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Europe, 2016

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  • Aug 01, 2016 - Allons-y!
  • Aug 02, 2016 - Hello, Sweden
  • Aug 03, 2016 - Exploring Stockholm
  • Aug 04, 2016 - Finland Begins with Turku
  • Aug 05, 2016 - Helsinki Bound
  • Aug 06, 2016 - A Nearby Island
  • Aug 07, 2016 - Running Around Town
  • Aug 08, 2016 - Porvoo and Lappeenranta
  • Aug 09, 2016 - Sauna Day
  • Aug 10, 2016 - The Lake North of Town
  • Aug 11, 2016 - Moving Along
  • Aug 12, 2016 - London Once Again
  • Aug 13, 2016 - Churchill War Rooms and Bugsy Malone
  • Aug 14, 2016 - Kew Gardens and Brick Lane Curry
  • Aug 15, 2016 - The Railway Children and 1984
  • Aug 16, 2016 - Downton Abbey and Macbeth
  • Aug 17, 2016 - Iconic Sights and a Comedy About a Bank Robbery
  • Aug 18, 2016 - The Final Flight Home
  • Saturday, Aug 13, 2016

    My hotel was only for one day, so I packed up in the morning and checked out. I walked by St. James park and saw a squirrel devouring a nut. It made for a great close-up shot. Then I visited the horse guards area and checked into my hotel just off Trafalgar Square. After that, I went to the Churchill War Rooms, which I’d always missed in previous years. That tour was pricey but it needed to be done at least once. There, I witnessed so much about the underground bunker and control center during WWII.

    The tour also included a very detailed history of Winston Churchill. It was way too much to take in that day; however, I saw what I could and journeyed on.

    My evening show would be a musical in Hammerstein, which was a decent Tube ride away. I headed out there and found a neat little theatre with a ticket waiting for me. Booking the theatre tickets in advance and having them ready at will-call is something I highly recommend.

    The show itself was NOT what I expected. I should have researched it more, but all of the sudden I was watching a cast of children throw pies at each other. Granted, they were talented children and did fine for what the show entailed; it just was not a show for me. I did stay for the second half though, which was almost not the case. I just did not care for the musical.

    Always research your shows first.

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