Monthly Archives: February 2014

London 2013: From Stonehenge to the Isle of Avalon

Posted on February 28, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

It took an hour an a half to get to Stonehenge from London and after our 45 minute stay there we drove for another hour and a half to our next stop — Glastonbury Tor,  a high hill crowned with … Continue reading →

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London 2013: Our Bus Trip to Stonehenge

Posted on February 20, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

We saw the sunrise only once during our London stay. That was the day (Friday, September 27th) we took a long, long ride on a mini-bus to Stonehenge and a few other places in southwest England. We were told to … Continue reading →

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London 2013: Trafalgar Square

Posted on February 16, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

Our final destination on our walk from Brompton Road in Knightsbridge to Buckingham Palace and The Mall was Trafalgar Square, a popular tourist attraction (rated # 124 out of 1016 attractions in London by Tripadvisor) in the heart of London. … Continue reading →

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London 2013: The Mall

Posted on February 15, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

The Mall is a tree-lined road, straight as can be, that connects Buckingham Palace with Trafalgar Square. It is exactly 0.5 nautical miles between the Victoria Memorial and the Admiralty Arch (Trafalgar Square is on the other side of the … Continue reading →

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London 2013: Brompton Road to Buckingham Palace

Posted on February 14, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

After our Harrods visit we had lunch at a nearby pub (the Bunch of Grapes), visited the church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary down Brompton Road a couple of blocks from Harrods and then turned around and walked all … Continue reading →

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London 2013: Harrods is a Zoo!

Posted on February 13, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

We couldn’t spend two weeks in London without shopping at least once at Harrods, Europe’s largest department store. So one day we took the Tube to Knightsbridge Station and walked down Brompton Road a couple of blocks and entered the … Continue reading →

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London 2013: More from the Tate Modern

Posted on February 11, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

Here are some more photos from our visit to the Tate Modern with our Irish cousins last October: After our Tate Modern visit we had a nice lunch at The Founders Arms Pub and Restaurant nearby. Then we walked across … Continue reading →

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London 2013: The Tate Modern

Posted on February 10, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

London’s Millennium Bridge connects St Paul’s Cathedral with the Bankside Power Station that closed in 1981 and reopened in 2000 as the Tate Modern, one of the four Tate family art galleries in the UK. It is the most visited … Continue reading →

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London 2013: The View from the Millennium Bridge

Posted on February 8, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

We left St Paul’s and walked across the Millennium Bridge one rainy day to visit the Tate Modern in the former Bankside Power Station. Here’s the view from not quite half-way across the bridge and looking forward and to the … Continue reading →

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London 2013: Three Views from London Bridge

Posted on February 6, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

After passing St Paul’s Cathedral and The Monument on our Big Bus sightseeing tour we crossed London Bridge to see some of the sights in the borough of Southwark. Here are three shots of our views from London Bridge:   … Continue reading →

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