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Day 46 1 July 2023, Lords Ashes Test

We left home at about 6:45am to get to Lords cricket ground. The test has been sold out for a while now, and we were lucky to have Reciprocal Membership Cards for the MCC. We arrived at about 7:10am and … Continue reading

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Day 45 30 June 2023 A day in Hampstead

We were out of the flat around 9am and walked up to the Green Park underground to make our way up to Hampstead just north of London. Our train arrived and things went a little, not as planned! I got … Continue reading

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Day 44 29 June 2023 Windsor Castle. We’re off to see the Q… King.

It was Windsor Castle day today, Deb had booked our tickets months ago and the day was here. We woke to very wet streets and rain. The first rain on our holiday that might have actually affected what we did. … Continue reading

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Day 43 28 June 2023 London Sky Garden, Borough Markets & more

We got the Central Line Underground from Bond St Station down to Bank Station. Once out from the underground we let our phones get their bearings before heading off to The Sky Garden. Sky Garden is London’s highest public garden … Continue reading

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Day 42 27 June 2023 London

For a moment I contemplated titling today “A London Western”, with us having a late Indian lunch and seeing Oklahoma tonight, but I guess that wouldn’t be very “PC”, would it, so I didn’t. 🙈🤣 We had a bit of … Continue reading

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Day 41 26 June 2023 Regents Park, Lords and Berkeley Square 

Happy 1st birthday to our grandson Aidan. 🎉🎉🎉❤️ This morning we took a bus up the A4201, or Regent St for Monopoly lovers, to The Regent’s Park and Queen Mary’s Rose Garden. We walked in via the impressively looking golden … Continue reading

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Day 40 25 June 2023 London National Portrait Gallery

We left the flat at around 10:30am and walked down to Green Park tube station and got a train up to Kings Cross Station. We walked from there to Amity’s home, Deb’s 2nd cousin, about a slow 20 minute walk … Continue reading

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Day 38.75 and 39 24 June 2023 Our flight and settling into London

Day 38.75 We boarded at 7:20pm and were in the air by 7:45pm on our way out of the EU and into the UK. Deb has a woman behind her coughing, and she,(Deb), isn’t impressed. At least its not a … Continue reading

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Day 38   23 June 2023  Ljubljana,  Ljubljana  to London 

Our plan for the day was simple, take it easy, see if we could get a “later checkout (we have already got our room until 1:30pm), explore Tivoli Park and go to The Franciscan Church of the Annunciation, grab a … Continue reading

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Day 37 22 June 2023 Ljubljana

We had an easy day today, we head to London late tomorrow so we thought we would just take it easy before the adventure hits another gear. We had a late breakfast, which meant sharing our breakfast restaurant with all … Continue reading

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