OUR ENGLISH ADVENTURE NO1

 15th AUGUST 2013  THURSDAY

We have arrived at Incheon Airport after a good flight we are staying at the Ramada Songdo Hotel.  We went across the biggest bridge I have ever seen to get here think we are still in Incheon.

Picture of Incheon Bridge

Parade at Airport of traditional dress

Hotel where we stayed

16th AUGUST 2013

Our flight to Paris was good arriving at Charles de Gaul Airport. Was a large area to find your way around involved a few trips up and down escalators before we found our way to the bus to take us into Paris. The train from the airport was not running today.  Had quite a walk to the train station to get the train to Gar du Nord and a short walk to Gare du Nord Suede only we took the long way around the block. Our room was OK small but clean and has a bathroom. Exhausted lay down on the bed and crashed out.

17th AUGUST 2013 PARIS

We went for a trip on the hop on and hop off bus to-day to get familiar with Paris.  Stopped off at Montmartre was a little artist village. Was very interesting saw Sacre Coeur and the Dali collection.

Eiffel Tower

Sacre Coeur

Looking down from Sacre Coeur

18th AUGUST 2013 VERSAILLES

Started out at 7.30am to get the train to Versailles, spent most of the day there, never seen so many people!!
Very opulent gold leaf everywhere and beautiful grounds.

Gates at Versailles

Sculptured tree in the grounds at Versailles

waiting outside Versailles to go inside with the many other people

Versailles garden

Versailles

Versailles

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19th AUGUST 2013 PARIS

Weather fine today and warm we went to Lafayette, Arc de Triomphe and Le Louvre. There where 200 odd steps to climb up to the top of The Arc de Triomphe, my poor legs!!  Was well worth the pain the view was fantastic from the top.

The galeries lafayette

Arc de Triomphe

View from the top of Arc de Triomphe

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Mona Lisa Le Louvre

Inside Le Louvre

20th AUGUST 2014 PARIS

We went to the  Eiffel Tower by train to get the cruise boat on the Sein then on to Notre Dame, we didn't go inside because the waiting line was too long, so explored the surrounds instead.

Notre Dame

Line of people waiting to go inside Notre Dame.

Notre Dame is burning down 17/04/2019. Regret not going inside to have a look now 800 years old hope they will be able to save something so sad.

Eiffel Tower from Parc du Champ de Mars

21st AUGUST 2013 BRUGES

We went on a bus tour to Bruges to-day.  Was interesting and a lovely village very tourist orientated. Famous for it's lace and chocolate making.

View down the river at Bruges

Going under a bridge in the canal boat

Anyone for a ride?

Samples of lace for sale

22nd AUGUST 2013 LONDON

Have arrived in London after a quick trip over from Paris on the Euro Star.  We found the Romanos Hotel centrally situated small room even smaller bathroom no bigger then a small closet think it was one in days gone by, and several flights of stairs, I feel like I have climbed Mt Everest!!!

Euro Star

\our bathroom in the Romanos Hotel

23rd AUGUST 3013 LONDON

We took the water bus down the Thames to Greenwich Village.  We walked down Millbank Rd to the Embankment where we got the water bus, quite a long walk but very pleasant along the Thames most of the way. The weather is fine and hot.

London eye

Big Ben and Westminster

Tower Bridge

Cutty Sark at Greenwich Village

Greenwich Time Ball

24th AUGUST 2013 LONDON

Raining to-day. We did a little shopping, then jumped on the bus and did a inner London tour. Explored Covent Gardens market had a nice lunch then went to see Saint Pauls Cathedral .

Covent Gardens Market

Saint Pauls

25th AUGUST 2013 LONDON

We visited Kew Gardens today, they are very big!! We almost got lost, but navigator Ted got us out.
We got the train there and the ferry back.  Then visited Churchill's War Rooms. That is where they conducted all their war and government business during the war in a bunker under White Hall.

Kew Gardens

Kew bridge

Palm House at Kew Gardens

26th AUGUST 2013 LONDON

Today we walked to Kensington to Harrods. We had coffee at the Gran Cafe just across from Harrods while we waited for them to open at 10am.  Very nice store lots of marble, we bought a camera there as mine has given up.  We then walked up to The Natural History Museum.  We spent hours there, and had lunch was a very good museum a beautiful building. We went back to the Hotel exhausted.

The Natural Museum inside

My new camera

The front of The Natural Museum

Inside The Natural Museum

27th AUGUST 2013 LONDON

Hampton Court today. We went by ferry 4 hrs and back by train 1/2 hr. Lovely along the Thames and very interesting at Hampton Court.

Scenery along the Thames on way to Hampton Court.

One of the many palatial houses along The Thames (maybe that one was a hotel?)

First glimpse of Hampton Court

Entrance to Hampton Court

Fountain Court Hampton Court

Cooking fire place Hampton Court

Fountain at Hampton Court

Back view of Hampton Court