I know you love Disney but...really? ~a dis meet in London 5/15
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winkers
<font color=blue>I was stuck in that position and
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Wow! The last month has been a whirlwind!
It kicked off with sending Evan on his mission, and hasn't let up since!
Between the beginning of the school year, football, a choir concert, band concert, production of the high school play which half the family is involved in oh and D.Jay spent several days in the ICU with blood clots in his lungs and legs.
whew. I'm tired just thinking about it all. I plan to be back later today with an update!
It kicked off with sending Evan on his mission, and hasn't let up since!
Between the beginning of the school year, football, a choir concert, band concert, production of the high school play which half the family is involved in oh and D.Jay spent several days in the ICU with blood clots in his lungs and legs.
whew. I'm tired just thinking about it all. I plan to be back later today with an update!
glennbo123
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Sorry that you've been so busy, and especailly sorry/concerned for D.Jay! 
But don't worry about the TR, your faithful readers will be here when you get a chance to post again. 
But don't worry about the TR, your faithful readers will be here when you get a chance to post again. 
lovegrumpy
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Congrats on you son going to a mission. I'm hoping mine well go but I'm leaving it up to them. My DH finally got baptized last year and now were working on heading to the temple to get sealed. We too are thinking of taken a trip to London and Paris. My dH and oldest want to hit Germany also. So we are hoping on going summer of 2015 after oldest graduates and before he goes on his mission. He'll be nineteen by then so no college before he goes.
So i'm going to dream as I read along with your report. How excited are you about us building a temple in Paris? I'm hoping its built by the time we want to go.
So i'm going to dream as I read along with your report. How excited are you about us building a temple in Paris? I'm hoping its built by the time we want to go.
winkers
<font color=blue>I was stuck in that position and
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I'm alive! My computer had a total melt down but it's fixed and I'm recovering pictures.... I should have the next chapter up tomorrow
MAGICFOR2
Condimentessa
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So happy to hear you are alive and coming back to us! I'm looking forward to more of your adventure!
kde175
Mouseketeer
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Yay, Winkers!!! I've missed you!!
winkers
<font color=blue>I was stuck in that position and
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In my previous post, I forgot to mention a life changing moment in my life
Clotted Cream!! Oh my holy heck it was like a little piece of heaven on a scone! It was like the perfect mixture of fresh whipped butter and whipped cream. If only I could find it at home!
Ok, now I can move on.
Since our tour of the Tower took longer than the suggested 1 to 2 hours ..I still need to send Rick Steeves a note about that our schedule was a little messed up so we decided to just kinda wing it the rest of the day. So we hopped on a boat for our first trip up the river Thames to Westminster.
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Again .and Ill say this a lot of times about this trip ..I couldnt believe where I was. Getting off the boat we could see big ben, the houses of parliament and a little glimpse of Westminster Abbey.
I even found a statue of Abraham Lincoln
We decided to head towards Trafalgar square .Im sure that I had a bright neon flashing tourist sign above my head but I just couldnt help it! Im sure my mouth was hanging open and I was trying to look at everything all at once. I was actually walking down a street in London!
As we were strolling along we came across the horse guards and they were getting ready to do a changing of the guard ..of course we had to stop and watch. It was really cool .the precision they have a;nd the fact that they can keep a straight face is impressive.
We arrived in Trafalgar square and I had my first experience of almost getting run over the fact that they drive on the wrong side of the road is more important to pedestrians than I originally thought. I was taught before crossing a road to look left, then right, then left again which I did. Luckily D.Jay was paying attention and grabbed me just as a cab came flying by missing me by about 2 inches. After recovering from a mild heart attack I looked down and noticed that painted on the curb .for idiots like me were the words Look Right.
Once safely into Trafalgar square I again assumed the position of in awe tourist mouth gaping open ..looking every where all at once .and taking tons of pictures. There is just so much going on there....Im from a small town and was raised in a tiny town, so all of the humanity packed into one small place is new to me.
We spent about an hour walking around the square before realizing we were both starving. We decided to just walk till we found some place that looked good ..which led us to a little Italian place. D.Jay had his favorite lasagna, and I had some sort of potato & cheese thing. It was heaven! Best Italian food Ive ever had.
After dinner we came across the Banqueting House and decided to take a look. The paintings on the ceilings here are amazing.
The the arches along the hallway ceiling were gorgeous
And the bathroom there was pretty snazzy too! I do enjoy a nice public bathroom.
Leaving the Banqueting House we continued our walk ending up in Leister square. D.Jay was excited when we came across this from Dr. Who ..
I was more excited by the cheap souvenir shop we found and bought the kids some things. We also checked out the M&M store .I couldnt believe how big it was.
Continuing on we found ourselves in China town ..when we first started seeing these in the windows I wasnt sure if it was a cat or a duck!
