Tim A. Cummins @ 4:14 pm
Had an awesome time in London!
Here are some of the highlights!
The Natural History museum is incredible!
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I love dinosaurs! It was great to see real fossils from some of my favorites, like this one!
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I happened to be eating in a small cafe that was making a movie. I’m in it!
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Not sure if you saw the DaVinci Code. I enjoyed walking through the Temple Church, home of the Knights Templar.
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You don’t see statues like this in many churches!
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The stained glass was amazing!
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What’s London without Big Ben?
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Did you know that “Ben” is actually the bell?
I enjoy modern art. I like Andy Warhol in particular. This is from the Tate Modern.
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Super cool to visit the reconstructed Globe Theatre.
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Are you a Shakespeare fan? Who isn’t?
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Visited the George Inn where Shakespeare and Chaucer and Ben Franklin used to visit.
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I can’t get over the age of these buildings!
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But if you want real age, check out this place!
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Here’s me with the Rosetta Stone! Incredible things at the British Museum!
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Gotta love the Easter Island heads!
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Did you know I was born on Julius Caesar’s birthday? July 12, baby!
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They have more mummies than you can shake a stick at.
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The Elgin Marbles from the Parthanon!
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Amazing!
I’m a HUGE Ben Franklin fan! (My Mom was born on his birthday! Wise woman!) He actually walked up and down these steps.
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I was in awe.
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Here’s his study.
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It’s the only remaining residence of him in the world.
This is called Cleopatra’s needle. Cool obelisk.
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I love Egyptian stuff!
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I attended a worship service in Westminster Abbey.
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I read my part of the responsive reading with super enthusiasm. I liked the idea of my voice echoing through that amazing cathedral.
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I did a cool tour through London at night.
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Visited where Jack the Ripper was. He was near London Bridge.
This statue was on top of the Marble Arch. I liked the way the sun lit it up.
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Changing of the guard.
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Super cool! I remember being there when I was a little Tim, back in 1964!
Buckingham Palace with fancy pants gates!
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I told him I liked his hat.
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He wasn’t impressed by my wit.
The Beefeater liked me better!
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Parliament is another amazing structure!
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Met some new friends at a conference I went to.
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We’re interested in how language can be used to improve people’s lives! Words have power, baby!
I guess this sums it up!
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