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It's Saturday morning, October 21, 2017 (almost three weeks ago now) and today we visit the Tower of London and cruise along the Thames from the Tower to Big Ben. We have an 8:30 lobby call, only Jay, me and Jeff are going on this tour. The others are spending the day on their own in London. We take a small cab from our hotel to the Tower. Along the way we pass the famous Ritz Hotel. It is a  5-star hotel located in Piccadilly and is a symbol of high society and luxury; the hotel is one of the world's most prestigious and best known hotels. We arrive at the Tower and meet our guide Vicki. She'll be taking us around and showing us all the creepy and interesting things about this fortress. The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.  It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of Engla...

November 8, 2017 Weathersfield, Vt. On Saturday, members of Weathersfield Select Board, The Weathersfield Proctor Library Trustees, The Friends of Weathersfield Proctor Library, Alison Clarkson (Windsor County Vermont State Senator) and Annmarie Christensen (Vermont State Rep. for Cavendish and Weathersfield) hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for the children's room expansion at the library in Ascutney. Funds for construction of the addition came from a Vermont state grant, a grant from the Byrne Foundation and from private donations. Construction was scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The expansion will extend the space of the existing children's room, provide space in the basement and add another entrance/exit to the original 1901 brick building located in Ascutney on Route 5. More groundbreaking photos: CLICK HERE I saw a delightful play at the Lebanon Opera House Saturday night, the Trumbull Hall Troupe preformed "Over Th...

It's Friday October 20, 2017 and we're in LONDON! I cannot believe it. I wake up in the Hilton Kensington with this song in my head: London Calling While having our buffet breakfast, I check the weather. It's kind of gloomy and it's drizzling right now but the weather report says skies will be clearing later today. Today we'll be coach touring London then heading to Buckingham Palace to hopefully catch the changing of the guard, then on to Windsor Castle to see if we can see the Queen. Our guide for the day is Nikki and our coach driver is Robert. We load up and head out.  Nikki tell us we're staying in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea . We pass Notting Hill (loved that movie!) We all wave at Prince Albert. Cruise through Piccadilly. We see a lot of bikes and newly added bike paths. Nikki explains the Low Emission Zone Tax  to us and says a lot of people now ride their bikes into the city inside of driving their c...