Notes from the May - June 2009
Tour of Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia and England
 London, England - Saturday June 27 Final full day in Europe - First up is Westminster Abbey, then a boat tour on the Thames - using the London Pass and finally a tour of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich |
 Westminster Abbey - the histories of the church and of England are intertwined. Kings and Queens are crowned here, state funerals are held here and royalty is buried here. |
 29 kings and queens are buried here, among 3000 tombs. King Edward the Confessor, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Mary I and King Henry VII are buried here, as are Mary Queen of Scots, and a number of poets and writers, including Geoffrey Chaucer. No photographs were permitted inside. |
 The City Cruises boat ride is included in the London Pass. We embarked at Westminster bridge. |
 The London Eye |
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 The Embankment |
 Hungerford Bridge |
 Tower of London |
 HMS Belfast |
 Tower Bridge |
 Tower Bridge |
 Riverside apartments - low tide |
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