Chris & Henry Hit Europe

Timeline

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   OtherOct 14Grange, Australia20°C

   Grange

   Packing has commenced!!

   
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   FlightOct 15Adelaide, Australia24°C

   Qantas lounge Adelaide

   It begins :) tried for an upgrade but no cheese haha

   
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   OtherOct 15Adelaide, Australia24°C

   Henry and I ready to go

   
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   FlightOct 1635°C

   Qatar Airlines QR915

   Really impressed with Qatar Airlines. Cabin is modern, clean and plenty of leg room, even in economy.

   
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   FlightOct 16Ra's Abū Mashūţ, Qatar35°C

   Doha international airport

   2 hour transit before Venice :)

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   FlightOct 16Venice Marco Polo Airport, Italy14°C

   arrived in Venice :)

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   BoatOct 16Venice Marco Polo Airport, Italy15°C

   Water Bus Terminal

   
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   SightseeingOct 16Rio dell'Arsenale, Italy16°C

   Lunch :)

   
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   SightseeingOct 16Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II, Italy17°C

   Walking around Venice

   A bit of a zombie but had a look around my hotel :) love this place

   
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    OtherOct 17San Cristoforo Channel, Italy12°C

    Jet Lag

    Wide awake and tummy grumbling. This is my version of Jet lag haha

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    HotelOct 17San Cristoforo Channel, Italy12°C

    Hotel Bisanzio

    My view from my balcony :) good morning all

    
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    SightseeingOct 17Italy14°C

    Burano walking trip

    Boat ride away from Venice, Burano specializes in lace work

    
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    SightseeingOct 17Italy16°C

    Burano continued

    
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    BoatOct 17Giardini Pubblici, Italy16°C

    Boats are Slow

    Soooooo slow

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    SightseeingOct 17Campanile di San Marco, Italy15°C

    San Marco Square

    
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    SightseeingOct 18Ca' Pesaro, Italy17°C

    Rialto Markets

    Walking around again :) so many cool little spots

    
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    SightseeingOct 18Piazza San Marco, Italy17°C

    Donut hmmmmmmmm

    
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    SightseeingOct 18Piazza San Marco, Italy19°C

    San Marco, high tide

    Amazing how well everyone manages when the tide comes in

    
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    BoatOct 18Canal Grande, Italy15°C

    Canal Cruise

    
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    TourOct 19Italy14°C

    Walking Tour

    A few hours walking with Simone. Very good guide and very funny :)

    
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    SightseeingOct 19Palazzo da Mula, Italy16°C

    Murano

    Beautiful glass work

    
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    HotelOct 20San Cristoforo Channel, Italy11°C

    Checking out of Hotel Bisanzio

    Heading to Modena for dad’s Ferrari and Lamborghini tours :) Venice was amazing

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    OtherOct 20Italy10°C

    Vivaro - Dani's Family

    It’s really beautiful driving through the country side

    
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    HotelOct 20Italy11°C

    Best Western Modena

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    SightseeingOct 20Italy11°C

    Nero Balsamic

    Food was beautiful

    
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    TourOct 21Museo Ferrari, Italy14°C

    Ferrari Tour and Museo Ferrari Maranello

    
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    SightseeingOct 21Chiesa del Voto, Italy11°C

    Modena, Italy

    
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    TrainOct 22Firenze Santa Maria Novella Railway Station, Italy9°C

    Florence Train Station

    After a little delay we got here :)

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    SightseeingOct 22Ponte Vecchio, Italy13°C

    Florence - Ponte Vecchio

    
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    SightseeingOct 22University of Florence, Italy18°C

    More Florence

    My poor back and legs haha

    
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    TrainOct 22Bologna Centrale railway station, Italy15°C

    in transit back to Modena

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    CarOct 23Parco Federico Fellini, Italy10°C

    Rimini - stop 1 to Positano

    
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    CarOct 23Torrente Verrino, Italy15°C

    on our way

    
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    SightseeingOct 23Spiaggia Fornillo, Italy17°C

    Positano

    This place is beautiful, am I saying that too much?

    
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    SightseeingOct 24Spiaggia Fornillo, Italy22°C

    Positano Walk

    So many steps but the view is spectacular. Shouldn’t have been skipping legs at the gym though haha

    
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    SightseeingOct 25Piazza Flavio Gioia, Italy20°C

    Amalfi Stop on the way to Pompeii

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    SightseeingOct 25Tempio di Venere, Italy23°C

    Ancient City of Pompeii

    Amazing amazing amazing.. too many photos for here so I put them up on Dropbox here https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ygp6q0q7cemknzw/AADN…

    
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    SightseeingOct 25Vesuvio National Park, Italy18°C

    Vesuvio Volcano

    
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    SightseeingOct 26Piazza Sant'Antonino, Italy21°C

    Sorrento Day Trip

    
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    SightseeingOct 27Spiaggia Fornillo, Italy16°C

    Rainy Day in Positano

    Still a nice view though :)

