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Welcome to my Blog

I created this space to post my thoughts and photos. It began in 2012 with my travels to New Zealand, Tasmania and living and studying in Australia then continued back to Canada with my return home to Edmonton and moving to Victoria, British Columbia. Join me on the journey. Post a comment!

Wednesday 2 July 2014

Canterbury, Cambridge and London

Well I did make the most of my trip. I played the tourist, sightseeing parts of southern England.
Canterbury was quaint with its old tudor style buildings, cobblestone streets, rivers and streams with punts and of course the magnificent gothic cathedral originating in 597AD, the home of the Anglican church of which I was a member.
Cantebury Cathedral

Inside the chapel, quire and halls with the high ceilings

Punting on the river

Tudor style pub

Hilarious street names

Cambridge, the old, wealthy and stately university town I cycled around and visited an old friend who is privileged to live there. 
King's College - City View

King's College - Park View 

Thatched roof house


Surrey, home to Hampton Court Palace and several monarchs beginning with the young Henry VIII and subsequently William III and George I and II and its spectacular gardens and maze.
The Gardens

Henry VIII and one of his many wives!

Made it to the center of the maze


And of course London -  cleaner, safer and more tourist friendly than my previous visit but still with the charm, history, art and architecture.
Westminster - Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
Regent Street - empty of vehicles following the Pride Parade

The London Eye

A female guard at Whitehall
Liberty of London



Isis in Kensington Park

And of course, what is Britain without Mr Bean!?



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