Day 8
Hello again, I've survived my first week here in London. And I'm starting this week with on day 8, Wednesday, Sept. 21st w/pics from that day. However, it's Friday, 12:30pm here & 6:30am in Dallas. I've already had my breakfast, went to the gym, had my lunch and now I'm
blogging. Last week was a blast, but it finally caught with me. I didn't realize how much my body had to adjust as far as the time zone difference. I didn't blog yesterday (Thursday) because I slept almost to 12 noon, I'm sure because the day before we went to the countryside and out to the coast to a town (city) called Brighton off the coast of the English Channel. The beaches that run along it are breathtakingly beautiful & is located in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain. We drove and walked, drove and walked, drove and walked to when we were finished 8 hours had passed before returning to Swanley (suburb) outside London (like Plano is suburb to Downtown Dallas).Hope you enjoy the pics.
Coming into the city of Brighton
Just me being funny.... I must say it was just a tad bit nippy considering the 100 degree temperatures I was used to back there in Texas.
This is the Grand Hotel behind me facing the sea front. It was opened in 1864. In 1984 an assasination attempt was made on Magaret Thatcher's life, Prime Minister at that time, by bomb explosion which 5 people were killed. It was renovated in & reopened in 1986.
We walked all along the promenade and observed the beautiful view. Kinda reminded me of the Santa Monica Pier where I gew up (my childhood and most of my adult life in Los Angeles, California) and we spent most of our weekends at Santa Monica and Venice beaches roasting hot dogs & marshmellows. 
You should see Brighton Pier behind me. I have better pics will upload lator. Never would you see a homeless person asleep on the beach back then as you do now & even here in there's a homeless person asleep on the beach. See pic below. |
| Homeless person asleep in sleeping bag on beach |
Beautiful sight of God's painting of the sky as the sun was setting.Heading away from the beach to drive along the
coastline.I have more pics to share but need to stop for a bit and make a run out while the sun is shining. And we're preparing dinner for guests tonight. Hey, you know how we say the word "process" they pronounce it "prow-cess" and we say "vitamins" they pronounce it "vet-e-mins". It shoud be quite interesting tonight. Will blog again a li il la uh. In case you're wondering why I wrote it like that, over here, they don't pronounce the "t" nor the "r". Like the word "water" they say pronounce it wa-uh". It's quite a blast to hear the English talk. They probably say the same thing about Americans.
Stay tuned for more of Traventure Women's adventures over here in the UK......
It's now 5:30pm, and our guests should be here in a bit. But check out this windmill. We don't see these in the city or anyplace else for that matter, unless we're waaaaaaay out in the country. Here, there quite a few as you drive along.
Here are the rest of the pics from that day.
It's now 5:30pm, and our guests should be here in a bit. But check out this windmill. We don't see these in the city or anyplace else for that matter, unless we're waaaaaaay out in the country. Here, there quite a few as you drive along.
Here are the rest of the pics from that day.
More of the country side.
The air is so refreshing. They don't cut down the trees as we do in America. They have more than enough. Driving thru the road the trees overlap one another which makes like an arch above the the roads.
A morning Britain midst in the mountains as we drove thru to the ocean side.
Now how's that for a street sign name. Their street signs are not attached to the street or light pole up high like in the states but are large signs at the bottom. I found myself always looking up for the names of the streets but realized they're located at the bottom of the corner.
Two pics below were taken on another foot path we stopped at before heading back in.
A couple of fellows canoeing thru the river there that ran between both of the hillsides. To one side the sheep grazing and the other side the cattle.
And there's me on the footpath. After being in that fresh air I was beat. I mean, they walk all day everyday & everywhere. And they rely on the train and bus system for transportation.Day 9
Let's see yesterday was Friday, Sept. 23 and we went back to the foot path and raided some more of the wild blackberries. This time I was prepared and brought me a lil zip lock bag. 
Lil Katrina and her mom, they like coming over to go on the foot paths with and to walk Tex, Mrs. A's dog, named Texas. Day 10
Today is Saturday, Sept. 24, I'm into my 10th day of being here in London, and I made my way down to Central London via the train, yep went all by myself. Mrs. A and hubby had things on their agenda they needed to do so off I went. If I can find my way around Okinawa, Japan, surely I can around Europe :) I saw the sights and took plenty of pics. So please return and will have more photos added.
Stay tuned for ---->
You know the song "London Bridges falling down, falling down, falling down..."
Stay tuned for ----> You know the song "London Bridges falling down, falling down, falling down..."
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| Judith in front of Tower Bridge of London |
So, these are just a few teasers. I have even more but it is already after 12 a.m. So gotta go. Want to be rested for church on tomorrow. Will add more pics afterwards. Peace and blessings. See ya.
Okay, here are more of the pics I took at the Thames River. The Londoners say it is pronounced "Tims". I really don't know how you get Tims from the way it is spelled T-h-a-m-e-s, interesting isn't it?So I got off at the train station and it let me off
in the center of London which I then walked across the London Bridge.
