England!

Jeff and I took the trip of a lifetime to England during spring break. It was a fabulous week of exploring.

Our flight to London and back was in the largest airplane I'd ever flown in.

Our first train ride in London.

Our first stop was Greenwich.

Greenwich, along the Thames

A church in Greenwich

The tunnel under the Thames

Our first day in London--we rode the subway in from Greenwich, and this was
our first view of London when we got off the subway.

Our first view of London in the other direction.

Right away we saw the iconic double decker buses.

Our first stop in London was the British Museum. This was an ancient mosaic.

Indoor atrium of the British Museum

Carved panels

Replica of the Parthenon in the British Museum

Jeff outside the British Museum

A building across the street from the British Museum. We loved the architecture and stone work we saw in England
and took lots of pictures of buildings.

China Town--we stopped here for lunch.

A London church

The National Gallery--I loved the paintings here.

Vermeer, "A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal" and "A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal"

Rembrandt, "Self Portrait"

Hendrick Avercamp, "A Winter Scene with Skaters near a Castle"

Caravaggio, "The Supper at Emmaus"

Canaletto, "Venice: The Grand Canal..."

Monet, "Water-Lilies, Setting Sun"

Monet, "The Museum at Le Havre"

Buckingham Palace

St. James Park

Outside the gates at Buckingham Palace

The strange, tiny bathroom in our hotel in Greenwich

Our Greenwich hotel was above this restaurant/bar. 

Our Greenwich hotel

View of London from Tower Bridge

Jeff on Tower Bridge

View of London, shadow of Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge

Tower of London

I loved the flowers growing on this building near the Tower of London.

The oldest church in London, "All Hallows by the Tower," founded in 675 AD

Jeff riding on the top deck of the bus.

Outside St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Paul's Cathedral was impressive.

Looking down on St. Paul's Cathedral after climbing most of the way up the bell tower.

View of London from the very top of St. Paul's Cathedral

Lunch at one of the many Asian restaurants in London

Whistler painting at the Victoria and Albert Museum--after we finally found the museum! We wandered
around a lot of London trying to find our way here.

Replica of Trajan's Column at the Victoria and Albert

Replica of Michelangelo's "Moses" at the Victoria and Albert

Front facade of the Victoria and Albert Museum

Standing on both sides of the Prime Meridian Line in Greenwich

View of Greenwich from the Royal Observatory

Royal Observatory at Greenwich

The Tulip Stairs, Queen's House, Greenwich

The Queen's House, Greenwich

Eating lunch at a pasta place in a London mall, waiting to take the train to Rye

The streets of Rye

Long ago Rye used to be on the coast. This castle was a watch tower--Ypres Tower.

A church in Rye

The gates of the city

Our bed and breakfast--Hayden's

Looking down the street, from the front of our bed and breakfast

A peanut butter freakshake at The Hoof, a restaurant in Rye

The front window of a shoe store in Rye

All of the restaurants in England had these food hygiene ratings.

We took a day trip from Rye to Eastbourne to see the coast.

Looking down at Eastbourne

From Eastbourne we hiked to Beachy Head.

Buildings in Eastbourne

We loved our bed and breakfast in Rye. We stayed in the Sand Piper room.

The quaint streets of Rye

Many of the houses had names, which were posted on signs near the front door.

We toured Rye's castle--Ypres Tower. This was the ancient privy.

Views from Ypres Tower

We took a train from Rye to Canterbury. The cathedral was under renovation, but it was still impressive.