Thursday, June 04, 2009

London, Stonehenge, Bath, Stratford-Avon, & Oxford (May/Jun 09)

To celebrate Stephanie's graduation, we took a family trip to her number one dream place to visit--England. We spent four days in London, and thoroughly enjoyed using the Underground Tube and double-decker buses in order to get around, visiting museums, parks, palaces, and cathedrals. We also enjoyed a variety of foods and seeing a multitude of people. We were lucky to have only one day of light rain, and we used it to go see Wicked, which was a hit with everyone. The rest of the week was sunny. We also spent four days using a rental car and driving west to see Stonehenge, staying in Bath and Stratford upon Avon, seeing where Shakespeare was born, and visiting Oxford. There are a lot of photos here, which only show a portion of everything.



London's Museum of Natural History.




















Big Ben of course.












The changing of the guard at the Buckingham Palace.
















Skeletal mummy remains in the British Museum.











The Tower of London.












Windsor Castle.














A royal guard at Windsor Castle.













Windsor Castle.












Stonehenge.













Stratford upon Avon.














Stained Glass motif.











Hallway in Gloucester Cathedral, used in filming Harry Potter.













Dining Hall in Oxford, also used in Harry Potter films.












Interesting stained glass story.




















One of many interesting buildings at Oxford.












Music playing in St Paul's Cathedral.

Better than a Disneyland ride--taking a ride in the top front of a London double-decker bus!
 
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