London, England April 1999
In
April we packed up the car and made the seven hour trip through Germany
and Belgium, to Calais in the northwestern corner of France. From there
we drove on to the ferry and sailed across the 25 miles of the English
Channel. Only about an hour on the ferry and we could see the White
Cliffs of Dover. Beautiful site. We stayed the first night
in Dover and then toured the Kent and Romney Marsh areas the next day.
Dan and Daniel waiting for the Changing of the Guards
at Buckingham Palace.
We went for a great steam engine ride through the countryside.
Sheep everywhere (which is how the area got the name Romney Marsh... Romney
sheep - which happens to be my favorite wool to spin). Here's Daniel
in his favorite train, Thomas! Thomas is very popular in England
as it was in Scotland and we were able to pick up a few Thomas goodies
while we were there.
Daniel
and I (and Joseph, too!) in front of the Tower of London. Daniel
in front of Westminster Abbey and Big Ben. 
We were in London for four days and the absolute highlight
of the trip was going to the theatre to see "Beauty and The Beast".
It was very expensive (almost $200 for the three of us), but worth every
cent. We figured we'd get the best seats we could since we may never
have a chance to do it again and we wanted Daniel to have a good view.
He was mezmerized for three solid hours. So were we. We couldn't
believe the special effects and the way they were able to change the stage
and characters so quickly. It was pure magic. We were there for a
couple of days before we got brave and jumped on one of the double decker
buses. It was so much easier than walking (I was seven months at
the time and Daniel was beat from all the walking) and the buses let people
off every few blocks. We had a train card that also covered the buses,
so we could get on and off as we pleased.
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