    
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    SightseeingOct 28Parco della Reggia di Caserta, Italy18°C

    Reggia Di Caserta

    
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    SightseeingOct 28Caserta Palace, Italy16°C

    Reggia Di Caserta (continued and inside)

    Amazing palace only recently opened to the public

    
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    SightseeingOct 29Terme di Diocleziano, Italy19°C

    Rome

    Arrived after much stress trying to drop off the rental car

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    SightseeingOct 29Italy20°C

    Musei Vaticani

    
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    SightseeingOct 29Piazza di Santa Maria, Vatican City20°C

    St Peters Cathedral

    
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    SightseeingOct 30Museo Carlo Bilotti, Italy19°C

    Walking around Villa Borghese

    
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    SightseeingOct 30Santa Maria degli Angeli, Italy22°C

    Santa Maria museum

    
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    SightseeingOct 30Palazzo Barberini, Italy23°C

    Galleria Nazionale Di Arte Antica

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    SightseeingOct 30Piazza Venezia, Italy23°C

    Piazza Venezia

    
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    SightseeingOct 30Quirinal Palace, Italy22°C

    Carlo Alberto

    
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    SightseeingOct 30Trevi Fountain, Italy18°C

    Fontana di Trevi

    Throw one coin, you’ll come back to Rome Throw two coins, you’ll find love Throw the coins, for divorce…

    
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    SightseeingOct 30Italy17°C

    Pantheon

    
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    SightseeingOct 30Terme di Diocleziano, Italy14°C

    Night time in Rome

    
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    TourOct 31Arco di Constantino, Italy18°C

    Colosseo

    Tour of lines

    
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    SightseeingOct 31Piazza Di Spagna, Italy20°C

    a few people at the Spanish steps

    
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    OtherOct 31Monte Viminale, Italy13°C

    Halloween Party

    
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    TrainNov 1Roma Termini railway station, Italy12°C

    Rome Train Station

    Sad to be leaving Rome, just not enough time really. I will be back!

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    FlightNov 1Fiumicino International Airport, Italy15°C

    One World Business Lounge

    Madrid here I come :D

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    FlightNov 1Madrid–Barajas Airport, Spain18°C

    Spain Yup

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    HotelNov 1Plaza del Carmen, Spain18°C

    Hotel Liabeny

    
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    SightseeingNov 1Plaza Puerta del Sol, Spain17°C

    Out and About in Central Madrid

    Pretty stuffed but came out to see the area around my hotel. Madrid looks good so far :D

    
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    SightseeingNov 2Puerta del Sol, Spain14°C

    Puerta del Sol

    
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    SightseeingNov 2Plaza de Neptuno, Spain14°C

    Congreso De Los Diputadas

    
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    SightseeingNov 2La rosaleda del retiro, Spain17°C

    El Retiro Park

    
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    SightseeingNov 2Estadio del Bernabeu, Spain20°C

    Real Madrid Stadium

    
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    SightseeingNov 3Plaza de Cibeles, Spain15°C

    Rooftop view of Madrid

    Rooftop view of Madrid. Worth the 4eur? Probably :)

    
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    SightseeingNov 3Monument to Fallen Heroes, Spain16°C

    Bolsa De Madrid

    
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    SightseeingNov 3Museo del Prado, Spain17°C

    Prada National Museum

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    SightseeingNov 3Spanish square, Spain20°C

    Plaza de Espana

    
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    SightseeingNov 3Plaza de Oriente, Spain20°C

    Royal Palace

    
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    SightseeingNov 3Tempel von Debod, Spain20°C

    Templo de Debod

    An Egyptian temple in Madrid

    
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    SightseeingNov 3Casa de La Panadería, Spain15°C

    Chocolateria San Gines

    Churros in Spain, how could I say no :)

    
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    TourNov 4La Jarosa, Spain10°C

    Bus Tour to Avila and Segovia

    A few sleepy heads in the bus :P

    
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    SightseeingNov 4Basílica de San Vicente, Spain11°C

    Avila

    The Wall was built after the city was retaken from the Arabs. It has some 80 towers including the cathedral tower which has the church built into the wall.

    
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    SightseeingNov 4Spain11°C

    Segovia, Spain

    Roman settlement and the location of a cathedral and Castle.

    
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    SightseeingNov 4Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain11°C

    Roman Aqueducts

    Most of the aqueducts at underground (symbolised by the marker on the road) but they are maintained and kept in working condition even though they are no longer in use. Impressive really :D

    
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    SightseeingNov 4Spain12°C

    Alcazar de Segovia

    A castle that was held by Roman, Arab and then what became Spanish royalty

    
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    SightseeingNov 4Puerta del Sol, Spain13°C

    Paella and beer... Yes please

    
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    FlightNov 5Madrid–Barajas Airport, Spain13°C

