| Here is yet another pub in Carshalton. The sign says it was established in 1757. So theoretically British soldiers could have liquored up here before heading off to fight the rebelling colonists in America. |
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| Let me tell you something else.
There was a girl who passed me by.
She gave a smile, but I was shy
and I looked down, so down. Look it up and you'll get that. I'll just say that everything's heavy here. |
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| *DUPLICATE PHOTO WARNING* It may be duplicate but it's closer up. Nearby the Palace of Westminster where the Parliament meets are a lot of statues of former leaders. I knew this one and Nelson Mandela is somewhere around as well. |
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| Same tower. Different angle. |
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| A statue of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from December 16, 1953 until his death on September 3, 1658. He apparently died of malaria, but in 1661 after Charles II was restored to the throne, his body was exhumed and he was posthumously executed. You have to be pretty disliked to have that happen to you. |
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| Richard I, aka Richard the Lionheart or Coeur de Lion. His reign lasted from July 1189 to April 1199. |
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| And here we have George V, who ruled from May 1910 to January 1936. |
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| St. Margaret's Church in Westminster. Unlike Westminster Abbey which cost money to enter, this one's free. A point of interest: Winston Churchill was married here. |
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| Down there is 10 Downing Street, the home of the British Prime Minister. It is blocked off for security reasons. |
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| That might be the back of the residence. But then again, it might not be. There's a solder there. |
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| I wonder if this guys hates his job. He just has to stand there while dopey tourists stand next to him and have pictures taken. |
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| How does he see with his helmet set so low on his brow? |
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| *DUPLICATE PHOTO WARNING* Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. Fans of Monty Python may remember it as where the Olympic hide and seek final started. |
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| You won't see this kind of thing in your local Sears, that's for sure. But in Harrods it's completely normal. |
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| They were selling some pretty pricey stuff in here like a pair of silk boxers for £60. There is a difference in memory on the price of a pair of jeans we saw. I recall them being around £400 and my sister says they were £600. Either way, that's a lot of clams to shell out for a pair of jeans! But if you have more money than sense... |
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| This is Kensington Palace. It is where that stupid woman Princess Diana lived. |
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| William III of Orange. He was the William of William and Mary. They co-ruled Britain from February 1689 to December 1694 when she died. He continued his rule until his death in March 1702. Actually they both died here. |
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| The palace is surrounded by gardens. This is part of the east garden. |
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| The Sunken Garden is just over 100 years old. It was laid out in the reign of Edward VII. |
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| Ah, good ol' Vicky. She was born in the palace. |
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| The other thing I wanted to do was take a tour of the BBC Television Centre where so many of my favorite shows were produced. I guess some of them were anyway. |
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| I don't know how many Americans would recognize this building, but I sure did. |
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| The TARDIS from the current series of Doctor Who. Anyone who is not a science fiction geek can just move on to the next photo. |
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| Although there isn't much more to see. This is
the last of it. This used to be a fountain in the middle of the circular
building. Trouble is that the echo from the water made such noise when it
was turned on that it disturbed everyone. So now it's basically just a
column with a gold guy on top. Anyway, that's it. We came home and I put together this silly little photo montage. And they all lived happily ever after. Well, I don't know about happily, but they lived. |
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