England Study Tour 2000

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England Study Tour 2000

• Mary and Cal Jensen
• Roger and Nancy Moose
• Akiko Sekino and Roberta Gigear

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Roberta on the planeheaded to England
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Heading to England

• Akiko, Mary and Cal settling down for a long
  trip. Cal is so settled, we can barely see him!
• March 1, 2000

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Heading to England

• Nancy and Akiko got to enjoy each others company
  for 7 hours on the plane.
• March 1, 2000

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Heading to England

• Roger felt like standing to have his picture
  taken on the planetheres one in every crowd.
• March 1, 2000

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At our hotel

• Here is the group, in front of the Regency House
  Hotel, our home from March 2 to 13 (with a few
  days out for Edinburgh).
• March 2, 2000

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Westminster AbbeyMarch 2, 2000
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Standing in front of Big BenNote the red phone
booth on the left.March 2, 2000
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The Queens Horse GuardsCal and Mary Jensen,
Roberta Gigear, and Akiko Sekino March 2, 2000
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Changing the Horse GuardsMarch 2, 2000
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Going off Duty

• This fellow and his horse had their pictures
  taken with us. Thats all they were waiting for
  before going off duty and letting someone else
  take over!
• March 2, 2000

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Trafalgar Square

• Here we are, viewing Lord Nelsons Column in
  Trafalgar Square. Notice that we do NOT see any
  pigeons here.
• March 2, 2000

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St. Pauls Cathedral

• Looking up at the ceiling in St. Pauls
  Cathedral. This is before we climbed the 536
  steps to the top, so we still had the energy to
  look up.
• March 3, 2000

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St. Pauls Cathedral

• Heres a close up of some of the magnificent
  architecture in St. Pauls Cathedral.
• March 3, 2000

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St. Pauls

• Looking down from the Whispering Gallery in St.
  Pauls. We were resting from the first leg of
  the 536 stepswed already covered over 200 of
  them.
• March 3, 2000

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At the top of St. Pauls

• Heres proof that we made it to the top of St.
  Pauls Cathedrala view of the peak! Those of us
  without a fear of heights got slightly better
  views.
• March 3, 2000

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Buckingham Palace

• Waiting for Queen Elizabeth to answer the door. .
  . but she never did show up.
• March 3, 2000

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The Palace Gate

• A close-up of the decoration on the gatejust in
  case we want to have something similar on the
  gates leading in to our home.
• March 3, 2000

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Buckingham Palace Guard

• A guard at Buckingham Palace, marching back and
  forthwearing his winter gear, not the bright red
  summer uniform.
• March 3, 2000

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British Museum

• From the mummy collection in the British Museum
• March 3, 2000

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British Museum

• Another view of another mummy.
• March 3, 2000

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Tower of London

• The Beefeaters at the Tower of London. They are
  called Beefeaters because the king provided
  them with meat to eat during a time when most
  were too poor to afford meat.
• March 4, 2000

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• Nancy got to have her picture taken with the
  Beefeatersa Beefeater sandwich??
• March 4, 2000

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Tower of London

• Looking across one of the courtyard areas at the
  Tower of London.
• March 4, 2000

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Tower of London

• Heres Mary, Cal and Nancy standing outside the
  White Tower. Roberta and Sekino were touring the
  Tower elsewhere.
• March 4, 2000

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Tower of London

• Here is a picture of Henry VIIIs armor. You can
  tell exactly what he was both proud of and
  interested in protecting!
• March 4, 2000

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Tower of London

• Nancy, Cal, Mary, Roberta, and Akiko along one of
  the roadways inside the Tower of London.
• March 4, 2000

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Tower of London

• This is the same group, but the picture is a bit
  darker. Standing in the shade will do that.
• March 4, 2000

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Tower Bridge

• This is NOT London Bridge. It is the Tower
  Bridge. It was quite controversial until the
  designers proved how it would open to let large
  ships pass through.
• March 4, 2000

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Tower Bridge

• This is a view down the Thames (pronounced
  tems, of course) from the walkway at the top of
  Tower Bridge.
• March 4, 2000

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Tower Bridge View

• This ship is permanently docked here. It
  provides a great view from the Tower Bridge.
• March 4, 2000

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Piccadilly Circus

• The lights of Piccadilly Circus in downtown
  London are a fantastic sight.
• March 4, 2000

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Piccadilly Circus

• A slightly different view.
• Its too bad we didnt take pictures of some of
  the characters hanging around that nightthey
  were almost as interesting!
• March 4, 2000

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Hampton Court Palace

• This is just inside the gate at Hampton Court
  Palacea magnificent place.
• March 5, 2000

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Hampton Court Palace

• These are two of the tour guides dressed in the
  costume of the time that Henry VIII would have
  lived here. Tour guides are history or
  archeology majors.
• March 5, 2000

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Hampton Court Gardens

• Roberta, Nancy, Cal, Mary (hiding) and Akiko in
  the gardens at Hampton Court Palace. Note the
  flowers and the green, green grass.
• March 5, 2000

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Hampton Court Palace

• The view of the front of Hampton Court Palace.
  We took the picture as we left, which proves that
  we found our way out of the maze that Roger loved
  (!) so much.
• March 5, 2000

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Train Ride Back to London

• Here are Roberta, Akiko, Cal (hiding behind the
  post), Mary, and Roger on the train ride back to
  London from Hampton Court Palace.
• March 5, 2000

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Kensington Gardens

• Kensington Palace can be found at the Queens Way
  tube stop. The park has a large pond in the
  center that is home to a lot of friendly
  waterfowl.
• March 5, 2000