Which was perfect timing bcuz I was bcuz I walked into the Annual 7K Gorilla Run where people had to do the run in thru the city in a gorilla costume. As you can see them coming up the stairs. There were sooooo many & was fun to watch.
It was just too funny seeing these men and women running along & sweating profusely as they made their way across the London Bridge.
Look at this guy. They really went way out.
This fellow is running representing.... Well that's enuff of the gorillas, moving on to more of the sights of Central London.
Here's a pic of the actual London Bridge ---->
Yep! I found my way up under the bridge to take this foto. This isn't the one that lifts, it's the Tower Bridge in previous pic. 
Here it is full scale size of the London Bridge over the "T-I-M-S" Thames River.  |
| Tower Bridge |
I made it to the other side of the Bridge and into the business district invaded by tourist bcuz of both bridges and the Tower of London which I will post pics of in a few minutes.The bldg just above my head is the London Bridge
Hospital, you can see it better if you zoom in on the pic. And I can't recall what that tall skyscaper is called which is being built or rebuilt, not sure. But it sure is tall when standing next to it which I did. You see it soon as you exit out of the train station, you can't miss it for it's size.
This young lady (they call a Marshall) I assume like a coordinator or something, I don't know but she was part of the gorilla run, directing the runners to the path they were to stay on which I was now on the other side of the London Bridge on my way to the Tower Bridge.
Okay, more gorillas :)
Well, what can I say about this gorilla....looks like he's sportin an afro :)
Taxi driver wiping down his cabby, you never know when a gorilla may need a lift. It was a pretty long run.  |
| Tower of London |
The Traitor's Gate at the St. Thomas Tower of the Tower of London. It's basically like a castle. |
| Traitor's Gate |
Okay, so I'm making my way to walk across the Tower Bridge and met these young ladies (see pic below) along the river bank.
The two ladies on the left are Portugese and the lady on the left is a Londoner. They were out doing church business. I won't say what church but they said this is where they come when they want to witness to people. I actually approached them and wanted to talk to them to find out how's life in England, which they said it is good but in other parts further out not so good. Isn't that often the case, you'll find more opportunities within the major cities but with the economy the way it is there's more competition to face. All the more reason why our faith and trust must be in God, our Heavenly Father thru Jesus Christ His Son.Now moving right along. I made it on the Bridge...Woohoo! The view is absolutely
gorgeous from up here....waaaay up here :)
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| View from Tower Bridge |
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| Standing on Tower Bridge of London |
Tower of London located on the Thames River with business District behind. 
Now I made it across the Tower Bridge. Can you tell the view is different from this side.
People were bungie jumpin. I spent some time on this side just observing the people and activities going on. I know I mentioned last week about going zip-lining but I think I may have changed my mind.
Well, I leave you with the beautiful site of the Tower Bridge of London.
I will be back with more pics soon. To see all of London you need a week or more visiting the city everyday to really see all the historical sites it has to offer any tourist...such as myself. Cheerio for now :) Good-day!Day 11
Sunday, Sept.25, 2011, got up went & fellowshipped at the baptist church, not that I'm Baptist, but wanted to experience if they worship any differently than they do back in the states and the answer is "Not really". However, the church was evenly diverse and on that day they were having their harvest celebration and the church was decorated with different flags from other countries. There I am in front of the USA flag. Each culture represented brought their ethnic dishes.
There's me and the church Pastor. I was told he his church draws people from various places which has resulted in the different ethnic groups becoming members there. 
This lady was from Nigeria or Ghana. Her outfit was absolutely beautiful & she has the prettiest smile. The African culture was bringing the worship for the harvest celebration service today.
The lady on left of pic is from Cambodia and the lady behind the counter is the admin & is a Londoner. Notice the world map behind us.
And that's Ian in the black leather jacket, can you believe he's 64yrs old? He's been coming to that church for over 30yrs. Wow! He walks 1 mile to get to their from his home. Practically, everyone walks. Like I said before, that's what they do & they walk fast paced. I was the one who had to adjust. I was recvd. very warmly by the congregation with open arms. 
Orpington Baptist Church (London)
Well I leave you with a pic I took from the view of mybedroom window upstairs of the evening sky of the sun going down. Lovely isn't it?
I will be back tomorrow with the days' event until then cheerio :)
Day 15
Hello mates, today is Thursday, September 29, it's been 15 days now here in the UK and I must admit I'm home sick, truly there's no place like home. It's not like I don't travel, but I don't normally stay a whole month in a foreign country, 3 weeks tops. Sorry for the delay in posting. Yesterday, I spent the day in central London, oh my poor feet....ugggh! I know we walked at least 10 miles from what I was told. Cindy (in previous pics) & I took the train there & showed me almost everything under the sun, but we're not finished yet. So, hence, why I haven't posted any photos. I literally needed a days rest for my body & my feet to recooperate :0) I took some fabulous pics of Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Westminister Abby & a lot more. BTW, do you know there's a £15 congestion fee to drive in London! that's $23.37 bucks usd per day, then you have to pay for parking. Yes, I couldn't believe it. Will talk about it later.
Please stay tuned for more postings of Traventure Woman's week 3 photos of London shortly.
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