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England...by aberkok
At long last, here are just a few (we have a couple hundred more) of the photos we took from our trip to England. It was a honey moon of sorts! Without further ado...the pics. First up...London (of course):
The Tower of London tour...presented by Mr. Beefeater http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...-Beefeater.jpg Outside the British Museum. This amazing museum was free and we got a lot of great pics of some of the exhibits. http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...tishMuseum.jpg Can't remember what this was...anyone? http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...n-DontKnow.jpg Freddie! http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...on-Freddie.jpg If you don't know what this is, you probably won't care. I had no idea it was real!! Didn't have time to go to Hogwart's though. http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...KingsCross.jpg This is just outside Charing Cross station http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...aringCross.jpg Next are three shots from beautiful Cambridge: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ridge-Lane.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...e-Building.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ge-Archway.jpg Next we went to Lewes, where I went to school 11 years ago. Included in the next batch are some pics of me at my old school with friend Richard: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...wes-Castle.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...wes-Priory.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...PrioryQuad.jpg A day trip to Brighton - a pic of the burnt down old pier from the new one: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...hton-Piers.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...on-Wedding.jpg Our next main stop was Warwick, where there's not a whole lot except for a big stinkin' castle! http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ick-HighUp.jpg A flintlock grenade launcher for the TFP Weaponry crowd: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...deLauncher.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...ck-Archery.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...rwick-Arch.jpg The world's largest Trebuchet: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...-Trebuchet.jpg An artsy shot of some keys in the castle: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...rwick-Keys.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...wick-Wheel.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...rwick-Wall.jpg Our next stop was in Edale. A tiny town at the south end of the Pennine Trail which leads to Scotland. This is in the heart of the Peak District which is supposed to be the most scenic part of the country. When people think of English countryside, this is it! First up, our B & B...who is that geek!? http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Edale-Nerd.jpg The rest are from our hike over Mam-Tor the next day: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Edale-Road.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Edale-Lamb.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...dale-Fence.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Edale-Back.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Edale-Path.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...dale-Stair.jpg Finally, no cultural survey would be complete without an insight into a country's cuisine. Here are some of the crazy things Brits like to eat. This was taken at a train stop in Selby: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c17/aberkok/Selby.jpg I hope you enjoyed our little trip to England. We certainly did. Goodboo! |
Platform 9-3/4? That's awesome. I wonder if it's a leftover prop or what? I'm amazed that the station bureaucrats would let that remain.
The photo with the water-wheel and castle really stands out for me. One order of beans on toast please! |
Nice! I like Warwick Castle - a good place for people to stop as they travel north from London. And British Museum is a simply amazing place (but bring your own lunch, the cafeteria is pricey!)
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very cool photos. Hey did you guys find it expensive? I went a few years back and am thinking of going again, but am curious as to how expensive they rooms are, and food, dining, etc!
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Excellent shots Aberkok!
I thought the spire you couldn't remember was St. Mary Le Bow... but I don't think that one has a clock. I love that stone path. Is that what you hiked? Regardless it's very cool. |
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Best thing to do is plan in advance using the Lonely Planet guidebook which we found indispensible. As far as travel, we got a couple of BritRail passes which provided us unlimited rail travel within England for 2 weeks. These can only be bought outside of England by non-citizens! They were $440 Canadian each but well worth it since we traveled all over the country. Apart from frequent rail trips into London from Crystal Palace, we pretty much made 6 major stops around the country. Hope that helps somewhat. |
Re: meals
Last time we went we bought a lot of meals at bakeries - sausage rolls and meat pies and the like. The wife and I would get some of that as takeaway and it was usually in the 5 to 6 pound range for both of us. Pretty reasonable. Hotels - the cheapest we stayed at was a Travel Inn in Glasgow for 53 pounds, and the most expensive was the Hilton in Edinburgh for 121 pounds per night. Next time we go we are renting a house - when 4 or more people are travelling together, it is cheaper than hotel rooms, though locations may not be in the heart of the tourist districts. |
Damnit, wish I'd realised you were coming to Lewes and Brighton - that's my turf.
Didn't realise you went to school round here. Glad you had a good time - the photos look excelent. |
Great shots aberkok - really makes me want to go back to England! :)
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Classic English caff. You went to some beautiful places too; next time you should visit Bath. A friend once said about it "I didn't realise places like this could exist" but he was from the North ;)
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Wonderful pics, and I loved the stone path through the countryside.
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