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Day 49 Wednesday May 28

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 Left our accommodation to head to the airport. Caught the trains and amazed ourselves by actually arriving at Heathrow without any hiccups! Well, we nearly had one getting onto one of the trains, the door decided to close whilst Gary was attempting to get on! It was really crowded and of course, no one moves back so after a lot of pushing and shoving and holding doors open and being advised by the intercom that an object was preventing the doors closing (Gary!) we finally got him and the suitcase in!  Check in process was so easy and amazing! Through customs so easily, upstairs and through duty free all so quickly! Spent the day waiting for our flight. Leaving at 220pm for Dubai, stop over there for about 2 hrs and then home to Brissie, arriving about 10pm on Thursday night. Can’t wait to get home! Had the most amazing wonderful holiday, saw and did lots, loved every place we visited! The UK, especially Scotland is an amazing beautiful country but there really is no place lik...
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Day 48 Tuesday May 27

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 Big day today. Headed off early to get into London and see as much as we could that we missed yesterday.  Gates to the palace A guard Gary on the Queen Victoria fountain in front of the palace Gates into the gardens Fountain in front of the palace Buckingham Palace The fountain again First off to Buckingham Palace (yes we found it!)  Walked up to Trafalgar Square Caught the train up to London Bridge - thank God it didn’t fall down on this fair lady! Where it is believed Ann Boleyn was executed A suit of armour Where The Crown Jewels are kept The Valasse Cross is a rare example of medieval royal goldsmiths work. The larger outer cross was probably made in Normandy in the 1180’s. St John’s Chapel in the White Tower The White Tower The poppies for the 80th anniversary of VE Day  View of Big Ben from Westminster Bridge The building where the Crown Jewels are kept The suit of armour that Henry VIII wore Over to Tower of London - what an experience! For us as well as fift...
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Day 47 Monday May 26

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 Hop on and Hop Off bus today! Started off at Westminster Abbey, (what a place) Elizabeth Tower with Big Ben in it and the rosy red cheeks of the little children! In front of Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey On the bus Westminster Palace Lambarth Palace Mudlarks. These are waterproof clad humans, walking slowly at low tide, eyes focused on the ground. In the 18th and 19th centuries, mudlarks were the poorest in society, trying to scratch a living from the bits of rope, coal or anything else they could find on the banks of the river. Today mudlarks are enthusiasts who scour the foreshore for any historical treasures offered up by the tide. You need a licence to mudlark. Richard the Lionheart Us in front of Big Ben ( really Elizabeth Tower - Big Ben is the bell inside) must have heard this twenty times today! Westminster Palace Westminster Abbey St Stephen’s Cathedral and I think Westminster Palace with a statue of Richard the Lionheart. Back onto the bus to head off to Buckingham...
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