Parting shots

Beautiful stained-glass windows.

L discovers that riding a double-decker bus is pretty much like riding a bus

On the steps of St. Paul's - no feeding birds here - birds of prey were released to discourage the pigeon population

 

 

Seeing the city from different perspectives... Cruising the river Thames

Looking up

Looking down

On London Bridge (this one is not falling down)

Dr. Who episode humor

Crumpets, yes. Baked beans for breakfast? No.

Liking macarons

What do you think this sign means?

This made me smile in central London

This reminded me of Ireland

Chinatown

EF tours did a nice job of having the kids try different kinds of cuisine

 

Bobbies

London Fog...an aerial view from the London Eye

 

 

More England 2015

 

I am amazed by the artistry at every corner. I absolutely love the "olde world"!

Enormous taxes on cars and parking encourage cyclists everywhere

Harry Potter movie sightings in London

An original copy of a King James Bible, with a page turned every day

The Magna Carta celebrates 800 years

I don't know where we will be buried, but I hope my tombstone leans next to Andy's like this one.

Lovely poppies and English countryside

Learning that there is more to Stonehenge than stones

Chaperone humor "Phonehenge" - confiscating the kids electronics at dinner and forcing them to engage in actual conversation with the person sitting next to them at the table.

We give warnings, the Brits give "polite notice"

Vintage architecture in Stratford-Upon-Avon and vintage costumes

Home and gardens of Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare's wife)

Roman Britannia, town of Bath

People often ask what I enjoyed the most about our trip. There is not one particular sight that I love more than others. It is more the sense of time and place that I love - simply being there. I love admiring the architectural details at every corner.

I love listening to street musicians on instruments I have never heard of.

I love looking at statutes and trying to remember history.

I love sampling "fish and chips" and local cuisine favorites.

I love watching my daughter see England for the first time, and being able to share those memories and loves with her.

I love quaint window displays of shoppes, although I don't especially love shopping.

I'm crazy about interesting doors and thankful that my husband allowed us to install a rounded European-style door when we built our home.

I love that my daughter was able to share this trip with good friends.

Experiencing a light display at a cathedral- an interactive contemplative approach to worship

I love trying out new coffee shops and treats (good thing we walked 44 miles and climbed 141 flights of stairs that week according to FitBit)

I'm also crazy about illuminated manuscripts and would love to own a print of a psalm or portion of scripture one day.

I'm not sure what the hand position on this icon signifies. It looks kind of like Jesus doing yoga.

Great cathedrals built for a great God!

My favorite stained glass window of Mary loving Jesus

I hope to grow a garden one day. The 105 degree summer days and ravenous deer are not encouraging my efforts back home.

I love this street sign

Black current - my favorite, and hard to find here

Phoenix- Resurrection symbol on St. Paul's