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The trip did not get off to an auspicious beginning. Our flight out of Cincinnati was delayed an hour, which meant we couldn’t make our connecting flight from Philly to London. So we got put on a flight to Heathrow that left Philly 5 hours after our original flight was to have taken off. Of course that meant 5 hours less to spend in London, but what can you do? Naturally, that flight wound up being delayed too, so we didn’t end up leaving Philly until a little after 1AM, which got us into London at around 1PM GMT. So, half a day in London shot. Still, we were able to take a “hop on, hop off” bus tour and hit the highlights: Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Parliament, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Trafalgar Square…not too shabby. Disappointingly because of the late hour we weren’t able to go in Westminster Abbey or the Tower of London but we were able to walk around the exteriors at least. After freshening up we headed to a nearby pub for a pint and fish and chips. Disappointingly the fish and chips were nothing to write home about and the peas weren’t mushy. So my quest for the quintessential British meal will continue. Tomorrow we rent a car and head out into the countryside on our way to Stratford-on-Avon where we’ll see the Royal Shakespeare Society put on As You Like It. Pictures are up and available at http://andrewcruse.com/photos/gallery/europe2009/.
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