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Every journey begins with a rush-hour traffic jam
... start. I’m sitting on a ferry watching England retreat in the distance on one of the last bright sunny days in England this year. The stress levels for making this crossing have been so high I’m not even thinking about this trip yet as something that should be fun, it’s just something I have to get done. On the other side I have a long ride so hopefully that will give me time to get my thoughts together and get into the mindset for this trip.
A guy met up with ...
Leaving London
... However it was not the cathedral, ancient remains and Tudor architecture that attracted most of the girls, but the commercial centre where the lolly shop was popular, especially with the younger girls.
Then we were back on the coaches for the comparatively short leg into Wales. Llangollen proved to be a delightfully picturesque village where preparations were well under way for the great influx of visitors ...
Sightseeing is Overrated
... switches bikes with the tourist and for the next 2 ½ hours, he rides a bike with a completely flat tire. That should give you an idea of just how fast we were all going.
Despite the painfully slow pace, the bike tour was actually a pretty good time. We rode a good distance all around the city – through parks, a carnival, beside canals, over bridges, in front of museums, and stopped off to take a look at a huge windmill and a few bustling squares. Being a ...
Still here, not lost yet, well.....just once maybe
... so got off the bus around the corner - against the wall of the gardens of Buckingham Palace. We began our day of walking there!!! well that is after the "short" cut earlier. So walked the side past the gift shop and to the front of the palace and there was a large crowd of people - peered through the fence and could see something going on and eventually the gates opened and a band marched out - there was some ...
The Circus
... only one other bed was taken by a girl named Kim who is from Australia and she is working in London but she doesn't have an apartment yet so she is staying there till she gets one. The beds were not super comfortable but they did there job. The showers were also clean so that was good but we forgot showers shoes and that just grossed me out, no matter how clean it looked.
Once we were settled in we went out to hit ...


