London – Our Trips Around The World

汉普顿宫，泰晤士河游船 (Hampton Court, River Boat)

6月25日，星期一 Monday, June 25

今天是在伦敦的最后一天，PJG和我上午去了位于伦敦西南方的汉普顿宫，做火车大概有一个小时就到了，往返车票14.7英镑。

Today is our last full day in London and we went to the Hampton Court Palace in southwest London. It took about an hour to get there, and the return ticket was 14.7 gbp.

The United Kingdom, or London itself, does not seem to have much local food, but here you can taste different restaurants around the world because there are immigrants from all over the world. Before the tour departed, we were full of expectation of food everywhere, but after coming to various places, due to various factors, such as long distances, such as the passing of time, such as fatigue, etc., PJG and I are basically close to where Where to solve, the end of the long journey to tasting has disappeared. In short, this time in the UK, the most we eat is the famous fish and chips, deep-fried food is really unrequited. Some of the food we have tasted.

英国，或是伦敦本身好像没有什么特别多的本地食物，这里倒是可以品尝到世界各地的不同餐饮，因为这里有来自世界各地的移民。旅游出发之前，我俩对各地的美食充满了期待，但是到了各个地方以后，由于各种因素，比如路途遥远，比如时间已过，比如疲惫不堪等等，PJG和我基本都是离哪里近就在哪里解决，那种要长途跋涉去品尝的尽头已经消失了 😅 总之，这次的英国之行，我俩吃得最多的就是大名鼎鼎的炸鱼薯条，油炸食品真是百吃不厌啊 😅 下面记载了一些我俩品尝过的美食。

红砖巷，肯辛顿宫 (Brick Lane, Kensington Palace)

6月25日，星期日 Sunday, June 25

Brick Lane

走了这么多天了，感觉确实很累了，昨晚很晚回家，今天上午PJG和我上午基本上在家休息了，出门的时候已经中午12点了。第一个地方去的是红砖巷市场，去那里的主要原因是想找一家地道的印度餐，以弥补刚来时吃的那顿印度餐的失望。会来这里是因为在一个酒馆遇到的一个人的介绍，他说很多印度和巴基斯坦的移民都到了那个地方，是那种地道的既便宜又好吃的。我俩兴冲冲的坐地铁直达过去了。

We’ve been walking for many days already, and we feel really tired. Last night we came home very late from Susan’s and this morning we are basically staying home to rest and finally went out at around 12 noon. The first place we went was Brick Lane market. The main reason we went there is to find an authentic Indian restaurant to make up for the big Indian meal disappointment from the other day. We had heard of this place from the man from in the pub the other night – he said that many of the immigrants from India and Pakistan go there, and had opened many inexpensive and tasty restaurants.

大英博物馆，科文特花园，见亲戚 (British Museum, Covent Garden, Harry & Susan)

6月23日星期六 – June 23 Saturday

大英博物馆 – The British Museum

今天早上和PJG去了大英博物馆，该馆建于1753年，是世界上规模最大的博物馆之一，永久拥有的藏品高达800万件。更值得称赞的是博物馆是免费的！伦敦所有的博物馆应该都是免费的。博物馆非常大，展品也非常多，在这里仔细看的话，花个几天也是可以的。我俩当然不要花那么多时间在这里，只看了一些罗马和埃及时期的展品。在观看展品的时候，看到很多中国旅游团有讲解员带着，顺耳听到一个男讲解员在讲解一组希腊神话的浮雕的时候，真的是很有中国味儿啊，而且听起来很像北方人。他讲到人马族人去参加邻居拉庇泰族人举行的婚礼，“人马族人喝高了，把人家媳妇给抢走了。” 怎么样，听起来很容易理解吧？

This morning we went to the British Museum, which was built in 1753, and is one of the largest museums in the world with a permanent collection of 8 million pieces. What is more unbelievable is that the museum is free! Actually all the museums in London are free. This museum is very large and exhibits many things, and it would really take more than a few days to see it all. Of course we won’t spend that much time here, we only plan to see some of the exhibits of Rome and Egypt.

