The Balettie Bunch invade England!
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UK 2006 - Day 1: Eyes on Ben
Part 2 of the England 2006 trip report:
The next morning, I had
pre-booked a "guided flight" on the famous
London Eye... we arrived via the Underground, so
the first view the kids had was The Eye towering
over the trees!
Kathy and I had been on
The Eye before, so we were anxious to see their
reaction. We had a great 30 minute "flight", and
the weather (like it was the entire time we were
there) was fantastic! We could see for *MILES*
across London.
All of our destinations
for the day were visible, so I was able to point
out Parliament/Big Ben (yes, I know it's the
bell, not the tower, but it's easier to refer to
it that way), Westminster Abbey, Buckingham
Palace, St. Paul's, etc.
After we got off the Eye,
we head across the bridge towards Parliament,
etc. The kids are in awe of seeing, in person,
things that they've only seen in books or
movies/TV shows. It's really a lot of fun to
experience it through their eyes.
We spent a good deal of
time walking about inside Westminster Abbey. I
was pleased that both kids were able to
recognize so many famous people who were buried
there. Andrew commented how ironic it was that
Charles Darwin was buried literally feet away
from Isaac Newton's tomb inside Westminster.
Melanie liked seeing the old tombs and the
pomp-and-circumstance items. Both were impressed
with the "Poet's Corner", where Chaucer,
Dickens, Browning, and Kipling are all
entombed.
And, to start a theme
that would be carried throughout the trip,
Andrew drooled over the "cool cars"
This way for more adventures!!!!!
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