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Royal Air Force Museum - Hendon Field - Colindale

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This was the tower and main building on the base We are enjoying our two week stay in England. We started out with 4 days in Bologna visiting some friends doing a Fulbright visit there. Next we spent 4 days in Cambridge University where Lulu did a presentation about teaching in China. After that we took a fan bus trip to see a soccer game - in Wrexham Wales - where Lulu's team plays. It was a 4 hours bus ride there - then 4 hours back. We had great game seats right by the goal. Now we have a week in London just paling around. Today we were at the Royal Air Force Museum about 6 miles north of our hotel. Hendon Field during the war housed fighter planes that defended London against the Nazis. The city has grown up around it - and it now is a museum with a wonderful collection of planes. It is free. Most of the buildings are still intact.  Normally it is an easy subway ride - but the Northern line is closed until Friday. So we took a bus - which had 33 stops and took forever. We had t...
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No Longer A Covid Virgin

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   Harry getting Covid shot 7 at Target  I am no longer a Covid virgin. During our 5 week trip to Europe this summer - we started out on a cruise to Norway on the Queen Mary 2. After the cruise we flew directly from Southampton England to Paris for the Olympics.  On the first morning in Paris - I woke up with a sore throat. Lulu brought covid tests along and gave me one right away. The test strip said I was not pregnant - but I had covid! Immediately my son got a video appointment on line with his doctor. I had no other symptoms - no fever - no headache - no muscle or joint aches - no nausea. Just a mild sore throat. I asked the doctor for Pavlovid - the covid medicine. The doctor said since I had 6 covid shots - my experience would probably be mild - and he was right. He told me to isolate until I tested negative. Lulu served me meals in my room - I said there with the windows wide open. I was able to be on the internet and watch TV. 4 days later - I tested negative...
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Day 12 of 35 - Saturday - At Sea All Day Sailing to England

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Saturday we spent all day at sea on the way home to Southampton - England. We had our best weather of the trip - sunny and up to 71. I would like to talk about how much this ship is different from today's "Cruise Ships." The Queen Mary 2 - is the last great ocean liner. It was designed to go from New York to England. Our friends Ben and Mel really loved their early anniversary trip in 2007 on this ship. The ship was new then - designed to look like a tradition ocean liner. The furnishings are all top quality and follow the Art Deco motif. These is lots of wood - even the outside decks are wood. Rooms are larger - bathrooms are more complete. In 2016 - the ship was completely refurbished.  I round stuff off - but the Queen Mary 2 is longer than the Titanic - 1100 feet. It has 157,000 horsepower from 4 electric motors. The electricity is produced by giant diesel and gas turbine generators. The motors can be spun 360 degrees - no longer do you need tugboats to move you aroun...
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