白金汉宫，卡姆登区 (Changing of the Guard and Camden Town)

白金汉宫皇家卫队换岗仪式 – Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace

皇家卫队换岗仪式每天有固定的时间举行，这项已成为英国王室文化的重要元素之一的仪式，每年都会吸引世界各地的游客前来观赏。今天是11点进行，我和PJG做了地铁赶到后，白金汉宫的门前就已经里外三层的站满了人，想要看到换岗仪式是不可能了。PJG机智地咨询了一个警察，他建议我们等在一个地方，那里还没有人满为患，可以近距离的看到皇家卫队及军乐团走方队步入白金汉宫。我俩便迅速的去了那边占了位置。

The Royal Guard’s ceremony is held at 11am every day, and the ceremony, which has become one of the most popular elements of British royal culture, attracts visitors from around the world every year. Today PJG and I took the subway and arrived at Buckingham Palace about 10:30am. At the gate there is a throng of people stacked many levels deep. Being able to see the changing ceremony from there would be impossible. PJG went to consult a policeman and he advised us to wait in a place across the street, where there were still not many people. You can get close to see the Royal Guard and band marching into Buckingham Palace. Perfect! We quickly went over there and took up our position.

他乡见远亲 (Connecting with a Relative)

我俩这次的旅行能在见到James的远方亲戚真的很难得。PJG对追逐研究家谱这方面很爱好也很执着，他研究出来的最早的族谱追溯到1720年左右。这次见到的远亲的Alison也是一个研究族谱的爱好者，他俩就是通过这个爱好三年前在Ancestry.com网上认识的。Alison是James的曾姥爷的弟弟的曾孙女。Alison从都不知道她父亲这边在美国竟然有血缘亲戚。从三年前他俩在网上找到彼此，并到今天的亲自相遇，真的很奇妙！

It is really special for us to meet one of James’s distant relatives on this trip. PJG is very keen on the pursuit of genealogy research and he has studied his earliest genealogy dating back to about 1720. Alison, a relative on his mother’s side through a shared great-great grandfather, was also a fan of genealogy and they met online through ancestry.com three years ago. Alison is the granddaughter of James’ great-grandfather’s brother. (Isabel’s grandfather John Lowe). In fact, Eve had met the entire Lowe family as they lived in the same neighborhood together in Liverpool. Alison never knew that her father had a blood relative in America and they were all excited to meet each other. Three years ago they found each other on the Internet, and to meet in person was really wonderful!

Time Lapse video of the waiting crowd at Buckingham Palace.

有很多人在等着看守卫换岗。

There are so many people waiting to see the changing of the guard.

巴士观光车，圣保罗教堂 (Big Bus, St Paul’s Cathedral)

因为昨晚回家太晚，没能完成昨天的记录，下面是昨天6/21/18的记录：

Because we came home late last night and couldn’t finish yesterday’s blog, here is the blog for 6/21/18:

伦敦塔，伦敦塔桥，西敏寺 (Tower Bridge, Westminster)

今天去了伦敦塔，伦敦塔桥，西敏寺。因为PJG提前买全面观光一卡通 (London Pass), 这三个著名景点就不需要再买票了。这个一卡通的价格是130英镑，所以一定要充分利用它的价值啊～～

Today we went to the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and Westminster Abbey. We didn’t need to buy tickets for these three famous sites because PJG bought the London Pass (which cost 130GBP), so we will make sure to make full use of its value. Haha ~ ~

Time lapse video from the View of the Shard

在碎片大厦上面拍的缩时摄影

A video from the Big Bus tour

早上坐伦敦大巴士浏览观光车拍的视频

This is a video from the hop on – hop off Big Bus tour this morning.

印度菜和中国菜 (Indian and Chinese food)

昨天晚上在一个酒馆里，PJG和一个当地的英国人聊天，我问他伦敦有什么本土的特色小吃或是菜肴，他看似严肃的说蛋炒饭，然后哈哈大笑。他认为伦敦没有什么值得一提的本土美食，如果说是寻找美食，最好的就是尝试来自各个国家不同的菜系，因为伦敦是这样一个集合世界各地人的大都市。他说的很有道理哦.

Last night at a pub, we were chatting with a local Englishman and I asked what he considers a local special dish in London – he seemed serious when exclaiming, “egg fried rice”, and then we laughed. He felt that there is no real local food in London to mention, and said that if we are to look for food, the best thing to do is to try different cuisines from various countries, because London is such a metropolis that it brings together people from all over the world.

巨石阵，乔治旅店，和初入伦敦 (Stonehenge, George Hotel)

今天是PJG需要在英国开车的最后一天，上午首先去了巨石阵。大概离我俩这次旅行唯一的一个酒店住宿地方一个小时的车程。PJG其实已经去过那里。巨石阵是英国，也是人类最著名的史前古迹之一，它的建造起因和方法至今仍是個不解之謎。

Today is the last day that we will be driving in England, and this morning we went first to Stonehenge. It’s about an hours drive from the only actual hotel accommodation on our entire trip. PJG had been to Stonehenge before, once as a young boy and then again in 2002. Stonehenge is in the UK and is also one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the world. Its construction and ultimate purpose are still a puzzling mystery.

Category: London

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