Introduction

Hope you enjoy the pictures. Feel free to skip my witty commentary (and shabby spelling). For full size versions of any of the pictures, just click on the picture.

Day 1

Our objective for Day 1, as stated on the official itinerary which I created, was to, "stay awake!" We arrived in London around 7:30 am London time, which would have been 1:30 am US Central time. Allison slept more than I did on the flight, but we were both exhausted. However, with almost 6 hours until we could check into the hotel, we proceeded to wander the city in a near drunken stupor.


Of course, my wife is beautiful even after a 9 hour flight and no sleep. We then proceeded to familiarize ourselves with the local flora and fauna in Hyde Park.




Then we ran across this thing below. I'm not sure what it is, but it looks cool.





Next, we made our way to Trafalgar Square, which was sadly obscured by construction. Got some pics of the lions out front before we grabbed lunch in The Crypt at St. Martin-in-the-Field (An old church with a deli in the actual crypt underneath.)


After we ate our tuna sandwich lunch, we continued to roam the streets, heading in the general direction of St. Paul's Cathedral.

Below are The Royal Courts of Justice.
St. Paul's Cathedral.
Pidgeon on the head.


Characteristic London buildings.

Day 2

That red bus was everywhere! Day 2's objective was "see stuff," and so we did. We decided to hit Regent's Park in the morning, and make our way towards the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey in the afternoon and hang around for some night shots of the river.


You know how those British love their gardens!






View from Primrose Hill.



London Eye behind a Royal Air Force memorial.

Obligatory Big Ben pic.



Westminster Abbey main entrance. Unfortunately, no photography was allowed inside. Spectacular architecture.


MLK? This made me feel at home. Little taste of the American South.



Protestors around a statue of Winston Churchill

River Thames and Parliament.

The Tower of London wasn't so impressive as I had imagined. But Tower Bridge was nice.


"Please queue here... or the monster will eat you!"

The river was beautiful at night.



We stumbled upon these two amazing classical musicians playing under the bridge for spare change.

Day 3

Day 3 was spent on the train to Scotland. The plan was to take in as much of the countryside as possible, rather than miss it by flying. Not great conditions for photography, but it was a beautiful ride none the less. Definitely worth the 8 hour trip.







Edinburgh Castle as we rolled through town.


Welcome to Scotland!