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.JPG "Me in London")
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Me in London |
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On some random street |
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.JPG "The London Eye")
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The London Eye |
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Big ol' Ferris Wheel |
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.JPG "Big Ben")
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Big Ben |
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Okay, technically the Parliament Building, but... |
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.JPG "Parliament Building")
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Parliament Building |
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The other side |
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.JPG "Cromwell Statue")
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Cromwell Statue |
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What a great guy, huh? |
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.JPG "King Richard I")
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King Richard I |
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That's the Richard of Robin Hood fame |
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.JPG "Cool lion")
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Cool lion |
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Guarding the Parliament Building |
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.JPG "Town Crier")
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Town Crier |
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He didn't want us to take his picture |
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.JPG "Horse Guard")
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Horse Guard |
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Near 10 Downing Street |
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.JPG "Karen in Trafalgar Square")
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Karen in Trafalgar Square |
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Standing in front of the National Gallery |
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.JPG "Trafalgar Square")
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Trafalgar Square |
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And a double decker bus |
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.JPG "Trafalgar Square")
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Trafalgar Square |
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They just can't get rid of the pigeons! |
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.JPG "Me in Le Musee d'Orsay")
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Me in Le Musee d'Orsay |
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That's in Paris |
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.JPG "Le Musee d'Orsay")
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Le Musee d'Orsay |
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It used to be a train station |
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.JPG "April in Paris")
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April in Paris |
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View of Paris from inside the d'Orsay |
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.JPG "Karen on the Seine")
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Karen on the Seine |
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Well, technically on a bridge on the Seine... |
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.JPG "Me and Karen in Paris")
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Me and Karen in Paris |
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Taken at arm's length |
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.JPG "Tuileries Garden")
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Tuileries Garden |
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Nifty fountain, eh? |
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.JPG "Tuileries Garden")
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Tuileries Garden |
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Nifty statue, eh? (Suddenly I'm Canadian) |
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.JPG "Tuileries Garden")
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Tuileries Garden |
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I'm so ashamed - there's a pigeon on my head! |
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.JPG "Arc du Carrousel")
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Arc du Carrousel |
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The back of it, with the Pyramid in the center |
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.JPG "Me in the Tuileries")
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Me in the Tuileries |
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Reading my Rick Steves book |
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.JPG "Louvre Pyramid")
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Louvre Pyramid |
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If you've seen the Da Vinci Code you'll recognize this. |
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.JPG "Top of the Arc du Carrousel")
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Top of the Arc du Carrousel |
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Look it up on Wikipedia to find out more! :) |
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.JPG "Front of the Arc du Carrousel")
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Front of the Arc du Carrousel |
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.JPG "La Tour Eiffel")
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La Tour Eiffel |
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Or the Eiffel Tower in English |
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.JPG "La Tour Eiffel")
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La Tour Eiffel |
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Better picture of it |
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.JPG "Winston Churchhill")
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Winston Churchhill |
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Weird to see a statue of him in Paris after just having left London |
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.JPG "Cool building")
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Cool building |
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Dunno what it is, though... |
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.JPG "Cool building's door")
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Cool building's door |
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It also has a cool door! |
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.JPG "Louis Vuitton")
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Louis Vuitton |
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On the Champs-Elysees - notice the line to get in! |
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.JPG "Arc de Triomphe")
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Arc de Triomphe |
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On the other side of the Champs |
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.JPG "Ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe")
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Ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe |
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Don't know what it was, but doesn't that guy look like Colin Powell? It isn't, though... |
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.JPG "Me and Karen at St. Paul's")
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Me and Karen at St. Paul's |
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Back in London now |
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.JPG "The dreaded stairs at St. Paul's!")
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The dreaded stairs at St. Paul's! |
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They don't look so bad now, but you try climbing them! Many people couldn't, although Karen had no problem with them. |
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.JPG "St. Paul's")
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St. Paul's |
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It's hard to get a good front picture, and this shows where you can stand outside at the top. |
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.JPG "Slide exhibit at Tate Modern")
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Slide exhibit at Tate Modern |
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Yes, it's an actual working slide... |
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.JPG "Slide exhibit at Tate Modern")
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Slide exhibit at Tate Modern |
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... and there's me going down. See the top of my head? :) |
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.JPG "Slide exhibit at Tate Modern")
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Slide exhibit at Tate Modern |
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There were several - this is the one on the 5th floor |
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.JPG "Millenium Bridge")
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Millenium Bridge |
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Looking out from the Tate Modern |
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.JPG "Martin Luther King, Jr.")
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Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Statue over the exit of Westminster Abbey |
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.JPG "Wider view")
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Wider view |
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Just to prove it really is Westminster Abbey :) |
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.JPG "Changing of the guards")
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Changing of the guards |
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The interesting part of it, anyway |
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.JPG "Changing of the guards")
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Changing of the guards |
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Just to show that they move! |
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.JPG "Changing of the guards")
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Changing of the guards |
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The unintersting (and nearly invisible) part |
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.JPG "Changing of the guards")
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Changing of the guards |
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The horsey guys! w00t! |
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.JPG "Wellington Arch")
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Wellington Arch |
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In Hyde Park |
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.JPG "Me eating at Wagamama")
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Me eating at Wagamama |
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It's a really good pan-Asian noodle bar with several franchises in London |
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.JPG "Strange signs")
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Strange signs |
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There were some strange signs in London |
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.JPG "Near the Gatwick Airport")
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Near the Gatwick Airport |
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We ventured out to find cough medicine and saw this nice little farm |
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.JPG "Me in London")
.JPG "The London Eye")
.JPG "Big Ben")
.JPG "Parliament Building")
.JPG "Cromwell Statue")
.JPG "King Richard I")
.JPG "Cool lion")
.JPG "Town Crier")
.JPG "Horse Guard")
.JPG "Karen in Trafalgar Square")
.JPG "Trafalgar Square")
.JPG "Trafalgar Square")
.JPG "Me in Le Musee d'Orsay")
.JPG "Le Musee d'Orsay")
.JPG "April in Paris")
.JPG "Karen on the Seine")
.JPG "Me and Karen in Paris")
.JPG "Tuileries Garden")
.JPG "Tuileries Garden")
.JPG "Tuileries Garden")
.JPG "Arc du Carrousel")
.JPG "Me in the Tuileries")
.JPG "Louvre Pyramid")
.JPG "Top of the Arc du Carrousel")
.JPG "Front of the Arc du Carrousel")
.JPG "La Tour Eiffel")
.JPG "La Tour Eiffel")
.JPG "Winston Churchhill")
.JPG "Cool building")
.JPG "Cool building's door")
.JPG "Louis Vuitton")
.JPG "Arc de Triomphe")
.JPG "Ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe")
.JPG "Me and Karen at St. Paul's")
.JPG "The dreaded stairs at St. Paul's!")
.JPG "St. Paul's")
.JPG "Slide exhibit at Tate Modern")
.JPG "Slide exhibit at Tate Modern")
.JPG "Slide exhibit at Tate Modern")
.JPG "Millenium Bridge")
.JPG "Martin Luther King, Jr.")
.JPG "Wider view")
.JPG "Changing of the guards")
.JPG "Changing of the guards")
.JPG "Changing of the guards")
.JPG "Changing of the guards")
.JPG "Wellington Arch")
.JPG "Me eating at Wagamama")
.JPG "Strange signs")
.JPG "Near the Gatwick Airport")