Sal & Svetlana
Svetlana is Sally's teeny car.

Sally's Hood
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Path to the park
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Victoria Park


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Canal & Lock


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Tomb & Church
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St. Nicholas' Church


POPPIES!
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Snooty Fox Pub
The name of it amused me.

Canal Bridge
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Knock Knock

Jester
He was on stilts. I was playing with my zoom lens while in the queue.

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Portcullis
The castle entrance.

Oldest part of the castle
loved this tiered garden

Back of the castle
The river is the River Avon.

Yellow Knight
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The Red Knight
He was rather scrummy.

Brave Knight
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Nummy Knight
Best use of zoom lens my whole trip.

Jousting
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Chapel
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Bedchamber
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Loved this window
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Tea with the Queen
She was made of wax, but she looked awfully real!

stained glass
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Skip Skip Skip to my Lou
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More skipping!
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garden path!
Loved this arbor.

Kimmy at the Castle
Pic by Sal

In the mirror
pic by Sal

Dr. Pepper!
yes, they DO have it in England!
The ad slogan is "what's the worst that can happen?"
This was where we picnicked.

Impatient Face
Waiting for people to move away from the window so I could get that picture above.

Kimmeh
pic by Sal

Me again
pic by Sal

Presents YAY!
One of the gifts hazel gave me....a pencil sharpener shaped like a phone box...she also gave me candy and a snow globe with the Beatles inside.

pic by hazel

Marina
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Marina
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English countryside
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canal
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English Country
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Canal Bridge
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Marina
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Marina (my fave shot)
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Me & Sal
Taken by Sal's mom

Marina
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Jumpin' Sal
The picture that began a tradition. Sal jumped up in this one and then kept doing it the whole week for LOLs.

Lock
real working canal lock outside the pub...we saw a couple boats go through it.

At the lock


At the lock #2
with the other sister. Pic by Hazel.

Sheep!
How very British

Lock in action
The people on the boats had to man the lock...it was all done by hand.

Canal boat in lock
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Canal Boat Dogs
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Braunston Church
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Great big sky
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Kissing Gate
These gates are called kissing gates, 2 people can not go through them at the same time.

Cows in the road
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Moooove it!
loved how this road wound right through the cow field.

in the church yard
we were sitting so close because someone tied the flowers to the bench...pic by Hazel

Me & Hazel


Brrrr!
I think the coldest I was while in England was when this photo was taken... on the site of the medieval town where everyone died of plague.

Pic by Hazel

Garden Sal
Sally in her parent's back garden.
It was full of pretty  green things & flowers.

Nicholsons
Sal & her parents. Sister Hazel was already off at work.
They are such nice nice people. I really enjoyed talking to her dad about schools, her mom's black currant preserves, and Hazel's Dr. Who collection!

Daventry


Daventry
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Yummy!
We had delicious hot cocoa at Costa.

Cheers!


Logo
for scrapbook purposes.

Costa Cofee


Ladies in Red.
Pic by Sal.

Me and Miss Adele at Frankie and Benny's, the "American" restaurant.

Pint Sized
Proof I did drink a pint while over there. Just don't tell anyone it was a pint of Coca-Cola. LOL

pic by Sal

Adele & Sally


Skip!


more skipping!


St. Mary's
In Great Brington

Where Princess Di is really buried.

Churchyard


Tombstones


Spencer Estate
Where Princess Di lived.

Althorp House
The Spencer Estate

Heart of the Shires


Shopping!
picture by Sal... who stole my camera.

I love pepper!
I wanted to take this giant pepper mill home with me.

Yellow Field
view from the shop window.
Pic by Sal.

Trashed!
Those silly girls playing around.
Pic by Sal.

Adele
Pic by Sal...it was an accident (trying to figure out the timer) but I LOVE the composition of it!

Signage!
This amusing sign made us laugh on the way out of the shops.

Stink Eye
I think the sun was in her eyes. LOL.
Pic by Sal.

Bath Abbey
Even though the place is huge you don't see it until you walk around this corner and it smacks you in the face. It was awe inspiring for sure. My first real dose of history in England.

