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Holy moley, we made it!

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Big Ben across the Thames River at night
Big Ben across the Thames River at night
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Goodness golly gosh, after 27 hours of traveling from Seattle to Detroit, to NYC, we've finally made it to the Queen's land of London, England!  Arriving at 6:30am London time, we were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for about 6 hours before jet-lag started kicking in and playing its toll on us...Being the energizer bunnies that we are (rather, I am..) we ended up touring Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Victoria and this really ancient church where people were beheaded back in the 13th century called All Hallow's Chapel.  Our plans unfortunately fell through with the Couch Surfing gal who was suppose to contact us, so after a couple of needless worrying, internet cafe searches, and a couple of 'Tube' rides (underground train) later, we found ourselves a nice 6-person dorm room at Smart Hyde Park Hostel in Westminster- a charming white-neo classic area of London.

Playing dress up in the Tower Bridge...I think it was for the kids.
Playing dress up in the Tower Bridge...I think it was for the kids.
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Today, we are enjoying a cup of tea, strolling around the eclectic mixture of ancient architecture and modern, new structures...and talking to locals who say that we've given the US a better name...

We're off to Paris tonight to stay with our new-found couch surfing friends.  Hope you are all doing well and wish you were here with us!

-ELo and Shaynay

Route taken and entries by Real Traveler ELo

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    Bonjour from Paris!

    Paris, France | Jun 19 '08 | Reviews: 4

        Bonjour...pardon...excusez-moi...and merci.  This was our crash course to learning French on our overnight bus to Pari... Continue reading »

     see 9 photos »    see 4 places visited »  
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    Hola, que tal? (Barcelona, Spain)

    Barcelona, Spain | Jun 22 '08 | Reviews: 1

    Hola de Barcelona!  After traveling for 12 hours on three different trains from Paris, Montpieller, Port Bon to Barcelona, we arrived in this... Continue reading »

     see 7 photos »    see 1 place visited »  
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    Donde es la fiesta de Madrid?

    Madrid, Spain | Jun 25 '08 | Reviews: 1
    Madrid- the city known never to sleep and trust me, this is true! After a relatively quick train ride, we found ourselves in this blazing hot cit... Continue reading »
     see 3 photos »    see 1 place visited »  
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    The World Fair 2008, Zaragoza

    Zaragoza, Spain | Jun 27 '08 | Reviews: 0
    What a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit the World Fair where all countries around the world come together to celebrate unity, globalization, an... Continue reading »
     see 9 photos »  
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    Dirty Hippies...almost.

    Montpellier, France | Jun 29 '08 | Reviews: 2
    From TH-arago-TH-a, we headed out on a 5pm train to Nice, France where we are to stay only one full day. On our way there, however, we had a 8 hour l... Continue reading »
     see 3 photos »    see 2 places visited »  
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    Our Vacation from Vacation

    Cinque Terre, Italy | Jun 30 '08 | Reviews: 0
    After stopping in Nice, France for a quick bit to eat, we made our way into Italia for our last half of our month-long gluttonous vacation! Fu... Continue reading »
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    The Blur that was Rome

    Rome, Italy | Jul 04 '08 | Reviews: 0
    Trying to cram Rome into a two and a half day visit-only crazy people would jam pack their schedule so tightly! We were up for the challenge. This... Continue reading »
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    Catching up with the Cloers

    Pordenone, Italy | Jul 06 '08 | Reviews: 1
    Ah, to have the comforts of home when you are on the other side of the world is amazing, let me tell you! After running around Euro-country, bein... Continue reading »
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Madre#1 avatar Madre#1 on Jun. 19, 2008 @ 12:32AM said
Looks like lots of fun! Sooooo much to see! Hopefully, you'll link up with Grandma. You'll have to catch her first thing in the morning before she's off and running again! LOL
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kquall avatar kquall on Jun. 19, 2008 @ 12:32AM said
Erin, this is the coolest site. I was so sorry to miss your going away extravaganza. I am so happy though to be able to enjoy your travels as they happen! Wow, I am so jealous. I never got to do anything like that. I am so impressed with your motivation and braveness to do this. I think about you all the time now and wonder what you're doing while I'm doing the same old routine day to day. I think you've just inspired me to get off my ass and start experiencing what this world has to offer. I'm so happy for you and excited to see and hear what you've done next! Have fun, and be careful. Cheers! Kay
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Jeeperdave avatar Jeeperdave on Jun. 19, 2008 @ 12:32AM said
It is really fun to see your travels as they happen. I am really excited for you, traveling in a place where "everything you see is a new experience". Looking forward to your next photos.
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Bean avatar Bean on Jun. 19, 2008 @ 12:32AM said
You guys made it! Sweet mother of Mary...your now real world travelers!! Glad to hear that you are enjoying yourselves :) I totally want to see the church where people were beheaded...so is that the whole idea of "an eye for an eye". I guess there is no better place to do it than in our holiest of holy places....a church ;) xoxo, bean
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grandma c avatar grandma c on Jun. 19, 2008 @ 12:32AM said
Leaving for Barcelona tomorrow. Will be there for 3 days at Hotel El Jardi until the 25th when we board the ship. Did you get my itinerary? Hoping to connect somehow..Anyway, glad the first link of your trip is going well. grandma
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Little One avatar Little One on Jun. 19, 2008 @ 12:32AM said
Hiya! Tricha here, I'm SO glad you guys made it...AND helped give us Americans a good name, thank you for that! Take care of yourselves and I will await the next installment. Cheers!
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AnaN1983 avatar AnaN1983 on Jun. 19, 2008 @ 12:32AM said
You made it!!! You guys are gonna have soooo much fun. I can't wait to hear all your stories. Keep us posted!
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DFlintstone avatar DFlintstone on Jun. 19, 2008 @ 12:32AM said
Cool travels ! Your right, travel while you can. Next stop - Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on the first weekend of August for We-Fest !
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