6 September

London, England - Day 1

Map 22

It was rainy for part of the day, but we still managed quite a bit of exploring. We walked through Kensington Park all the way to Buckingham Palace, which we found underwhelming. Most of our time was spent just looking around and strolling the extensive park paths.

Daily miles: 8.04 Expenses:
  £530 (London apartment)
  £20.15 (snacks)



our London flat
wider shot of street

Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens


Peter Pan statue
Peter Pan plaque
 
Princess Diana Memorial Fountain





Wellington Arch

one of Her Majesty's swans

Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial

Buckingham Palace


home of the British monarchy
Queen's Guard
Janene at palace gates

Around London
65 Eaton Place of
Upstairs Downstairs fame
Christopher Columbus statue

Back at Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens


Albert Gate stag
3 birds in London
Kensington Palace

Princess Diana Memorial Garden
royal squirrel?

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About us

Joe & Janene at Eiffel Tower

In 2010, Joe & Janene, parents of Cary (Zzickle), went on a 5-month-long backpacking trip around Europe.

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Maps

  1. Galveston to Barcelona
  2. Spain & Portugal
  3. Barcelona to Monaco
  4. Monaco to Carrara
  5. Carrara to Cecina
  6. Cecina to Termoli
  7. Termoli to Croatia
  8. Croatia to Vienna
  9. Vienna to Koln
  10. Koln to Copenhagen
  11. to Norway & back
  12. Copenhagen to Fussen
  13. Fussen to Basel
  14. Basel to Dijon
  15. Dijon to Cherbourg
  16. Ferry to Ireland
  17. Dublin to Scotland
  18. Stranraer to Loch Lomond
  19. North Scotland
  20. Yorkshire
  21. to Wales & Reading
  22. London to Dover to London

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depart cruise Nassau cruise
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cruise Azores cruise Spain

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Spain
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Italy
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Prague Germany
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Germany Copenhagen Sweden
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Sweden Norway

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Germany Switzerland France
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France Ireland

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England
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England
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England
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