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a courtroom in our hostel, Clink, now the computer lab

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:06:57 MST

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St. Paul's Cathedral

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:50:52 MST

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the interior of the Globe Theatre

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they guess it was a 20-sided theatre

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the stage is meant to look Roman. The beams are wooded painted like marble.

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:47:58 MST

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there is a huge floor for theatre-goers to buy simple "standing tickets" (the cheapest) and watch a play up close

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:47:18 MST

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a quote using many of Shakespeare's quotes

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:46:37 MST

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The Globe Theatre

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St. Paul Cathedral from Millenium Bridge

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monument in memory of the firefighters who gave their lives during the Blitz

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:45:01 MST

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the inside of the British Museum

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a Northwest totem pole

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:42:11 MST

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a merman, a hoax: a baby monkey sewn onto a fishtail

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:41:38 MST

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Samaritan writing

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Champollion's beginning translations of the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:40:51 MST

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Dhurga, not Vishnu (like labelled) slaying the buffalo demon

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:40:17 MST

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the Rosette Stone, with three languages on it: Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphics

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:39:39 MST

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The Mighty Boosh, a great British show

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:19:44 MST

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Big Brother is watching. London is SO safe. London is SO videotaped.

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:19:18 MST

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our Yeoman Warder. He asked what countries our group represented, then explained that Canada was his favorite country because upon entering every city there are signs everywhere saying "Drink Canada Dry". He said he'd tried several times

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:18:53 MST

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our Yeoman Warder. He asked what countries our group represented, then explained that Canada was his favorite country because upon entering every city there are signs everywhere saying "Drink Canada Dry". He said he'd tried several times - IMG_2954.jpg

a raven, the most magnificent and eerie of birds

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:18:27 MST

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gun show

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:17:53 MST

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Allie will get this: it's like Creed and Wild Child

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:17:25 MST

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the coat of arms

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:16:38 MST

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Bloody Tower

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HMS Belfast, an ancient British warship, now a museum

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:15:28 MST

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Tower Bridge

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:14:59 MST

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a pub (not a Canadian one, not a French one, not an American one, but a real, British pub!)

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:14:07 MST

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Camden town: shopping central and once birthplace of Brit pop, lot of goth trendiness there as well

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:13:33 MST

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a DJ spinning some sweet tunes

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:12:57 MST

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London is the land of a million musicals

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:12:21 MST

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looking down a typical London neighborhood street (look at the end and you can see St. Pancras train station's clocktower)

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:01:10 MST

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The Royal Courts of Justice

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 14:00:35 MST

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kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:59:59 MST

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Gryphon at Temple Bar London

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:59:30 MST

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George Washington (apparently this monument had been given from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the UK in 1921)

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:59:11 MST

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Nelson's column

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:58:53 MST

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Nelson on top

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a lion of Trafalgar

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:58:30 MST

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on one side of Trafalgar there was this building with all the Canadian provincial flags...

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:58:05 MST

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The Canadian Embassy

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:57:45 MST

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fittingly with maple leaves on the door

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:57:26 MST

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I thought of Awais and the Schimmelfings... Look at Allie's foot compared to the man's handprints!

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:57:05 MST

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The Texas Embassy

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:56:27 MST

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...a sports bar!

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a monument to the women of WWII

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Big Benjamin and Parliament

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:55:23 MST

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Parliament from the bridge

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the London Eye

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Allie and Ben

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Iraq War protesters were camped out (literally) in front of Parliament, courageous and cold

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:52:59 MST

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Westminster Abbey

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:52:41 MST

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Ripley's Believe It or Not museum

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:52:16 MST

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the Times Square of London, as Al called it: Picadilly Circus

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:51:53 MST

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January 1, 2009: Allie and I left for London. That night we spent our first dinner of the new year at Tayyab's, voted the best Indian food in London...and for good reason (great, cheap food, nice ambience, and helpful service)

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:11:05 MST

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January 1, 2009: Allie and I left for London. That night we spent our first dinner of the new year at Tayyab's, voted the best Indian food in London...and for good reason (great, cheap food, nice ambience, and helpful service) - IMG_2880.jpg

hope for the future: a synagogue and a mosque, neighbors...and friends?

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:10:28 MST

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keyhole "port" window looking out of our hostel, Clink

kleberkookie — Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:09:55 MST

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