{"id":51,"date":"2023-09-18T11:19:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T01:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amsterdamtobudapest.com\/?p=51"},"modified":"2023-09-18T12:27:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T02:27:43","slug":"uk-12-18-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netmagellan.com\/river-cruise\/uk-12-18-june\/","title":{"rendered":"UK, 12 to 18 June"},"content":{"rendered":"

12 June<\/h2>\n

Paris to Heathrow<\/h3>\n

We went to Terminal 2A at CDG to catch BA307, leaving at 10:55 am, arriving at Heathrow Terminal 5 at 11:15 am (there is a time zone difference of one hour). <\/p>\n

England<\/h3>\n

The UK side trip was mainly to see relatives and some of the newer sights in London.<\/p>\n

14 June<\/h2>\n

The highlight today was to see Windsor Castle. It takes just a short while to get inside and then the public areas can take as long as you have time. We only had an hour, but we made the most of it.<\/p>\n

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Windsor Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the afternoon, we moved from Aldershot to Hayes in Kent.<\/p>\n

15 June<\/h2>\n

We saw the usual sights around Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London. The guided tours are worth doing, especially if you get Bill Callaghan as the guide. He uses humour to good effect while pointing out the history of the place.<\/p>\n

16 June<\/h2>\n

The first stop this morning was the lookout at the top of The Shard. Fantastic views are to be had of London and its environs.<\/p>\n

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A aiew from the Shard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next was a detailed walk-through Westminster Abbey (where no photography is allowed). We paid extra to skip the line at the London Eye and it was worth it. The views are not as vast as from the Shard, but you get a closer look at the buildings near the Thames.<\/p>\n

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The Houses of Parliament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Later on, we visited Regent Street but as it didn’t hold any appeal to us, we turned a corner into Carnaby Street and tried to imagine it in the 1960s.<\/p>\n

17 June<\/h2>\n

Our first stop this morning was the home of Sir Rudyard Kipling. It is named Bateman’s<\/a> and is in Burwash, Sussex and is full of interesting exhibits about the life and times of the famous poet and writer.<\/p>\n

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Bateman\u2019s \u2013 Home of Rudyard Kipling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We drove to Hastings on the Southeastern coast of England and tried to imagine it during the war years as portrayed in Foyle’s War<\/a>. It’s not far from the Battle of Hastings battle site in 1066.<\/p>\n

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Hastings beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

18 June<\/h2>\n

We went to St Pancras International train station to catch the Eurostar train to Paris. It goes through the Chunnel (tunnel under the English Channel). The station was restored a few years ago and is like a small airport in its facilities.<\/p>\n

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St Pancras International train station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were in Paris in just over a couple of hours.<\/p>\n

Day by day<\/h1>\n