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Category Archives: United Kingdom
Legenderry City Walk – London/Derry Northern Ireland
Guided Walking Tour with McCrossan City Tours as part of Shamrocker Tours All Ireland Rocker Continue reading
Dark Hedges and Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge – Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
After Belfest our Shamrocker Adventures All Ireland Rocker tour bus continued north towards the coast lines. Along the way we made a few stops! Game of Thrones Fan? Well I’ve not inadvertently visited two major sites for Kings landing, with … Continue reading
Belfest Black Cab Tour
Our morning in Belfest as part of the Shamrocker / Busabout All Ireland Adventure Continue reading
Heading to the Emerald Isle (and England)
As a graduation gift to myself (who else is going to buy me cool travel presents) I decided that I should finally visit the Emerald Isle (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) as everyone else in my family as done … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Home and About, Ireland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Tagged air canada, Guinness, ireland, Shamrocker Tours
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European Inspiration – Tower of London
Tower of London The stuff of english stories of claims to power in the English Royalty, the tower of london and the unforgettable white tower (shown above). I couldn’t pass this hot ticket item up while in town – in … Continue reading
Posted in England, European Inspiration, London, United Kingdom
Tagged actors, anne boleyn, armour, beefeater, contiki, crown jewels, dark humour, english royalty, european inspiration tour, execution, history of the tower of london, hot ticket, inspiration tower, king henry, method acting, photography, torture, tower of london, what a character, White Castle, white tower, yeoman
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Day 1 – European Inspiration – Ferry Ride down the River Thames
Day 1 – European Inspiration – Ferry Ride down the River Thames After a ride on the London Eye , my plan was to head towards the Tower Of London, but it was about a 30 minute walk down the … Continue reading
Posted in England, Europe, European Inspiration, London, United Kingdom
Tagged architecture, buildings, City Cruises, contiki, docks, England, European Inspiration, ferry, ferry ride, Ferry ride along the Thames River, guided tour, heat of the day, inspiration, last time, London, london bridge, london eye, photo, pre-tour, real bridge, river thames, shakespeare, Shakesperean Theatre, shipmates, ships, shoreline, sun, tall ship, Thames River, The Eye, theater, tower bridge, tower of london
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Day 1 – European Inspiration – London Eye
Day 1 – European Inspiration – London Eye Definitely one of the newer attractions in London, the London Eye is basically a huge ferris wheel which allows for an exquisite view of the city of London (Official Website). When I got … Continue reading
Posted in England, European Inspiration, London, United Kingdom
Tagged attractions in london, big ben, boats, cityscape, clear glass, contiki, England, english parliament, European Inspiration, exquisite view, ferries, ferris wheel, hassle, inspiration, London, london eye, parliament, parliament buildings, pen knife, pre-tour, river thames, straight forward procedure, swiss army knife, Thames River, The Eye, top of the wheel, wheel
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Day 0 – European Inspiration – The British Museum
Day 0 – European Inspiration – The British Museum There are three things I like about this museum. Its Free* It has interesting exhibits from around the world They allow Photography Here is a link to their website –> http://www.britishmuseum.org/ … Continue reading
Posted in European Inspiration, London
Tagged 15 minutes, british museum, compasses, contiki, egyptian section, European Inspiration, exhibit section, finger prints, Garden and Cosmos, glass enclosures, head dresses, inspiration, many things, mechanical clocks, mummies, museum, museum membership, photography, photos, pre-tour, stone statues, tendencies
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Day 0 – European Inspiration – London Cabs and European Cars
Day 0 – European Inspiration – London Taxis and Big Cars Although I didn’t take a London cab during this visit to London, there were a lot of them, and what stood out was all the colourful advertisements painted on … Continue reading
Posted in England, European Inspiration, London, United Kingdom
Tagged advertisements, Arc, cabs, cars, D&G, double-deckered bus, dump truck, europe, european cars, fiat, fiats, Garbage Truck, hyde, London, london cab, london cabs, London England, nikkor, Nikon, oxford street, sherlock holmes museum, small cars, smart car, taxies, walking, wide angle lens
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Day 0 – European Inspiration – Sherlock Holmes Museum
Day 0 – European Inspiration – Sherlock Holmes Museum As any fan of the books or movies knows, 221b Baker Street is The Place to go! It’s just south of Regents Park and right around the corner from Madame Tussauds … Continue reading