Destination: United Kingdom

Gallery: My Flat

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By juliep2 | Photo Gallery

Parliament

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By juliep2 | Views [308]

Friday, June 22. Today began with a tour of Parliament. We were able to see the House of Lords and the House of Commons, which are both in the Parliament. Inside the buildings it was gorgous!!! There was so much gold that was used it was amazing. We ... Read more >

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Dinner at Trafalgar Square

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By theportergirls | Views [344]

Tags: Sightseeing

Tea with Kirsten Dunst & other adventures

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 | By kristinandchris | Views [361]

It is crazy how fast time is going over here! I am still temping...not really that ideal, but very good money. A few weekends ago I met up with my friend Charlotte in Islington for a cup of tea, we were then quite surprised to see Kirsten ... Read more >

Gallery: London...the middle and end

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By lisy | Photo Gallery

Last Minute London

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By lisy | Views [810]

Well it's been an interesting four or so months in London, but the time has come to spread my wings....starting with a vacation to Florida to visit the lovely Miss Peta Louise Kirby! After a week of sun, drinking, shopping and themepark mayhem, I am ... Read more >

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British Museum & Evening Tour

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By juliep2 | Views [349]

Thursday, June 21. Classes were again this morning. Discussing everything from history to Parliment to British authors. After class Alex and I headed to Salsbury (the big grocery store). This is the biggest grocery store near us and it's about the ... Read more >

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Parliament

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By mademal | Views [598] | Comments [2]

Today we went to Parliament! It was waaaay better than what I expected. It was really beautiful, but I couldn't take any pictures of the thrones and paintings and carvings. I have some pictures of Big Ben though...those will be coming soon. As soon as ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Stomp...

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By juliep2 | Views [322]

Wednesday, June 20 I started out with class. We had class from 10-noon and 2-5 today. It was long, but for the most part I was interested in what we were talking about. We saw a video on the history of England with imigration and migration, wars, and ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Interview & Merchant of Venice

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By juliep2 | Views [298]

On Tuesday everyone started out the day by going to the Imperial War Museum, except me...I went to my interview. Although at the beginning I was dissapointed I would be missing a Museum, but when I spoke to everyone who went, I decided it was a blessing ... Read more >

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STOMP! and the Elgin Marbles

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 | By mademal | Views [701] | Comments [1]

So, last night we got tickets to STOMP! And it was pretty entertaining. It is as entertaining as it could be when they are making music out of brooms, trashcans and matchboxes. Unfortunately, I was not able to take any pictures of the performace. ... Read more >

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...and a quicker trip to Hospital.

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By bjw_uk | Views [649] | Comments [2]

Well, I got home! Unfortunately, I didn’t get here without incident. I have had first hand experience that constipation is worse than diarreah on long haul flights and have spent 2nights in hospital. Somewhere in India I managed to contract Typhoid! ... Read more >

Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health

Marrakech to Midelt

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [3869]

Arrived in Marrakech late afternoon on 13th at the Hotel Al smara Alkabir.   Go od quality with a pool. Nice swim to refresh after a day in the heat. Went to 'Dar Essalam' restaurant near to old medina. This place is a mazing and its claim to fame ... Read more >

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Casablanca to Marrakesh

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 | By jeffbrad | Views [3764]

10th June represents the 2nd start of my world tour after having to abort the earlier attempt to return to the UK to sort out my domestic mess. The past weeks have been too traumatic for words and have seriously messed up my motivation towards my travel ... Read more >

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Imperial War Museum and the Globe Theatre

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 | By mademal | Views [509]

This day has been jam-packed. We started the day off on a light note by touring the Imperial War Museum. Our teacher talked to us about different tanks and missiles and about the use of gas in WWI. We were then free to roam about the museum on our ... Read more >

Tags: Culture