London, England - First stop, the corner of Fish and Chips. |
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In October 2015 I flew to London, England then took the Chunnel train to Paris, France then took another train to Belgium, Brussels for 8 days... More coming soon...
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London, England - First stop, the corner of Fish and Chips. |
London, England - The London classic photo. |
London, England - The Churchill War Rooms, virtually untouched until they opened in 1984. |
London, England - Buckingham Palace was fully booked, we had to find another place to stay. |
London, England - Took the BBC studio tour. |
London, England - Unlike the London hotel rooms, this is bigger on the inside. |
London, England - Piccadilly Circus in the West End, although it has a circus like atmosphere this circus, in Latin, means circle. |
London, England - Leicester Square in the West End, besides the theatres there is The Shakespeare fountain and statue. |
London, England - The British Museum includes the Rosetta Stone. Well, at least I think that's what the sign read. |
London, England - The Camden Markets, where you can always find a wide variety of food options. Can you say 'super street food'? |
London, England - Royal Albert Hall, built in 1871, was the venue for the Sir Cliff Richard OBE concert we went to. |
London, England - Sir Cliff on stage at the beautiful RAH. |
London, England - Sir Cliff at his 75th Birthday Tour. |
London, England - Pretty great seats in a packed house. |
London, England - Sir Cliff, singing. |
London, England - Sir Cliff, still singing. Great concert! |
London, England - Harrods Department Store is illuminated with 12,000 lights. |
London, England - Us at Tower Bridge along The Thames. |
Greenwich, England - The historic Royal Observatory and the Prime Meridian Line, which divides the earth's eastern and western hemispheres. |
Greenwich, England - Greenwich Park, The Queen's House, Old Royal Naval College, and National Maritime Museum. Only a small part of what is in Greenwich. |
Greenwich, England - Within sight of The Thames, the Cutty Sark was built in 1869. The domed Greenwich Foot Tunnel entrance goes under The Thames and is 1,215 feet long and 50 feet deep. |
London, England - The Tower of London. A room with a view. |
London, England - Shakespeare's Globe was opened in 1997 to replicate the original Globe Theatre built in 1599. |
London, England - Very British. |
London, England - The London Eye is the most popular paid attraction in the U.K, with about 3.5 million people a year. |
London, England - My friend Nelson and I along The Thames. |
London, England - St. Paul's Cathedral sits on Ludgate Hill, at the highest point of the City of London. |
London, England - Sweet! A sweet shop. Jelly Babies anyone? |
France - On the Eurostar train from London to Paris. It has a top speed of 300 kilometres per hour (186 mph), we are traveling a leisurely 293 KPH (182 MPH). |
Paris, France - We arrive in Paris at the Gare du Nord station, 2 hours and 15 minutes after leaving London from the St. Pancras station. |
Paris, France - Us at the Notre-Dame Cathedral on the Île de la Cité. |
Paris, France - The Louvre Pyramid, pointed to with the giant finger, is the main entrance to the museum. |
Paris, France - Us on top of La Tour Eiffel (for non-French speakers, The Eiffel Tower). |
Paris, France - The Paris classic photo. |
Paris, France - The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Triumphal Arch of the Star) in the middle of the very busy Place Charles de Gaulle. |
Paris, France - The Place de la Concorde at night with The Obelisk of Luxor, Eiffel Tower, and one of the Fontaines de la Concorde lit up. |
Paris, France - Spectacular light show on the Eiffel Tower, you can't see it here but it's sparkling. |
Ouistreham ('Sword Beach'), France - The Grand Bunker - Atlantic Wall Museum is a former German headquarters. |
Courseulles-sur-Mer ('Juno Beach'), France - The Juno Beach Centre honors the 45,000 Canadians who lost their lives during WWII (5,500 during the Battle of Normandy and 359 on D-Day alone). |
Courseulles-sur-Mer ('Juno Beach'), France - The beach today belies what happened here on 6 June 1944. |
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer ('Juno Beach'), France - This town has a nice beach front promenade with many shops and restaurants. |
Arromanches-les-Bains ('Gold Beach'), France - A key to D-Day, this town had the Mulberry Harbor for supplying soldiers, equipment and supplies (during the first 100 days of operation, 2.5 million men, 500,000 vehicles, and 4 million tons of material were landed). |
Arromanches-les-Bains ('Gold Beach'), France - The view from our hotel. |
Colleville-sur-Mer ('Omaha Beach'), France - The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. For the unidentified soldiers: "Here Rests in Honored Glory a Comrade in Arms Known but to God.” |
Vierville-sur-Mer ('Omaha Beach'), France - A small town of about 300, this is us at the edge of the pier. |
Cricqueville-en-Bessin ('Omaha Beach'), France - At 30 metres (100 feet) above the English Channel, Pointe du Hoc is the highest point between Utah and Omaha Beaches and was heavily fortified by the Germans. |
Sainte-Marie-du-Mont ('Utah Beach'), France - Just one of the many memorials that dot the Normandy Beaches, Utah Beach has a large museum dedicated to the Americans. |
Bayeux, France - Nice town with its medieval center containing cobbled streets and half-timbered houses. |
Bayeux, France - The River Aure flows through the historic centre. |
Bayeux, France - The Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux, is from the 11th century. |
Brussels, Belgium - We arrive in Brussels at the Gare du Midi station, 1 hour and 20 minutes after leaving Paris from the Gare du Nord station. |
Brussels, Belgium - The classic Brussels photo. |
Brussels, Belgium - Gee, if only I had something else to go with this sandwich. |
Brussels, Belgium - You want some of my fries with that sandwich? |
Brussels, Belgium - The Palais Royal de Bruxelles (Royal Palace of Brussels) house the offices of the King and Queen. I think their house is in an office building somewhere. |
Brussels, Belgium - The Co-Cathédrale collégiale des Ss-Michel et Gudule (Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula) was built in the 11th century. I research this stuff. so you don't have to. |
Brussels, Belgium - Time for a Belgium Waffle break! |
Brussels, Belgium - The Bourse de Bruxelles building is the location of the Brussels stock exchange. |
Brussels, Belgium - The Manneken Pis statue is a little attraction that draws a big crowd. |
Brussels, Belgium - The Palais de Justice (Palace of Justice) is the largest courthouse in the world. Situated on Galgenberg hill, it has great views over the city. |
Brussels, Belgium - The Roue de Paris is a temporary ferris wheel, and at 60 metres tall (200 feet) has been transported all across Europe. What goes around, comes around... |
Brussels, Belgium - Our rental car was so small, we had to take turns driving and running along side. Hey! It's about time we changed! |
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