The Adventures of BJ and Tony Morris

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London, England
November 2001
"Can this be the same child???"

What a difference 3 years makes! Can this be the same child we took to Italy? The one who wanted plain noodles, got sick, locked himself in the bathroom, fell a lot, and had nosebleeds? On this trip, he navigated the subway, never lost anything, was very polite, tried seafood, duck, and Indian food.

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Day one, we saw Buckingham Palace and the changing of the guard.

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We took the Birdcage Walk in St. James Park, stopping to take a picture on the bridge, then we walked up Regents Street and Picadilly Circus, down Haymarket Street past the National Gallery.

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The kids frolicked on the bronze lions at the Trafalgar Square.

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Then it was down Whitehall past 10 Downing Street and on to Westminster Abbey and Westminster Bridge.

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We took a break at the Florence Nightingale pub before doing a little shopping in Harrods. The subway took us back to our neighborhood where we had great pizza and pasta at a restaurant called “Ask”.

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Day two, we took the subway to Tower Hill.

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There we posed with the statue of Augustus Caesar, and then toured the Tower of London. 

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Across the Tower Bridge, we had lunch at a pub, and then let the kids play a little soccer at Hyde Park.  We took a side trip to the Hard Rock Café, and then had Pizza at a little place near Earl’s Court.

Day three, we took a long trip to Hampton Court Palace where they had a great maze that we really enjoyed getting lost and finding our way out of. 

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After touring the Palace, we stopped for Pizza and then went to the Chelsea Soccer shop.  We took the train back to our neighborhood.

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This was Thanksgiving, so we had Indian food.  We substituted Duck for Turkey.

Oh - I forgot to mention that Jared was strip-searched at EVERY airport security checkpoint.

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We had a great time!  We're ready for our next opportunity to travel with this new Jared!

BJ and Tony Morris

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