Judy and Angus' weekend trip to the UK.
January 2004.
We arrived late on a Thursday, and stayed with Angus' parents, spending the weekend with Angus' daughter Zoe, leaving on the Monday
Friday we saw local sites to where Angus was born and raised.
Saturday we went to London
Sunday we skied (dri-slope), did the Mall (big mall), meet up a with a mate of Angus, and dined on English Fayre at restauarnat.
Friday: Angus outside his parent's house. |
Angus with his parents, John and June |
Friday: Judy outside Holy Trinity Church, Dartford. Parts of the Tower are a 1000 years old. |
Friday; Judy outside the Wat Tyler pub. We went in for a drink. The pub has been here several hundred years, and takes it name from a man who lead a march against the King (18 century). He and his men stopped at this pub to meet up with other groups and plan their march on London and the King. They all lost their heads. |
Friday: Judy outside the 'Pie and Mash - Jellied Eels' cafe. |
Friday: Judy outside the Mike Jagger Center, at the [high] school he attended, founded in 1576 |
Saturday: Zoe and Judy at Nelson's column, Trafalgar Square. |
Saturday: Judy and Zoe outside Buckingham Palace. |
Saturday: Looking away from Buckingham Palace, across Green park to the London eye (ferris wheel to left, and 'Big Ben' to the right. |
Saturday: Zoe and Angus outside Buckingham Palace |
Saturday: Angus and Judy outside Buckingham Palace. |
Saturday: Angus and Zoe getting a London Hackney Taxi cab. |
Saturday: Judy (pink top) and Zoe outside Harrods. |
Saturday: This little fellah was walking past (being dragged past) where we were eating lunch... |
Saturday: Judy outside The Palace theatre, home of [London] Les Miserables for the past 14 years. |
Saturday: Angus and Zoe, London across the street from old pub. |
Saturday: Judy and Angus, Prince Edward theatre, where we all saw Mamma Mia |
Saturday: Theater where 'Jerry Springer, The Opera' is playing. |
Sunday: Where we skied, dri-slope style. That is nylon brush matting laid over a hillside. |
Sunday: Angus beside a 'Smart' car at the Mall. Judy wanted this because the car is so small. It is the definitive town car, seats two, tiny, great mileage, park in the tiniest of spaces. |
Sunday: Angus with his old mate Phil, who we meet for lunch. |
Monday: Judy using a Post Box. |
Monday: Angus leaving his parent's house. |