London, England, United Kingdom
What a jolly good time we've been having in merry ole England. The most emotional event was in the gardens in front of Buckingham Palace. A crew were tilling the soil to plant a beautiful garden and I told them that I had a small container of my Mom's ashes. Her maiden name was Churchill and she never made it to England as she had wanted. I asked if they would add Mom's ashes to the soil and a very nice Englishman dug a hole and added Mom's ashes and covered it up. He was so compassionate, caring and respectful of my Mom. What a wonderful man and such an emotional few moments for me. Now Mom...you will forever be in your England,
Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, The Parliament, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalga Square, the River Thames (another wonderful Englishman told us how to pronounce it
.. tems), The British Museum and Selfridges were exactly as I had imagined... amazing.
The old houses and building brought to mind the feeling during WWII.
We missed seeing the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. During this time of year it only happens Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun. We overslept on Fri and will be leaving early Sunday. Oh well, there is always YouTube. As Dave cautioned me not to, I walked up to a police officer at the entrance to Buckingham Palace to ask questions...Dave was afraid we might get shot at....but not me....I love to push the envelope and hey...if I don't ask....You won't know. At worst...He could have asked us to "bugger off"... �� The officer told us that the Queen was not in. If she was in, there would be her flag with her crest flying and there would be 4 Guards...there were only 2. Interesting. We will be back next weekend for 1 night and she might be in. Maybe this time I'll ring the doorbell...lol.
England...we will be back 2 more times this trip.
Tomorrow we take a train to Holyhead, England (west coast)...and then a ferry to Dublin, Ireland.....the Emerald Isle......
A JOLLY GOOD TIME IN ENGLAND.....,.
Friday, April 28, 2017
London, England, United Kingdom
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Perry
2017-04-29
so very cool ... by the time you get this you will be about to board the ferry, I suspect! Have lots of fun ... I see the David is starting to smile :)
Lee Anne
2017-04-29
Thanks so much for sharing your journey with us! What fun to see it through your eyes!
Lee Anne
2017-04-29
Thanks so much for sharing your journey with us! What fun to see it through your eyes!
Janet
2017-04-29
Looks like you did well for the short time there. Isn't London amazing!?! Love the pictures!
Kathy
2017-04-29
Awesome pictures! Hard to believe you are in Europe!! I wish we had cell phones in '68 when we were in Europe! Enjoy- Kiss the Blarney Stone for meWhen you get to Dublin!❤️
Linda
2017-04-29
Awesome pictures! Awesome memories you are creating! Really cool about your mom and the garden. Love it!
cp
2017-04-30
Great pics.
Thanks so much for sharing your trip.
Jodel
2017-04-30
This is great to see your trip unfold. Hope your trip is everything you imagine and more. So cool about the ashes. Love to you both.
Sally and Randy
2017-04-30
Looks like you guys are having a great time. Looking forward to reading more about your adventures❤️
Sally and Randy
2017-04-30
Looks like you guys are having a great time. Looking forward to reading more about your adventures❤️
Heidi
2017-04-30
How sweet that a part of her will be in England! Thanks for sharing. Love you both. Be safe and we are thinking about you back here in the states.
Tawnya
2017-05-01
So awesome that they buried your mom's ashes ❤️....safe travels!
Tawnya
2017-05-01
So awesome that they buried your mom's ashes ❤️....safe travels!
Shawn W
2017-05-03
This is such a great way to show us your trip!! I love it! Your words and the pictures are like I'm there with you guys! What a great tribute to your mom, and laying her to rest in England. Must have been so special for you. No pictures I take it? Oh well, I can picture it in my mind. Safe travels you two!
kerryschlieder
2017-05-05
I loved all your comments and so glad you are enjoying taking this trip with us. I really appreciate all the kind and loving comments about my Mom. I am so glad I was able to do this for her but it will be hard to leave her behind in London. Shawn W...I only sent photos of my Mom to Brad and Kathy. Love to you all.