Friday, 10-07-2015 — Sunday, 12-07-2015
Day 324 — Day 326
After nearly a month, we were getting ready to leave England behind. But first we had to play video games ... a lot of video games.
After nearly a month, we were getting ready to leave England behind. But first we had to play video games ... a lot of video games.
Way back around the year 120, Roman Emperor Hadrian built a giant wall too keep the wildmen out of the northern border of the Roman Empire. Parts of that wall still stand today.
We leave London at last and head north, stopping at Milton Keynes and visit Bletchley Park, home of the World War II codebreakers before venturing on to the small town of Olney (home to a very unusual race).
As we've mentioned a few times, the City of London is but a small part of what most people consider to be London. But what makes London different from the City of London? It's complicated ...
We spent a lot of time in London, and that included some adventures into the wilds of Greater London, a really huge collection of boroughs and neighborhoods surrounding the City of London.
We spent a total of 18 days in and around London so we were able to investigate many of the city’s interesting sights and iconic landmarks.
Even though our Royal London Walking Tour was over, we just kept going to see what else London had to offer the world traveling family.
It took us a few days, but this morning we decided it was time to head to Covent Garden and hook up with the Sandeman's Free Walking Tour of London.
From Abbey Road to Charing Cross, from Trafalgar Square to 221B Baker Street, we spend a few days exploring London.
Stratford-upon-Avon is, of course, the legendary birthplace of William Shakespeare. And, naturally, we were visiting the historic site to take in some Shakespearean culture. And we certainly found a lot of it.