top of a double decker bus with the first of the many good guides we were lucky to have on our trip. We found the English universally good natured, cheerful and possessing a nice, dry sense of humor. They don’t seem to take themselves very seriously, it was quite refreshing and pleasant. A few times I saw a couple arguing, or somebody being sort of grim .. but then, after getting close enough to hear … Italians! or French!<\/p>\n

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I'm taking the photo, Bob is waving his map.... this is our tour bus in a mirror window<\/p><\/div>\n

\"dinner<\/a>

dinner at Tas Pide, Anatolian restaurant<\/p><\/div>\n

\"restaurant<\/a>

across from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre<\/p><\/div>\n

\"SHakespeare's<\/a>

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre<\/p><\/div>\n

We saw “As You Like It” at the Globe. This theatre was only built in 1997 and is a “best guess” reproduction of the original Globe that was located in this area. It is the only structure in London allowed a thatch roof (for accuracy) since all thatch roofs were banned after the big fire of 1666. We did leave early, though…. jet lagged.<\/p>\n


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