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Kensington Garden

• Another picture of the waterfowl at the pond.
  The swans are gorgeous birds.
• March 5, 2000

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Outside Warwick Castle

• Cal, Mary, Nancy, Roberta, and Akiko standing
  outside Warwick Castle.
• March 6, 2000

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Warwick Castle

• Some of the armor found in the Great Hall in
  Warwick Castle.
• March 6, 2000

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Warwick Castle

• A view of the river Avon from the castle keep
  area at Warwick Castle
• March 6, 2000

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Cardiff Castle Keep

• Cardiff Castle Keep is about 800 years old. The
  castle itself sits on the site of some old Roman
  ruins. The moat around the keep is still filled
  with water.
• March 7, 2000

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At the Train Station

• Some of the wording on the signs pointed out the
  difference between British English and American
  English. Americans almost never use whilst.
• March 8

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Going to Edinburgh

• This was the emblem on the cars of the train that
  we rode to Edinburgh, Scotland.
• March 8, 2000

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Edinburgh, Scotland

• The Sir Walter Scott memorial looms above the
  Edinburgh skyline on one end of Princes Street
  and the Edinburgh Castle graces the other end.
• March 8, 2000

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Edinburgh Castle

• This impressive castle sits above the city and is
  easily viewed from Princes Street.
• March 8, 2000

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Cal outside an Edinburgh pub

• Pubs were a good place to take an afternoon
  breakand their signs were fun to read, too!
• This one is on George St.
• March 8, 2000

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Roger outside an Edinburgh pub

• Like Cal, Roger is partial to an afternoon beer
  in a local pubespecially one that advertises
  Good Beers.
• March 8, 2000

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Edinburgh Castle

• This is a view from the walls that surround
  Edinburgh Castle. You can barely see the Firth
  of Forth along the skyline.
• March 9, 2000

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Edinburgh Castle

• This gentleman was in the typical garb of a
  Scottish soldier from the 16th or 17th century.
  His demonstration in the Great Hall pointed out
  some of the fallacies in Braveheart.
• March 9, 2000

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Holligans Bed and Breakfast

• Agnes Holligan was the proprietor of the Kariba
  Guest House, our home while we were in
  Edinburgh.
• March 10, 2000

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Holligans/Kariba Guest House

• Michael and Agnes Holligan took good care of us
  at their bed and breakfast. Michael cooks a good
  breakfast.
• March 10, 2000

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York Minster Cathedral

• York Minster Cathedral is a very old, very
  impressive building in the city of York.
• March 10, 2000

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York Minster

• The vaulting in York Minster makes a person feel
  rather insignificantand it does make us want to
  raise our eyes to the heavens.
• March 10, 2000

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Eiffel Tower

• The Eiffel Tower is definitely one of those
  things that looks a lot bigger in person than it
  does in a picture.
• March 11, 2000

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Arc de Triomphe

• The Arc de Triomphe stands out even on a foggy
  day in Paris. On a sunny day, Ill bet its
  magnificent.
• March 11, 2000

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Arc de Triomphe

• To understand the size of this structure, all you
  have to do is look along the top of it and see
  all those teeny, tiny people standing up there.
• March 11, 2000

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Champs Elysees

• Mary, Nancy, Roberta, and Akiko are looking down
  the Champs Elyseesno, not at a good-looking
  Frenchman, but at one of the tiniest cars weve
  ever seen.
• March 11, 2000

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Champs Elysees

• Strolling down the Champs Elysees on a Saturday
  afternoon in Marchwell, maybe not strolling
  more like power walking.
• March 11, 2000

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A Créperie

• This créperie has great crêpes, but other things
  are on the menu, too.
• March 11, 2000

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Eating Crêpes

• Akiko may be Japanese, but she likes French food,
  too.
• March 11, 2000

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The Obelisque

• France stole this Obelisque from Egypt and
  refused to give it back. Its an interesting
  structure, especially with the Eiffel Tower in
  the background.
• March 11, 2000

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The Louvre

• The glass pyramid outside the Louvre is unusual
  and is definitely different from the surrounding
  structures.
• March 11, 2000

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Across from the Louvre

• If your back is to the Louvre and the glass
  pyramid, this is the view you get to see.
• March 11, 2000

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Canterbury

• The entrance leading to Canterbury Cathedral. It
  doesnt look like much until you step through and
  actually see the cathedral.
• March 12, 2000

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Canterbury Cathedral

• A view of the outside of the Cathedralwhich was
  the only view allowed since there was a church
  service going on!
• March 12, 2000

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Canterbury Cathedral

• Out behind the Cathedral.
• March 12, 2000

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Canterbury Cathedral

• The pulpit in the cathedral is VERY ornate.
  Obviously any preacher here is going to feel
  rather importantor very insignificant.
• March 12, 2000

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Canterbury Cathedral

• This is another cathedral with an impressive
  ceiling. Wouldnt you hate to have been the
  person who had to work up there when it was being
  built?
• March 12, 2000

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Canterbury Cathedral

• The stained glass in the churches deserve to be
  studied all by themselvesbut who has time??
• March 12, 2000

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Canterbury Cathedral

• Another exterior view of the skyline of the
  cathedral.
• March 12, 2000

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Canterbury

• The little river that runs through Canterbury.
  The weather there in March is much nicer and much
  more conducive to flowers than March weather in
  South Dakota!
• March 12, 2000

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And then it was time to head for homeMarch 13,
2000