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.
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| Cantebury Cathedral |
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| Inside the chapel, quire and halls with the high ceilings |
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| Punting on the river |
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| Tudor style pub |
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| Hilarious street names |
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Cambridge, the old, wealthy and stately university town I cycled around and visited an old friend who is privileged to live there.
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| King's College - City View |
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| King's College - Park View |
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| 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.
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| The Gardens |
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| Henry VIII and one of his many wives! |
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| 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.
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| Westminster - Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament |
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| Regent Street - empty of vehicles following the Pride Parade |
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| The London Eye |
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| A female guard at Whitehall |
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| Liberty of London |
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| Isis in Kensington Park |
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| And of course, what is Britain without Mr Bean!? |
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