Our friend Sharon got married in the UK last year and we went over for the
wedding. We spent several days in London, saw a show and some sights and then
headed out to Woburn for the wedding. We spent a few days there and then headed
back to London for a few more days of sight seeing.
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.JPG "Boat on the Thames")
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Boat on the Thames |
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Our first night there we walked over to the theater district. This is looking back across the Thames at the Eye and our hotel |
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.JPG "Looking up the Thames")
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Looking up the Thames |
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Looking the other direction up the Thames |
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.JPG "Trafalgar Square")
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Trafalgar Square |
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As we walked past Trafalgar square (I think it's Trafalgar) I fired off a couple shots with the image stabilizer on. I lucked out on this one. |
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.JPG "Down the Thames")
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Down the Thames |
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Standing on the millennium bridge looking down toward the London Eye and Big Ben |
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.JPG "The London Eye")
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The London Eye |
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Looking up at the spokes of the London Eye |
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.JPG "The Tube")
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The Tube |
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A cool shot of the Tube |
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.JPG "Half Price Tickets")
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Half Price Tickets |
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The ticket stand where we bought our show tickets. We saw Chicago and Les Miserables. |
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.JPG "Bobbies")
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Bobbies |
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Police on the street in London |
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.JPG "Statue")
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Statue |
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Walking around London we ran into this cool memorial to the Royal Regiment of Artillery |
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.JPG "Green Park")
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Green Park |
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A shot of me standing in Green Park as we headed toward Buckingham Palace |
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.JPG "Buckingham Palace")
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Buckingham Palace |
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Guards at the door of Buckingham Palace |
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.JPG "Palace Crest")
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Palace Crest |
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The crest on the gate of Buckingham Palace |
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.JPG "Statue")
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Statue |
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A statue in front of Buckingham Palace, and if you look close you can see the London Eye in the background |
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.JPG "Riders")
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Riders |
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As we stood in front of the palace we saw a cool procession of horses riding down the road |
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.JPG "Us at the Palace")
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Us at the Palace |
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Christi and I in front of the palace. Right after we took this shot I did one more and a pigeon landed right in front of the camera |
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.JPG "Christi")
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Christi |
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A picture of Christi with the Mall running off into the distance behind her |
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.JPG "Leighton Buzzard")
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Leighton Buzzard |
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We took the train from London to Leighton Buzzard (hilarious name) where I got my suit and we headed to Woburn |
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.JPG "At the Train Station")
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At the Train Station |
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Sharon's dad, Paul her fiance, Paul's dad, Paul's best man, and Christi at the train station |
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.JPG "Church")
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Church |
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Not the church where they got married, but once we checked in I took a walk and saw this cool church |
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.JPG "Church")
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Church |
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The same church from the other side |
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.JPG "Swans")
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Swans |
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I walked through the woods to the Woburn game preserve. I ran into this beautiful pond in the woods with two white swans and a black one |
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.JPG "Swan")
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Swan |
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The swans swam over to see me. I think they thought I might have some snacks. |
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.JPG "Black Swan")
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Black Swan |
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I'm not sure if he was coming over to see if I had snacks or to keep me away from the other swans |
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.JPG "Deer")
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Deer |
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In the game preserve there were huge herds of deer, all different kinds |
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.JPG "The Inn at Woburn")
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The Inn at Woburn |
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This is the inn where we stayed |
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.JPG "The Church")
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The Church |
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Okay, this is the real church. I took this when we went there for the rehearsal |
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.JPG "Sculpture Garden")
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Sculpture Garden |
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The reception was in a huge hall in the estate of the Duke of Bedford. I wandered outside and took this shot of the outside of the hall an the night sky |
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.JPG "Me and Christi")
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Me and Christi |
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Here we are all dressed up for the wedding |
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.JPG "Sharon & Christi")
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Sharon & Christi |
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Christi and the bride |
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.JPG "Statue")
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Statue |
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A statue in Hyde Park |
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.JPG "Other Side")
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Other Side |
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The other side of that same statue in Hyde park |
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.JPG "Tube")
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Tube |
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I kept trying to get good time lapse shots of the tube, but was doing them hand held. This one came out pretty good. |
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.JPG "Big Ben")
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Big Ben |
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A long exposure shot across the Thames of Big Ben from our hotel room. I think it was 30-seconds. |
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.JPG "London Eye")
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London Eye |
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A 30-second exposure of the London Eye and our Hotel |
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.JPG "Christi")
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Christi |
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Christi looking adorable in her hat and scarf |
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.JPG "Tube")
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Tube |
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Another time exposure shot of the Tube |
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.JPG "Thames")
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Thames |
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Standing on the Westminster Bridge looking up the Thames |
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.JPG "Hotel Room View")
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Hotel Room View |
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The view out the window of our hotel room |
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.JPG "Guards")
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Guards |
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A shot of the guards at the Tower of London |
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.JPG "Tower Bridge")
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Tower Bridge |
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Christi in front of the Tower Bridge |
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.JPG "Harrods")
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Harrods |
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Harrods is one confusing department store. I've been there several times and still get lost every time |
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.JPG "Clouds")
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Clouds |
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I love the way the clouds look in this shot of our hotel and the London Eye across the Thames |
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.JPG "London Eye")
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London Eye |
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More cool clouds in this side view of the London Eye |
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.JPG "Lion")
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Lion |
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A cool statue of a lion on the end of Westminster Bridge in front of our hotel |
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.JPG "Looking Up")
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Looking Up |
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The view from our room looking up at the London Eye |
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.JPG "Hollywood on the Thames")
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Hollywood on the Thames |
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On our last morning there we walked down the Thames across Lambeth bridge and up past the houses of Parliament |
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.JPG "Pocket Pals")
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Pocket Pals |
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Of course we had to get a shot of the pocket pals in front of the Victoria Tower Gardens |
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.JPG "Big Ben")
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Big Ben |
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A cool shot of Big Ben with the London Eye in the background |
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.JPG "London Eye")
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London Eye |
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A statue by Westminster Bridge with the London Eye in the background |
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.JPG "Big Ben")
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Big Ben |
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A cool shot of Big Ben with a plane flying overhead |
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.JPG "Boat on the Thames")
.JPG "Looking up the Thames")
.JPG "Trafalgar Square")
.JPG "Down the Thames")
.JPG "The London Eye")
.JPG "The Tube")
.JPG "Half Price Tickets")
.JPG "Bobbies")
.JPG "Statue")
.JPG "Green Park")
.JPG "Buckingham Palace")
.JPG "Palace Crest")
.JPG "Statue")
.JPG "Riders")
.JPG "Us at the Palace")
.JPG "Christi")
.JPG "Leighton Buzzard")
.JPG "At the Train Station")
.JPG "Church")
.JPG "Church")
.JPG "Swans")
.JPG "Swan")
.JPG "Black Swan")
.JPG "Deer")
.JPG "The Inn at Woburn")
.JPG "The Church")
.JPG "Sculpture Garden")
.JPG "Me and Christi")
.JPG "Sharon & Christi")
.JPG "Statue")
.JPG "Other Side")
.JPG "Tube")
.JPG "Big Ben")
.JPG "London Eye")
.JPG "Christi")
.JPG "Tube")
.JPG "Thames")
.JPG "Hotel Room View")
.JPG "Guards")
.JPG "Tower Bridge")
.JPG "Harrods")
.JPG "Clouds")
.JPG "London Eye")
.JPG "Lion")
.JPG "Looking Up")
.JPG "Hollywood on the Thames")
.JPG "Pocket Pals")
.JPG "Big Ben")
.JPG "London Eye")
.JPG "Big Ben")