Destination: United Kingdom

The Tower of London

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By southernsunprincess | Views [136] | Scholarship Entry

Anne Boleyn is my favorite Tudor history character, and I always feel close to her here.

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Photos: Profile Photos

Fri, 15 May 2015 | By xapis | Photo Gallery

Stratford-on- Avon

Thu, 14 May 2015 | By abcde49 | Views [149] | Scholarship Entry

Like almost every educated Indian I was enamored of England, and was thrilled when I visited it 3 years back (this, incidentally, was my first trip out of my Country). Everything about it beguiled me- the language, culture (the famous stiff upper lip ... Read more >

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podworks pic 2

Thu, 14 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [419]

Podworks

Thu, 14 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [555]

The hotel I am staying at is called Podworks. As you may be able to note from the name, the rooms aren't large.  There is a queen size bed which literally takes up half the space of the room-As a matter of fact  the bed touches the wall on ... Read more >

The Church

Thu, 14 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [417]

After the Beatles and check in I Found this beautiful old church, and accompanying park which was also a cemetary. (not creepy at all)

The Beatles

Thu, 14 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [455]

I am now in Liverpool, which is very different then Manchester. Manchester is a busy bustling city-with people rushning to go to to work, and seemingly few tourists. Liverpool, while a bigger city then I imagined, seems to have a lot of tourists. Yesterday, ... Read more >

Tags: beatles, yellow submarine

Photos: Scotland the Brave

Thu, 14 May 2015 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

Manchester the end again

Wed, 13 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [479] | Comments [2]

Yes this is end end of Manchester for me. I am happy to have seen the city, because not many have evidentally. I have a book on the 10 best destinations in England, and Manchester is not amongst them.  It is a large city with hidden pockets of interest, ... Read more >

the park

Wed, 13 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [473]

After the museum, I took the tram to a huge city park, which had a small zoo with various animals. I like  parks and I like animals.

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Franklin Mint

Wed, 13 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [442]

Additionally, they have tea sets, which we're sold to commemorate different occasions-the Franklin Mint was nothing new.

Manchester the end #2

Wed, 13 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [503]

Anyway, apart from changing hotels-yesterday was a most interesting day. I went to the museum of the People, which gives various displays of the various stages of revolution/political party in Great Britain.  One touching interactive display shows ... Read more >

hotel part 3

Wed, 13 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [509]

Anyway, for this last night-I checked into a new hotel (believe it or not, the only reason I didn't stay at the previous hotel an extra night is because they had no vacancies). This new hotel looked like the real thing.  Uniformed people at the ... Read more >

hotel part 2

Wed, 13 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [456]

The above picture-which you may have to crane your head to see, was a door in the hotel, which "staff room" written on in magic marker. Below is a picture of the courtyard in the hotel.

hotel part 2

Wed, 13 May 2015 | By davidpearlman | Views [395]

The above picture-which you may have to crane your head to see, was a door in the hotel, which "staff room" written on in magic marker. Below is a picture of the courtyard in the hotel.