London - Kensington Palace. I was there just a few days after the anniversary of Princess Diana's death, so there were still many memorials.
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London - Kensington Palace Sunken Garden
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London - Kensington Palace Sunken Garden
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London - Kensington Palace and a statue of Queen Victoria.
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Tower of London!
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Tower of London
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Tower of London - my Yeoman Warder tourguide.
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Tower of London - The Waterloo Barracks. This is where the Crown Jewels live. Oh, my god, the sparkles!
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Tower of London - Inside the White Tower
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Tower of London - Inside the White Tower
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Tower of London - Inside the White Tower
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Tower of London - Inside the White Tower, St. John's Chapel
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Tower of London - Inside the White Tower. King Henry VIII thought pretty big of himself. ;)
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Tower of London - Inside the White Tower, view out the window. That's London City Hall.
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Tower of London - Inside the White Tower
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Tower of London - Legend says there must always be 6 ravens at the Tower, or the Kingdom will fall. Best to keep a few tucked away, just in case.
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Tower of London - White Tower and Raven
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Tower of London - White Tower
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Tower of London - the Queen's House
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Tower of London - view of Tower Bridge from the South Wall Walk
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Tower of London - Outside the Casements
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London - Courtyard at Sommerset House
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London - Courtyard at Sommerset House
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London - Looking east up the Thames from the Waterloo Bridge. Windy like Troutdale!
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London - Looking west up the Thames from the Waterloo Bridge. Windy like Troutdale!
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Lond - Waterloo Station (yes, I had the Abba song stuck in my head the whole day)
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London - British Museum, where the keep the mummies!
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London - British Museum
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London - British Museum
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London - British Museum
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London - British Museum
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London - Hyde Park, Wellington Statue. I like the jaunty stance of the Welsh military man.
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London - Hyde Park. Wellington Arch
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London - Hyde Park. Royal Artillery Memorial
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London - Hyde Park. New Zealand War Memorial
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London - Hyde Park. Machine Gun Corps Memorial
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London - Memorial Gates, commemorating volunteers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Africa and the Caribbean who served with the British in the two world wars.
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London - The Canadian War Memorial
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London - Canada Gate, Green Park
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London - Queen Victoria Memorial
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London - Changing of the Guards at Buckingham Palace. It rained all morning, but stopped the moment the pomp and ceremony began.
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London - Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace
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London - More statues on the Queen Victoria Memorial
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London - St. James's Park
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London - St. James's Park
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London - Big Ben
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London - Westminster Abbey. No photos from inside, but it was both amazing and creepy.
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London - Westminster Abbey gardens
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London - Look kids, Big Ben! Parliament!
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London - Look kids, Big Ben! Parliament!
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London - A quick detour to King's Cross station and platform 9 3/4
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London - St. Paul's Cathedral
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London - St. Paul's Cathedral. The Golden Gallery, 528 winding steps up. Amazing view!
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London - St. Paul's Cathedral. The Golden Gallery, 528 winding steps up. Amazing view! That's the Millenium Bridge in the center.
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London - Walking across the Millenium Bridge.
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London - Walking across the Millenium Bridge. I stopped for take away, the crashed in my room for the night before heading home the following day.
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