Gothic


Abbey interior
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Window
This stained glass window is huge (like 4 stories tall) it tells the entire story of Jesus' life.

window/ceiling
 loved how the window and ceiling flowed into each other.

Last Supper
I think that's what this window is depicting.

altar flowers
They still have church services here (they were having a catholic mass when we came in) these flowers decorate the altar.

in memoriam

tombs and graves covered the walls and the floors in this huge building

Tombs
These tombstones and memorials lined the walls and covered the floors.

His Hands
Really cool wire sculpture by the same artist who made a bunny and minotaur outside the abbey.

Inside the Abbey
Sal took this photo of me inside the abbey.

Fanned Ceiling
The ceiling was way up there. I have no idea HOW they built it all those 100s of years ago. Just awesome!

Tombs & Windows.
Just loved how everything flowed together so well here.

Roman Baths


Roman Bath*
The water that fills this "bath" predates the Romans who discovered it. It comes up through the earth and is heated and still comes out of a spring elsewhere on the grounds. It's full of minerals (hence the green color) & said to have healing properties.

Bath & Abbey
Just to show you how close they were.

postcard view
This picture looks a lot like a postcard I bought.

Pervy
Sally putting her hand up a Roman's skirt on a dare. LOL

Posed


Ah!!!!!
Sally enjoyed jumping into my photos. It became a game.

Spring
Outside the window was the place were the water bubbled out of the ground into a huge pool. You could see the bubbles rising.

I need to lighten this one, but I like it!

Sally
The bath behind her is from the first photo of the baths as are all the following ones.

Moi
Pic by Sal

Healing Waters


Bath
Same bath from the first photos, just at ground level.

COLD Bath
Inside the complex, this was one of the cold baths. The money in the bottom sparkled like stars.

Spring
Where the water rises from the ground.

King's Fountain
Bath water comes directly from the spring to this fountain where you can sample it.

Sampling the H20
It tasted like hot water full of pennies. Not very tasty.

Shakaway Shakes!
The bins are full of candy and you pick what kind/mixture you want. I had a Crunchie shake...they put like 3 crunchie bars in it! SO GOOD!

Crunchie Shake!


Shakaway Sal


Roman
Love the architecture here, it was like we were in Rome.

Abbey


Park
I imagine Jane Austen walking about here. Apparently she spent most of her life in Bath. I didn't know that when i was there though.

Park


Pulteney Bridge
It had shops on the sides of it.

Train Station


Is that a DOG!?
Yes, dogs are allowed on trains in England. I thought this very cool.

Tourist!
Sal took this pic of me being a nerdy tourist.

Whoa!


Street Performer
He was on a 10 ft unicycle, juggling fire.

Perplexed
Sally, unsure how to eat the corn gracefully.

Sal & Laura
self portrait style.

Riverfront
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Riverfront (the other way)
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Sal & Laura
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Silly hats
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Silly girls
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Banished Sal.
Don't even remember why we banished her over there.

YAY!! Krispy Kremes!
pic by sal

Delish!
love laura's face in this one!
pic by sal

Yummy!
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Beachy Socks
An ode to Josh & Sweeney Todd.

Photo by Sal. I LOVE THIS ONE!

Sunning
taken by sal

Beachy Me
taken by Sal.

Beachy
It was half-term (school break) and a sunny day, so the beach was crowded.

Fish & Chips
sadly disappointed.
while good, I've had better fish & chips in Holbrook. :(

Sunny Sal


Sweeney Feet
Ode to Sweeney Todd.

In the English Channel
The water was cold!
Pic by Sal.

By the Sea
Pic by Sal (I love this one)

By the seaside
Pic by Sal

Wet Feet!


Surf


Pier
That's a kiddie theme park type thing on the end. With little rides a big slide and carnival games.

Stripes & Sand


Converse
My brand new shoes.

AZ Revisted
A recreation of a picture we took in AZ 2 years ago at the painted desert.

Beach Brolly
Loved this bright beach brolly.

Deck Chairs
We were supposed to pay for them...but no one told us that.

pic by Sal

Self Portrait with iPod


Beach from the Pier


Bouremouth Beach
So crowded, but I love this shot. Like a postcard!

