Well, my chunnel train leaves in less than two hours. I'm going to try to stop by the post office first to mail back various tickets, souveneir guides, some police tape I swiped at the London Marathon, etc. I haven't managed to fill my 512 MB camera card yet, so that'll stay in the camera.
I didn't end up doing the art blitz yesterday. Just two hours in the National Gallery and I knew I wasn't going to have any fun doing that. So I went to the War Cabinet, a reinforced bunker and set of rooms under a building between Parliament and Buckingham from which Churchill conducted much of the defense of Britain during World War II. They've taken advantage of many different technologies to make it an interesting experience. You get what looks like a super long phone handset. You punch numbers you see on the wall into it to hear about what you're looking at. They also have lots of touch screens. There are digital binoculars you look through to see weapons they were trying to develop at the time. There are maps with big markers you move around to explore different regions the fighting was going on in. And a huge portion of the museum is dedicated just to Churchill himself. He was an extraordinary man. And he was 65 at the start of World War II. So just remember dad, you have six more years and still have World War II to manage. :P
Anyway, it's off to the post office and chunnel now.
Until Paris,
Blain
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Hi Blain,
I'm enjoying your trip almost as much as you! I look forward to each daily episode.
Thank you for allowing me to share your wonderful experience.
Bob
I saw about Lance retiring on TV. They were also showing some other bike race. I guess the French really like biking.
I was a little worried about my train too, but it worked out fine. The chunnel is not what the movie Mission Impossible might lead you to believe. It's 95% just dark. I fell asleep after two minutes. It was cool to see the English and French countryside from the train, though.
Hi Grandpa. I'm glad you're enjoying. If you have an questions or places you recommend visiting, feel free to let me know!
Hi Blain
Your trip is quite interesting to us. We were overwhelmed by the amount of art and history compared to the U.S. A 200 year old item is a minor time frame in Europe. I can see you are having great time.
We are in Napa California today with your parents. Don't worry!! We will take care of them until you return. We know they are old and feeble and now your dad is complaining that he is having ashma issues because he is around the Simons
Bye
Carl and Anne Simons
You're certainly right about the time frames, Anne. And thanks for taking care of my folks. :)
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