I Keep Forgetting!

30 Apr

Okay, so I keep forgetting to post the link to my London story! I can’t post the actual story on here as it is owned by the Daily Globe.

So here you go: http://www.dglobe.com/content/london-calling-couple-spend-whirlwind-five-days-touring-city.

I hope you enjoy the read!

– Gretchen

Tags: Big Ben, British Museum, Buckingham Palace, Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Churchill War Rooms, Downing Street, London Eye, National Gallery, Parliment Street, St. James's Park, St. Martin's in the Field, Tourist in London, Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall

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Categories Berlin / Europe, England, London, travel

14 Responses to “I Keep Forgetting!”

Minnesota Prairie Roots April 30, 2014 at 11:01 am #

I thoroughly enjoyed your Globe story about your recent travels, Gretchen. You must have been thoroughly exhausted by the time you left London. What a wonderful trip for you and Colin.

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- Gretchen O'Donnell April 30, 2014 at 11:28 am #
  
  I definitely was walking SLOWLY every evening from the Underground to the hotel! If we’d had more time we could have taken half a day off here and there to do more sedate activities but we didn’t want to waste our opportunities!!
  
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gardenfreshtomatoes April 30, 2014 at 1:36 pm #

Wonderful story and vacation! 🙂

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- Gretchen O'Donnell April 30, 2014 at 2:36 pm #
  
  Thank you! I think I like it even better than Paris!
  
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Betsy Patton April 30, 2014 at 2:38 pm #

Thanks, Gretchen. You had a wonderful trip! Love, Auntie Bets

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- Gretchen O'Donnell April 30, 2014 at 4:48 pm #
  
  Thanks, Aunt B!
  
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Jackie April 30, 2014 at 8:28 pm #

You covered a lot of ground in 5 days, whew. Sounds like a splendid time Gretchen

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- Gretchen O'Donnell April 30, 2014 at 10:23 pm #
  
  It was indeed. Still didn’t see everything I wanted to, though!
  
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hotlyspiced May 1, 2014 at 2:14 am #

What a great story, Gretchen. I loved reading all about your whirlwind tour of a city that is impossible to cover in such a short amount of time – but you did really, really well for the length of time you were there. I too, haven’t been to London for the longest time and mostly for the same reasons as you but for us it’s at least a 24-hour flight! But I have seen all the things you’ve mentioned except for the changing of the guard so I definitely need to go back. We’ve been having our own flutter with all things royal with William and Kate and George in town a week ago. I hope you’re recovering from your jet lag xx

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- Gretchen O'Donnell May 1, 2014 at 6:56 am #
  
  Yes, how fun that you had them come visit in Australia! That wee George of theirs is adorable. Love his round cheeks! And yes, it sounds like you and I both need to go back to London to see the things we didn’t see the first time! But yes, at least the flight is only 7 hours for me!
  
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Gwen Stephens May 2, 2014 at 5:50 am #

This was great! What a pleasure to read over my morning coffee.

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- Gretchen O'Donnell May 2, 2014 at 6:57 am #
  
  Thank you so much! You were up early today! Having to get up prior to 6:00am (which is bad enough) is anathema to me!!
  
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  - Gwen Stephens May 2, 2014 at 6:58 am #
    
    Ah, yes. But I call myself The 4 A.M. Writer for a reason! 😉
    
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    - Gretchen O'Donnell May 2, 2014 at 7:06 am #
      
      Yeah, I was thinking that!!!! I WISH I could do that!