Howeird Visits Great Britain

Travelogue with Photos

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PhotoDateWhere Am I?Maps
Aug 4Getting There: Arrival in London-Heathrow, express train to Paddington, tube to Victoria Station, train to Brighton (Hove, actually). See the wedding dress construction party and the reception hall decorating, followed by a picnic on Brighton beach.
Aug 5The wedding at Brighton Town Hall, a few shots of the Gay Pride festivities, double-decker bus ride to the reception at The Barn theatre
Aug 6Walking and bus tour of Brighton and Hove, informal drinks with the bride & groom and family at a beachside barThis space intentionally filled with needless words
Aug 7Train ride from Hove to Penzance, via Portsmouth, Bath, Bristol and Plymouth. Evening in Penzance, moon setting on the sea.
Aug 8Walking tour of Penzance (me in front of the Police Station), train ride to Cardiff via Bristol and Newport. Some shots of Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Castle and downtown Cardiff.
Aug 9Walking tour of Cardiff High Street, train ride to Glasgow via Hereford, Shrewsbury, Crewe, Manchester, Lancaster and Carlisle. Rush hour on Glasgow's motorways, evening walking tour of Glasgow.
Top: South
Bottom: North
Aug 10Glasgow motorway, train ride to Inverness via Sterling and Perth, and a lot of pretty scenery. Downtown Inverness and the shores of Loch Ness. Boat tour of Loch Ness and Urquart Castle.
Aug 11Inverness to Bourne End (London Suburbs) via Perth, Sterling, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Darlington, York and Peterborough. Cousins Brian & Viv's house in Bourne End, and nearby scenery.
Top: North
Bottom: South
Aug 12More Bourne End, Little Marlow, Marlow, High Wycombe and and the grounds of Benjamin Disraeli's Stately Home, Hughenden Manor in Buckinghamshire.
No Cameras AllowedAug 13Getting Back: Heathrow Airport to SFO through insane "security" restrictions


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