Journal Entries
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Monday July 27, 2026
Just Hanging Around Barnet. Nothing much going on today. We planned to go to an art exhibition at the Tate, but Hilary was having problems with her phone, and we…
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Monday July 28, 2026
Marilyn Monroe Sings Happy Birthday to Hilary, Hilary’s birthday today, and I’m very glad to be here for it. She had planned a birthday lunch for us in Wapping, in…
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Wednesday July 29, 2026
Tom Arrives: London Sightseeing. Up and at ’em. On the underground by 8 en route to meet Tom at Heathrow, whose flight it turns out actually landed about 30 minutes…
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Thursday July 30, 2026
Touring London with Tom and Hilary. Long day, but a good one. For a start, the heat was far less, although still hot at times, but increasingly cooled by a…
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Friday July 31, 2026
Back into London. I met Tom at Vibe, that very nice small restaurant near the Barrington, and after breakfast (another traditional British breakfast – what else?), we headed to the…
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Saturday August 1, 2026
London to Paris by Eurostar. I needn’t have set my alarm as I was up at 4, although didn’t leave till 5:45 to meet Tom and walk to the New…
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Sunday August 2, 2026
Paris by Day, and back to Londres. We checked out and left our bags at the hotel for the day, and hit the pavement early, stopping for breakfast just down…
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Monday August 3, 2026
From London to Barnstaple in the West Country,and Stonehenge on the way. Today was long. I really over-estimated our readiness to leave early today as we got back from Paris…
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Tuesday August 4, 2026
Devon and Cornwall: Clovelly and Tintagel. We slept well at the Park Hotel, which is a very nice place, and set out around 10 for Clovelly, a small village in…
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Wednesday August 5, 2026
From Devon to Bath. We left the Park Hotel and drove from Barnstaple to the Bristol area, actually Keynsham which is a district or suburb of Bristol, about a 2…