London
April 8 – April 13, 2018
Sunday, April 8 Arrival at
London Hotel*
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Monday, April 9 Visit
Kensington Palace with Diana exhibit
Kensington Palace in London is a working Royal residence.
Of great historical importance, Kensington Palace was the favorite residence of
successive sovereigns until 1760. It was also the birthplace and childhood home
of Queen Victoria.
Tuesday, April 10 Visit
Hampton Court Palace *
The original Tudor palace
was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in the early 16th century, but it soon attracted
the attention of Henry VIII, who brought all his six wives here. Surrounded by
gorgeous gardens and famous features such as the Maze and the Great Vine, the
palace has been the setting for many nationally important events.
When
William III and Mary II (1689-1702) took the throne in 1689, they commissioned
Sir Christopher Wren to build an elegant new baroque palace.
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Dinner at “The Ivy”
Wednesday, April 11 Jack
with group to Stonehenge and Bath / Dianne with Hildi
Stonehenge is
a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles west of Amesbury. It
consists of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone around 13 feet
high, 7 feet wide and weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within
earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of
Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial
mounds.
The Roman Baths complex is
a site of historical interest in the English city of Bath.
The house is a
well-preserved Roman site for public bathing.
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(image of Tate Modern)
Thursday, April 12 The
National Gallery in Trafalgar Square*
The National Gallery is an
art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central
London.
Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating
from the mid-13th century to 1900.
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Afternoon at Her Majesty’s
Theatre
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Friday, April 13 The
Victoria and Albert Museum (Ocean Liners Exhibit)*
The Victoria and Albert
Museum in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design,
housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects. It was founded in
1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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