Skipping down the pier


On the Pier
Apparently on really clear days you can see France. We could not.

Taken by Sal.

Helter Skelter
It's a big slide!

Amusement Arcade


Wheeeeeee!
We really enjoyed riding the carousel.

trusty steed


Carousel


Riding the Carousel


Yehaw!


Ice Lolly
I had ice cream. Berries and clotted Cream, it was yummy!

At Wicked!
Taken by sal during the interval.

London Undergound
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Paddington Station
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Inside a black cab
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Sally in the cab
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Trooping of the Colours
They were having parade practice for the Queen's birthday. We couldn't get close to the palace, but my zoom lens could!

Horse Guards
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Horse Guards
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Buckingham Palace
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The Queen's Crib
She was not at home this day. The Union Jack was flying.

Changing of the Guard
OK, not really. We didn't get to see the "real" thing because the canceled it due to parade practice- but it looks like it. :P

Marching Soldiers


Victoria Memorial
Victoria was the longest reigning monarch of Britain. 6 more years on the throne and QE2 will surpass her.

Buckingham Palace


Jump in the photo!
for tradition!

WICKED!


Wicked!


At the pub


Me and Jaz
...and laminated Kimmy, who has toured London before.

The Shakespeare Pub
is behind a bus station.

The Tube
Loved riding on "the tube" : )

The Globe
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Inside the Globe
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The Globe
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Jumping in the shot again!
crazy Sal. love her.

Full of people
Those people on the ground were standing the entire show...at least they didn't get bruised backsides!

Stage Detail
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Millennium Bridge
Also called the "wobbly bridge" because it wobbled when they first built it. Only for foot traffic. We walked across it.

View downriver
taken from Millennium Bridge

Millennium Bridge Walk
My first view of St. Paul's cathedral.

On the River Thames
waiting for Sal to see if we were going the right way.

Studio sign
Picture by Jaz.

Me @ Abbey Rd.
picture by Jaz

Album Cover
Me doing that Beatles thing crossing the road.
Picture by Jaz.

Signing the Wall
Picture by Jaz.

Scribbles
My message on the wall...it said "Teh Kimmy was here. June 1, 2009"

Picture by Jaz.

Poster


Gate


Studio


Bus Stop


Jaz Signs


Jaz Signs 2


More signing


The Message
Heh.

Carnaby St.


Street Sign


up the street


Shakespeare's Head
Nifty Pub sign.

Carnaby St. 2
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Fortune Pork
A store called Fortune Pork which sold weird Asian things.

Queen's Gate
Designed by a child for a tv program contest.

gate detail


Hyde Park
so green and lush!

Serpentine Lake
In the heart of Hyde park.

Ducks
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2 blokes in a boat
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Deck Chairs
Sitting by the lake in deck chairs on a summers day is "so very British" Jaz says. It cost us $1.50 to sit here.

Jaz In the Fountain
One of her 50 things to do this year was jump in a fountain with all her clothes on. This is the Princess Di memorial fountain...full of kids playing and COLD COLD water.

Cold Feet!
Proof it was cold, look at those red toesies.

English Roses


Prince Albert Memorial
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Albert Memorial
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Albert Memorial
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Royal Albert Hall


RAH
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RAH
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RAH
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Big Ben Wears Cons
ok, not really, I do.
Jaz took this pic of my feet and I LOVE it.

Recreting an old photo
My dad went to London in 1970 and took a pic in this same spot...standing in the same way. I had to recreate it.

Photo by Jaz.

Silly Rabbit
taken by jaz

Parliament at Night
Almost night anyway.

Abbey Doors
Jaz took this one after I suggested it.

Abbey Garden
Taken by Jaz

Abbey Garden
Taken by jaz

Parliament/Big Ben


Westminster Abbey
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Portcullis House/ Big Ben
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Westminster Abbey
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Westminster Abbey (front)


Westminster Abbey Door
I like the fact someone is sitting there... you get the grand scale of the door.

Gargoyle #1


Gargoyle #2


Big Ben
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Portcullis House & The Eye

Patriotic Choo


London Eye


Statue
Don't know where it was or what it was there for, but I liked it. Taken from the top of a moving bus.

