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cRaZy WeEk…

It’s been a crazy week. But it’s all going to be worth it! Please leave a comment or trackback about cRaZy WeEk…, click the tags and categories below for related information or visit...

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Waiting at the Airport

So we got to the Detroit Airport super early, but it really made it ultra-low stress since we weren’t in a hurry at all and the lines were all pretty short so it’s been pretty easy going so far. My...

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Mom and I

So we’re having a great time. This is a photo (click to enlarge), we took somewhere near our hotel in the Kensington area. We’ve been all over the pace! It’s almost 1 am here (5 hours later). It’s been...

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Big Ben

Here’s a good shot of Big Ben! We’ve walked and been around all over today. I think we were on the Tube 5 or 6 times today. We’ve got photos, but it’s wet out right now, so I’m not going to sit on the...

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The Wolf Man

So while we were walking around there were a lot of film trucks and equipment, so I told Mom if she thought she saw anyone famous that it might be so snap a picture. The next corner we went around was...

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Shopping!

Mom is at Harrod’s. I’m in heaven! At the Flagship Apple Store on Regents street in London. It’s a huge store. A little bigger than in Chicago! Gotta go shop! Later – Turns out we have live music too!...

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Waffle Toffee Crunch

At this point I managed to get my dessert four days in a row! Warm Belgian waffle topped with vanilla ice cream, maple syrup and laced with toffee crunch pieces. - Garfunkel’s Menu I wonder if they...

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Very wet!

So we haven’t had a huge amount of sun this trip and that’s okay since that means it hasn’t been hot, but today has just been wet wet wet. I want a nice sunny day to take Mom on a boat tour on the...

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Cardiff, Wales – I love it!

So we made it to Cardiff via Train from Paddington Station in London. Very easy trip, Cardiff is the end of the line so no chance of missing anything. Beautiful day here! And the view for the train...

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It was SO beautiful !!!

I cannot even describe to you how awesome the Wales Millennium Centre looked at night. All the letters were illuminated from the inside and it was just incredible! I just stared at it for a while, I’m...

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Marguerite – A 1940′s Musical

So the first show we saw in London was a musical called Marguerite, it took place in German occupied France. Marguerite was married to a German general for convenience and falls in love with a jazz...

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Oyster Card

The Oyster Card is a debit-type card for using the Tube (subway) and bus systems. It’s very very convienent, why they don’t push the Oyster Card as an alternative for tourists I have no clue. There’s...

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Haunted

This was an off-”Broadway” show (called Haunted) we saw someone bring flyers into one of the restaurants we were eating at so we took one and it sounding interesting. Then shortly after we happened to...

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Streetcar – Pay as you go car rental

So at StreetCar you can rent a car by the hour. They’ve got 500 pickup locations (and I think this is just spots where parked on the side of the street). It’s about 5.95 pounds ($12 an hour) for a Golf...

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The Long Trip Home.

It’s been a very long flight and we took off late so we’re going to get in late. They were having problems with one of the bathrooms and they tried fixing it, then they gave up and had to drain the...

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Photos of Cardiff

So I’ve got a few photos that I put together from Cardiff City Center. I’m not sure if the castle is technically in the city center or not but I including those few anyways. There are captions on a...

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Speaking of Garfunkel’s

So for the Waffle Toffee Crunch score: We were there eight days (Saturday to Saturday) and I was able to have a Waffle Toffee Crunch dessert seven of the eight days! They only day I didn’t succeed was...

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Drinking at the Theatre

So at some of the theater’s in London (and I’m sure in other places in the world) you place your order and pay for interval drinks before the show starts. This way when it’s time for intermission, your...

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London Photos – Day One

So I got some more photos up. London Day one, not a lot, but I did do some okay descriptions :) Please leave a comment or trackback about London Photos – Day One, click the tags and categories below...

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TKTS Half-Price London Tickets

So my favorite place in London (England) for discount theatre tickets is TKTS half-price ticktes located in Leicester Square, it’s sort of in the park so you can’t miss it. I discovered they list the...

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