London you've enchanted me for TEN years. From that very first moment you captured my heart and I felt like I was coming home. That first night I wrote "I can tell already that four months won't be long enough." I could live there the rest of my days and it still wouldn't be enough time. As the plane was lifting off, I penned "Farewell England. My heart belongs to you." So true. This is a love affair that is going to last a lifetime!
Stepping off that plane, I had no idea what my time in London would
bring. I knew I'd be surrounded by awe-inspiring buildings, great
historical places, and thousands of years of culture. What I didn't
expect was to fall in love, find a true friend that has seen me through
the ups and downs of life, or to truly discover who I was and what I
wanted to become. Thank you for giving me that amazing opportunity to
grow. It's probably why I love you so much.
London
Buckingham Palace
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| First day in London, Buckingham Palace |
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| Buckingham Palace |
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| Last day in London, Buckingham Palace |
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| Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace |
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| St. James Park |
Thames, Westminster, Big Ben
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| Big Ben |
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| My favorite place to be at night, bank of the Thames |
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| Big Ben |
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| Thames and the South Bank |
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| Houses of Parliament |
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| London Eye |
Trafalgar Square
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| Trafalgar Square |
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| National Gallery, Trafalgar Square |
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| Trafalgar Square |
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| Trafalgar Square |
Kensington Garden/ Hyde Park
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| Kensington Palace |
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| Peter Pan Statue, Hyde Park |
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| Iconic London, Black Taxis |
Tower of London
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| Tower of London |
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| Tower of London |
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| White Tower, Tower of London |
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| Beefeater, Tower of London |
Westminster Abbey
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| Westminster Abbey |
ST. Pauls
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| St. Paul's Cathedral |
City of London aka the Square Mile
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| Welcome to the city of London |
Cultural London
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| Victoria and Albert Museum |
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| Globe Theatre |
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| Les Miserables |
The Tube aka the oldest mass transit system
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| Platform 9 3/4 |
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| The Tube |
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| The Tube |
Home, 27 Palace Court
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| Home, 27 Palace Court with the lovely Tina (the lady who ran the London Centre) |
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| Dinning Room at 27 Palace Court |
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| Packin' Up |
England Adventures
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| First Red Phone Boxes, Hampshire |
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| Brighton Pier |
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| Cardif Castle, Cardif Wales |
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| Benbow Pond |
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| St. Albans |
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| Sainsbury's |
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| Stonehenge |
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| Shambles, York |
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| Shambles, York |
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| Rievaulx Abbey |
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| Chatsworth |
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| Meridian Date Line, Greenwich |
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| Punting on the River Cam, Cambridge |
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| Downpour in Scotland |
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| Dover Castle |
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| Dover Castle. We had amazing directors with the Whittakers |
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| Blenheim Place |
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| On the Bus |
Home Stay
During the middle of the semester, we were sent to live with a British Family. Melanie and I stayed with the Rasmussen.
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| Our lovely host mum, Elaine Rassmussen |
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| Nottingham Castle home of Robin Hood |
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| Some of the local YSA. |
6 comments:
Thanks for the walk down memory lane. It is amazing what can happen in four months. It has inspired me to scan my London pictures and get them in a book. Thanks for the friendship since then. Melanie
I love this post!!!!
i love all the pictures. miss you
What an interesting blog, introduced by a thought-provoking photo. The unusual wall painting of the dwellings is also a strangely modern interpretation. Something like this hieroglyphic view of a park by Swiss painter Paul Klee, http://EN.WahooArt.com/A55A04/w.nsf/OPRA/BRUE-8LT475.
The image can be seen at wahooart.com who can supply you with a canvas print of it.
Fun to see your pictures! It's always good to be in London.
I spent a summer in London as a college student and loved every single moment! I took so many of the same photos while I was there so it was fun to see these. I desperately need to return someday - I'm homesick for it!
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