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April, May 2024

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Intro/Arrival

Diagon Alley, Caravaggio, and Flying Beer Bottles

A Changing of the Guard, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and a Play at The Old Vic

Up the Thames to Greenwich, where We Step Across the Prime Meridian

Because until now the world did not have enough photos of Stonehenge (or of the Roman Baths)

Photography at the V&A, and Hundreds of Welsh Voices at Royal Albert Hall

Sir John Soane’s Museum and a Musical Matinee

Leeds Castle, Canterbury Cathedral and the White Cliffs of Dover. Plus “The One and Only Dog Collar Museum.”

The Globe Theatre and the Tate Modern. Our last day in London

Paris Greets Us with Thunderbolts, Hail and a Bus Station from Hell

“I Love Paris… when It Drizzles.”

Le Louvre, including a brief audience with Mona Lisa

Le Musée Carnavalet. The French Revolution, Chamber Music and Proust’s Bed

A Good Day for a Stroll with Close-ups of The Eiffel Tower and the Moulin Rouge

A River Cruise and a Visit to the Arc de Triomphe, but no sign of Xi Jinping

The Musée d’Orsay (worth the wait!), and Shakespeare and Company

Versailles!

Opera! Opera! Opera!

Finishing strong – Cimetière Père Lachaise, and Montmartre

Final Thoughts