Gatwick / Crawley East Premier Travel Inn

... that was displaying Flemish art, like Breughel and Van Dyck which was cool because Mom and I saw a lot of that in the Netherlands and Belgium! Then I went to the Banqueting House which is this big banquet room with Reubens paintings on the ceiling. I walked through Covent Garden and saw street performers including a people playing violins which was pretty. Then I stopped by ...

Monday 9 February 2009, 6.55pm, Virgin Upper Class Lounge Okay, the Virgin Upper Class lounge might be the nicest room I've ever been in in my life, and I am not even exaggerating. If it wasn't a hopelessly gauche thing to do, I'd take some pics and upload them, it is a TREAT. Check-in and security was a total doddle, and I am now happily ensconced in the little office section, which features eight workstations with a ...

... so made a plan to head back later on in the day to get a better look. The third few stops took us past Downing Street (where the British Prime Minister works), Fleet Street (the theatre section of London) and St Paul's Cathedral. The driver also pointed out a Monument that was built in 1678 in the spot where the 1669 Great Fire of London was supposed to have started. The last lot of stops took us past the London Bridge, Tower of London and ...

... where Anne Boleyn lived before her marriage to Henry VIII, then again after she was arrested and held before her beheading. I even saw where she was beheaded. I am one happy traveler. Whilst here I walked through the Crown Jewels section, oh my goodness the jewels that have been owned and used by Royals over the centuries is just amazing. From here I went for a walk over Tower Bridge, how cool is that, I walked ...

... Took ourslves to the food hall and looked at the delicious cheeses and exotic foods etc. Slurged on a coffee (£6)! and watched the world go by. I'm not sure who buys things in Harrods - everyone seemed to be 'just looking'. After coffee we wandered across to Hyde Park Corner and to old areas Bill remembers from the past. H had a lovely lunch with Keith and Carolyn and met up with some wonderful staff from 5 years ago ...

... There were smaller statues too, and stone sarcophagi covered in hieroglyphics (in lines so straight they looked as if they were typed), but I couldn't stop looking at the giant ones. In another Egyptian section we discovered the mummies, all disappointingly wrapped up. I had just finished reading about how the Egyptian kingdom went into decline and was conquered by the Greeks under Alexander (he claimed it for his empire, but died before he knew that Greeks built the ...

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... lt;3 Aika heti kun saavuimme Lontoon keskustaan, Notting Hilliin tarkemmin sanottuna (uskomattoman ihana asuinalue, tahtoo elaa siella!), saimme visioida erittain komean autokolarin. Risteyksesta meni paloauto sireenit ulvoen ja auto jarrutti paastaakseen sen ohitseen, ja takaatuleva kaara rysahti suoraan taman auton peraan. Hirvea aani kuului ja seurauksena hienoja lommoja ja irtilentaneita lokasuojia. Toivottavasti niille ihmisille ei ...

... only because you think you should. To pay your respects? Maybe, but what does that mean because those respects can't go to the person who's died. Do you go to support those who will be there and to share the pain of somebody's passing? Yes, of course you can share the burden. Do you go to offer or ask religious blessing? Not most people in today's secular society. Perhaps like me, you say ...

... behind how we memorise what we see, it is a great way to learn. I wish I'd bought the activity sheets. They're supposed to be for kids, but aft** two hours in Human Biology ev**ything was a blur. This was my favourite section, especially the memory and mind rooms. Now I und**stand the theory behind rememb**ing names and why I forget people I'd just met five minutes ...