    Madrid Business Lounge

    Madrid was nice but didn’t really capture me like Venice and Rome. Maybe it was the language gaps (my fault for knowing any Spanish) but it kind of felt like it was missing something. Lacked the wow factor that I felt in Italy, and having historical monuments and buildings covered in graffiti was almost upsetting. Anyway on to London, which I’m excited about, 15 years ago i left Adelaide for a stop over in KL on my way to London but I ended up staying and never making it to London. No regrets of course but it’s nice to finally get there :DRead more

    
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    FlightNov 521°C

    On the way

    
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    FlightNov 5London, England7°C

    Touched down in London

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    SightseeingNov 5Earls Court, England8°C

    Pret A Manger

    
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    SightseeingNov 6National Portrait Gallery, England4°C

    Leicester Square

    Picking up my London Pass and then exploring. Bloody cold this morning

    
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    SightseeingNov 6Horse Guards Parade, England5°C

    wandering around

    
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    SightseeingNov 6Green Park, England6°C

    Buckingham Palace

    Hanging with Queen ’Lizbeth

    
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    SightseeingNov 6Churchill War Rooms, England7°C

    Churchill War Room

    Amazing piece of history. I think it’s easy for people who didn’t live through the wars to forget just how dire the situation was for the world.

    
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    SightseeingNov 6England7°C

    Big Ben

    
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    SightseeingNov 6Shakespeares Globe, England6°C

    Shakespeare Sphere

    
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    SightseeingNov 7National Portrait Gallery, England7°C

    National Portrait Gallery

    Picasso exhibit… No photos of course

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    SightseeingNov 7National Gallery, England8°C

    Trafalgar Square

    
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    SightseeingNov 7Horse Guards Parade, England8°C

    Benjamin Franklin's House

    
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    SightseeingNov 7London Library, England8°C

    Scotch of St James

    Hangout for the beetles, stones and start for Hendrix

    
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    SightseeingNov 7Picadilly Circus, England8°C

    Apple Records

    From the Beatles

    
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    SightseeingNov 7England8°C

    Bag O' Nails

    
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    SightseeingNov 7China Town, England8°C

    Birthplace of the Rolling Stones

    
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    SightseeingNov 7China Town, England8°C

    Trident Studios

    Hey Jude and Bohemian Rhapsody

    
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    SightseeingNov 7China Town, England8°C

    Sex Pistols First Gig

    
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    SightseeingNov 7China Town, England8°C

    Hang Out for Pink Floyd

    
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    SightseeingNov 7China Town, England8°C

    China Town but also...

    Led Zeppelin first practice… Somewhere

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     SightseeingNov 7The Tower of London, England7°C

     Tower of London

     
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     SightseeingNov 7Monument to the Great Fire of London, England6°C

     The Monument

     To the great fire of London

     
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     SightseeingNov 8Wildlife Garden, England4°C

     Natural History Museum

     
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     SightseeingNov 8Greater London, England5°C

     Harrods

     
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     SightseeingNov 8University of London, England5°C

     British Museum

     
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     TourNov 9England7°C

     Bus Tour Starting Point

     Nobody here yet though :/ the plan is 3 days in the South West like Stonehenge and Bath :)

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     SightseeingNov 9England8°C

     Woodhenge

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     SightseeingNov 9England9°C

     Stonehenge

     Amazing place, really has an eerie feeling… At least 5500 years of history

     
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     SightseeingNov 9Salisbury Cathedral, England10°C

     Salisbury Cathedral

     
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     SightseeingNov 9Lyme Regis, England7°C

     Lyme Regis

     
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     SightseeingNov 9England8°C

     Exeter

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     SightseeingNov 10England8°C

     Dartmoor National Park

     
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     SightseeingNov 10England10°C

     Tavistock for Cream Tea

     
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     SightseeingNov 10Widecombe in the Moor, England8°C

     Mulled Wine at Widecomb

     
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     SightseeingNov 10River Bovey, England10°C

     Bovey Tracey

     
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     SightseeingNov 11England7°C

     Glastonbury

     Mum would be very comfortable here, full of hippies

     
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     SightseeingNov 11Glastonbury Tor, England8°C

     Glastonbury Tor

     
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     SightseeingNov 11England8°C

     Original Somerset Cider Company

     
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     SightseeingNov 11Roman Baths, England8°C

     Bath

     
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     SightseeingNov 11Old Bailey, England4°C

     Back in London

     Two more nights, then home

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     TourNov 12China Town, England9°C

     Harry Potter Walking Tour cause nerd

     And why not

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     SightseeingNov 12China Town, England9°C

     Diagon Alley

     Well actually the muggle street that leads to it

     
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     SightseeingNov 12Benjamin Franklin House, England9°C

     Ministry of Magic

     
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     SightseeingNov 12Borough Market, England9°C

     Leaky Cauldron

     
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     SightseeingNov 12King's Cross Railway Station, England9°C

     St John Station - Platform 9½

     
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     HotelNov 12Old Bailey, England9°C

     Apex Hotel

     Last night in town and all packed. Will be up at 5am to get to the airport in time for my 9am flight

     
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     FlightNov 13Ra's Abū Mashūţ, Qatar25°C

     Final Stopover - Doha