By this time it was getting late and my feet had gone from a mild throbbing to full on screaming. We found a bus stop ..rode to the tube .took the tube to the station near our flat ..caught another bus and then walked the block home. And we did it all without getting lost!!
Ok, now I can move on.
Since our tour of the Tower took longer than the suggested 1 to 2 hours ..I still need to send Rick Steeves a note about that our schedule was a little messed up so we decided to just kinda wing it the rest of the day. So we hopped on a boat for our first trip up the river Thames to Westminster.
Again .and Ill say this a lot of times about this trip ..I couldnt believe where I was. Getting off the boat we could see big ben, the houses of parliament and a little glimpse of Westminster Abbey.
I even found a statue of Abraham Lincoln
We decided to head towards Trafalgar square .Im sure that I had a bright neon flashing tourist sign above my head but I just couldnt help it! Im sure my mouth was hanging open and I was trying to look at everything all at once. I was actually walking down a street in London!
As we were strolling along we came across the horse guards and they were getting ready to do a changing of the guard ..of course we had to stop and watch. It was really cool .the precision they have a;nd the fact that they can keep a straight face is impressive.
We arrived in Trafalgar square and I had my first experience of almost getting run over the fact that they drive on the wrong side of the road is more important to pedestrians than I originally thought. I was taught before crossing a road to look left, then right, then left again which I did. Luckily D.Jay was paying attention and grabbed me just as a cab came flying by missing me by about 2 inches. After recovering from a mild heart attack I looked down and noticed that painted on the curb .for idiots like me were the words Look Right.
Once safely into Trafalgar square I again assumed the position of in awe tourist mouth gaping open ..looking every where all at once .and taking tons of pictures. There is just so much going on there....Im from a small town and was raised in a tiny town, so all of the humanity packed into one small place is new to me.
We spent about an hour walking around the square before realizing we were both starving. We decided to just walk till we found some place that looked good ..which led us to a little Italian place. D.Jay had his favorite lasagna, and I had some sort of potato & cheese thing. It was heaven! Best Italian food Ive ever had.
After dinner we came across the Banqueting House and decided to take a look. The paintings on the ceilings here are amazing.
The the arches along the hallway ceiling were gorgeous
And the bathroom there was pretty snazzy too! I do enjoy a nice public bathroom.
Leaving the Banqueting House we continued our walk ending up in Leister square. D.Jay was excited when we came across this from Dr. Who ..
I was more excited by the cheap souvenir shop we found and bought the kids some things. We also checked out the M&M store .I couldnt believe how big it was.
Continuing on we found ourselves in China town ..when we first started seeing these in the windows I wasnt sure if it was a cat or a duck!
By this time it was getting late and my feet had gone from a mild throbbing to full on screaming. We found a bus stop ..rode to the tube .took the tube to the station near our flat ..caught another bus and then walked the block home. And we did it all without getting lost!!
winkers
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MAGICFOR2
Condimentessa
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Cherie!
How awesome that you're back and I'm so glad I saw this update! It is so amazing that you were actually THERE - walking around in London! I'm glad DJay saved you from getting run over. 
You did well, using all that public transportation and not getting lost. I don't know if we could do it.
How awesome that you're back and I'm so glad I saw this update! It is so amazing that you were actually THERE - walking around in London! I'm glad DJay saved you from getting run over. You did well, using all that public transportation and not getting lost. I don't know if we could do it. 
ddstratton
DIS Veteran
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- Jan 29, 2007
Yay!!!! An update!!! I would be just like you -- walking around looking like a total tourist with my mouth hanging open. It's so cool that you are really ENJOYING being there.
winkers
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Cherie!
Considering my only real experience with public transport was from wdw, I expected to end up totally lost on a regular basis!
winkers
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I felt a little bit like I was dreaming most of the time!
ZehnJahren
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I'm in for this one - I can completely identify with you! Oddly so! Actually, when I was a very small child (3 or so?) I was convinced I was going to die in England, and I would tell family members and friends about it. I had dreams about the brick insides of a castle kitchen area. No idea where it came from, but I actually thought growing up that if I ever went to England (and I wanted to!) I would die.
I did an exchange program in Germany and had a layover at Heathrow. I was actually nervous! Obviously I survived, but it only made me want to go over there again, for longer. I'm also very interested in Tudor history, so I'd love to go look through all the historical stuff associated with them!
I hope you keep up the TR, I'd love to hear more!
I did an exchange program in Germany and had a layover at Heathrow. I was actually nervous! Obviously I survived, but it only made me want to go over there again, for longer. I'm also very interested in Tudor history, so I'd love to go look through all the historical stuff associated with them!
I hope you keep up the TR, I'd love to hear more!
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