Lloyd & Patty's
London 2000 Adventure
Being a recounting of their New Years 2000
Vacation
Our story starts New Year's Eve 1998. Lloyd and Patty agreed to
let Northwest Airlines bump them from a flight to California (Lloyd's
home at the time) in return for $800 in flight credit for each of them.
They took their time selecting a good way to use the free flights and
eventually decided to head to London for the turn of the century.
This web site follows their adventures day by day. There are dozens
of pictures covering their twelve days in the UK. Click on the small
pictures to see larger versions.
- December 29, 1999 - Wednesday - Departure and Lloyd's 34th birthday
- December 30, 1999 - Thursday -
arrived,
bought all manner of passes,
napped,
went downtown in the evening,
rained
- December 31, 1999 - Friday -
Big Ben,
closed Harrods,
Houses of Parliment,
Covent Gardens,
Hyde and Green Park,
outside of Buckingham Palace,
walked along Thames,
1st viewing of the Millenium Eye,
Fireworks
- January 1, 2000 - Saturday -
outside of Tower of London,
some more of the West End,
trip down the Thames by boat
- January 2, 2000 - Sunday -
changing of the guard,
Petticoat lane,
Greenwich (Millenium Dome,
Royal Observatory,
Greenwich market,
Cutty Sark & around the world sailboat,
Greenwich Foot Tunnel),
bus ride in the Isle of Dogs
- January 3, 2000 - Monday -
Victoria and Albert (great bed of ware),
Natural History museum,
Science museum
- January 4, 2000 - Tuesday -
London Transport museum,
Theatre museum,
Westminster Abbey
- January 5, 2000 - Wednesday -
Harrods,
Tower of London,
Tower bridge
- January 6, 2000 - Thursday -
St. Pauls Cathedral,
tea,
London museum,
Barbacian center,
British museum,
- January 7, 2000 - Friday -
Globe Theater,
Rose Theater,
original spot for the Globe,
more shopping at Covent Gardens,
Mama Mia!
- January 8, 2000 - Saturday -
Duke of Wellingtons house,
Hayward art gallery,
National Gallery,
Les Mis
- January 9, 2000 - Sunday - Return
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