London Eye


London Dragon
Dragon Statues "guard" the entrances of the city of London.

St. Paul's
Another amazing feat of architecture. We had tea and cakes in the crypt, down the hall from Admiral Nelson's tomb. We were not allowed to take photos inside the church.

St. Paul's


St. Paul's


St. Paul's Detail.
Loved the columns and the hugeness of the place.

Old Route Master Bus
Not many of these around anymore. We were lucky enough to get to ride on one.

Routemaster & St. Paul's


Old & New
Old church, new skyscrapers.

Tower Bridge


The Gerkin
also known as St. Mary's Axe

Tower Choos


Lambeth Palace
The Tardis Landed here!
Just to show you what the top of the bus looked like.

Victoria Tower: Parliament
 Used to contain all the important documents in the land.
Taken from the top of a moving bus.

Big Ben
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Buckingham Palace
The Queen was home this time (2nd time I'd gone there). There was heightened security and her Royal Standard was flying.

Palace gates


Queen Kimmy
hahah.

Pic by Jaz.

At the palace


At the Gates
Pic by Jaz.


Victoria Memorial
Right in front of Buckingham Palace

Victoria Memorial
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Love this one!
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National Gallery
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Me!
jaz took this one.

Admiral Nelson
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Fountain
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across the water
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Lion
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Lion #2
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Guarding the Square
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Jaz's Photo
Just love this pic of the fountain Jaz took.

Chinatown
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Pic by NF
Funny, I found this one on Twitter taken by one of my fave celebs (Nathan Fillion) just a few days after I'd been there. I had to borrow it for my scrapbook.

pic by jaz

London at sunset
These pics were taken another night, not the same one we rode on the eye.

MY FAVE PHOTO
of all the pics I took this trip, THIS one is my fave.

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on top of the world
... well on top of London anyway.

pic by Jaz.

I Defy Gravity
yes I wore the shirt on purpose.

pic by jaz.

Buckingham Palace
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Jaz lives here.
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St. Paul's
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Houses of Parliament


river traffic
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Tower of London
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Traitors's Gate
The arch on the right.
Where prisoners were led into the Tower from the river.

The White Tower
Oldest part of the Tower of London and where the armor of King Henry the VIII is currently on display.

White Tower
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Bearskin


Beefeater
They are called that because they were originally paid with beef from the king's table.

Such a Tourist
pic by jaz

Silly Rabbit


Guarding the Bling
Jaz took this one with my camera.

View from inside the Bloddy Tower
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Inside the "Bloody Tower"


Tower Bridge


Moi
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Tower Bridge & "Pirate" Ship


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crossing the bridge on foot
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From atop a bus
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From the top of a bus
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KUNG FU BUNNIES
The inspirational sculpture.

Choo Bunny
We couldn't make the shoe stay on his foot...so we set it on his lap instead.

Tate Modern
They had this cool exhibit called body space motion things you could climb inside and play around... and we did.

OM


Jaz in the Tube


Kimmy in the Tube
taken by jaz.

Art imitates art
yes, we got strange looks, but mostly smiles.

Jaz in a box!
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Caged Bunny


In a giant rabbit hutch!


Kung Fu Bunnies on the Eye
at the top of the London eye we did the Kung Fu bunny thing...much to the amusement of the other people in the pod...we did it again at the bottom for the "professional" photo.

It won't fit!
Me attempting to fit Jaz's Jimmy Choo on the bunny foot.
Pic by jaz.

Jaz's pic: Tate Modern
For my scrapbook.

Lambeth Palace
The Tardis landed on the roundabout in front of it.

Tardis Landed HERE
On this roundabout. Apparently this roundabout was also featured in a Chevy Chase movie... but were were sure to tell the Big Bus Tour guide that Dr. Who landed there too.

Brandon Estate (bkgd)
Rose lived in those apartments beyond the park.

come on K-9


Good doggie!


GOOD BOY!
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Walk the dog


Gay-9
His new name, given to him by one of Jaz's friends.

K-9 With jogger
we got quite a few funny looks from people in the park, but not as many as you'd expect.