Wednesday, 22 April 2015

LUNCH WITH THE QUEEN

I am sure HRH would have invited us in if Her Majesty had known it was Norm & Gordon outside from NZ. We had to take second choice and have an apple juice from a street vendor on the Mall. I have never been to London before, so you have notions of what Big Ben, the houses of parliament, 10 Downing St & Buckingham Palace will look like in the flesh. It does feel a little surreal to be there after 60 odd years of learning about the British parliamentary system at school & seeing these images on TV & newspapers, hundreds of times. It is a little emotional really to actually finally be there.
We did go to the Triumph dealers at Vauxhall & although sorely tempted, there will not be a brand new Triumph Tiger 800 arriving in Lyttelton in June in a box. We did purchase helmet reflectors & spare bulbs to keep The Constabulary happy in France though.
Tomorrow it is back into London, with a little more sightseeing & meeting up with the other 5 members of our party at Waterloo station before travelling to Felixstowe container port to pick up the bikes & across to France to start our motorcycle tour of Europe. Will keep you posted next time we have good internet coverage. Had to include a pic of yours truly in front of Big Ben & Buck House



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  1. sue22 April 2015 at 18:03

    Hi Norm, I'm so excited for you. It's quite emotional for me too - such a pleasure to know that you're seeing my wonderful Capital for the first time. It's a wonderful place and I miss it. Enjoy! I look forward to reading all the posts. Sue (p.s. apologies if this appears twice. Error first time. I think).

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  2. Unknown22 April 2015 at 21:21

    Hi Normy. What a fabulous way to spend the start of winter in sunny Europe. Too excited for you.
    So looking forward to reading about your adventures with the girls. Travel safe, we love you

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  3. Unknown25 April 2015 at 03:37

    I get the emotional I shed a tear when stepping into Westminister Abbey for the first time with Tez. Love London city such a cool vibe, keep up the posts and Viva La France! (Chris HH under Tez log in) LOL

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