Monday, June 27, 2011

Quintessential Britain - Part 2

Westminster Abbey

Some of the highlights of the first few days of our tour, while based in London, included: touring Westminster Abbey; visiting Bath and touring the ancient Roman bath house; touring the Tower of London; riding on the London Eye and visiting Stonehenge.

Interior of Roman Bath House

Inside the Tower of London

Lanthorn Tower dating back to the 13th century

View of the Thames from atop the London Eye

Stonehenge

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Quintessential Britain

Quintessential British Phone Booth

My husband and I, along with thirty-three American travelers, have been in the UK for almost three weeks and I'm finally over my jet lag. Our tour, Quintessential Britain, was through Road Scholar and was absolutely wonderful. If you haven't gone on a Road Scholar tour, you should consider it. We toured England, Wales and Scotland with a great tour guide and several experts on architecture, history, culture, and literature. We began in London and ended our trip in Edinburgh. I'll post a few photos and descriptions over the next several days starting with London.

Natural History Museum - London


The main entrance of the Victoria & Albert Museum features this 30 foot chandelier designed by glass artist Dale Chihuly.