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Entries Tagged as 'London'

Starting my long journey home

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Right now I am here on the Eurostar traveling at light speed, well pretty much just as fast, on my way back to Paris. I arrived at the train station a couple hours early and bough some snack for my train ride and used up all my remaining Pounds. I still have about 30€ in [...]

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My last night in London

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Starting the day off early again, I woke up at 6:30 and quickly got ready for the day and packed my bags. I checked out and placed my bag into a locker in the storage room and headed to Westminster Abbey. I had walked into Westminster before during a service, but this time I paid [...]

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Saint Paul Cathedral, Tower of London, Harrods, and More

June 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today has been pretty busy. To start it off, let me give you an update on my hostel situation. Everyone is supposed to get their own locker, but of course I was the last one in my room and I got the broken locker with no door. So I had to sleep with my backpack [...]

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Exploring London

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

I am now here in London, England. I arrived this morning at 8:30AM and wandered around aimlessly trying to make heads or tails out of their metro system. I eventually bought and all day pass for today and tomorrow for about 5€ ($7.86) and will have to buy my own ticket one way to the [...]

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Bon voyage Paris

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

This morning, I woke up at 4:30 and got ready to go to London. I quickly showered and gathered all my items and headed to the metro. When I arrived, I couldn’t find a place to buy a ticket to get on the metro. What do I do? Jump the gates of course. I walked [...]

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Tags: London · Paris · Spain/Paris/London Trip