Phil's Places - London, Amsterdam & Boston

July & August 2015 - London, Amsterdam & Boston

Day 5 - August 1st - London

The sun awakes me a 5:30, my legs are sore so I take a nice long hot bath. I am on my own for the day as the all the girls have planned a shopping expedition. After some breakfast I head for the RAF museum at Collindale. 

01 - Military - Fighter - Spitfire - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 01 - w Huricane
01 - Military - Fighter - Spitfire - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 01 - w Huricane
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Spitfire & Hurricane at entrance to RAF museum

03 - Military - Attack - Harrier GR3 - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 04
03 - Military - Attack - Harrier GR3 - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 04
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Harrier in the milestones of flight gallery

04 - Military - Bomber - Halifax - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 01
04 - Military - Bomber - Halifax - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 01
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Halifax II - this one was recovered after 31 years on the seafloor

05 - Military - Bomber - Lancaster I - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 03
05 - Military - Bomber - Lancaster I - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 03
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Lancaster

06 - Military - Fighter - Beaufighter TF.X - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 01
06 - Military - Fighter - Beaufighter TF.X - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 01
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07 - Military - Mulitple - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 01
07 - Military - Mulitple - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 01
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08 - Military - Mulitple - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 06
08 - Military - Mulitple - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 06
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09 - Military - Fighter - S.E.5a - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 03
09 - Military - Fighter - S.E.5a - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 03
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10 - Military - Mulitple - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 03
10 - Military - Mulitple - 2015 07 - RAF Museum London - 03
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Battle of Britian Gallery

After the RAF Museum I went to National Gallery on Trafalgar Square

11 - London - 2015 07 - 157 - Trafalgar Square
11 - London - 2015 07 - 157 - Trafalgar Square
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12 - London - 2015 08 - 457 - National Gallery
12 - London - 2015 08 - 457 - National Gallery
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13 - London - 2015 08 - 455 - National Gallery
13 - London - 2015 08 - 455 - National Gallery
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Dutch Masters

14 - London - 2015 08 - 463 - National Gallery
14 - London - 2015 08 - 463 - National Gallery
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One of my favorites - amazingly Harleem still looks very much like this

15 - London - 2015 08 - 453 - National Gallery
15 - London - 2015 08 - 453 - National Gallery
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I checked in with Debie and they were still busy shopping, so I decided to visit the Dockland Museum. On the way I got confused a caught the wrong train at the Stratford station

16 - London - 2015 08 - 513 - Stratford Station
16 - London - 2015 08 - 513 - Stratford Station
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Stratford station

I realized my mistake at Abbey Road, returned to Stratford and got the right one on my second try.

17 - London - 2015 08 - 471 - Abbey Road
17 - London - 2015 08 - 471 - Abbey Road
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Abbey Road station

20 - London - 2015 08 - 489 - Canary Wharf - West India Quay
20 - London - 2015 08 - 489 - Canary Wharf - West India Quay
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West India Quey at Canary Wharf

19 - London - 2015 08 - 481 - Canary Wharf - West India Quay
19 - London - 2015 08 - 481 - Canary Wharf - West India Quay
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Old warehouses - Dockland museum is at the far end

21 - London - 2015 08 - 499 - Canary Wharf - Docklands Museum
21 - London - 2015 08 - 499 - Canary Wharf - Docklands Museum
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Docklands Museum

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