Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Bournemouth Seaside

Monday was warm for England (mid 70s) so Laura and I took the train to the beach. It was a two hour ride south from London's Waterloo station. 


We heard that most of the beaches in England are rocky beaches; this is one of the few sandy beaches.


It reminded us a little of Santa Cruz, on a very small scale. Laura noticed this booth right off.; we didn't test for authenticity though.




We took a walk on the pier, saw some beach huts... so English,


and went in the water. It was a little cold at first... but it didn't take Laura long to get waste deep in the English Channel!





Sunday, July 10, 2011

528 steps to the top!

Saturday Laura, Kevin and I climbed to the top of St. Paul's Dome. A day later my calves are hurting, but the views were worth it. We climbed as high as you can go: the Golden Gallery.


interior of the dome


winding, narrow staircase up


our pictures from the top





The clock chimed 3:00 as we made our way around the 360 view of London. Fantastic!