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Hyde Park

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Royal encounter

Itinerary

Birds

Crested grebe

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England 2026
July 27, 2026
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England 2026
July 27, 2026
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Robin

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England 2026
July 27, 2026
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Robin

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England 2026
July 27, 2026
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Nothing to say

Mute swan ()
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Round Lake, Kensinton Park
England 2026
July 19, 2026
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Mute swan ()
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Round Lake, Kensinton Park
England 2026
July 25, 2026
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Black pelican

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England 2026
July 20, 2026
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Gull

Kensington Gardens
England 2026
July 25, 2026
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Goose

Kensington Gardens
England 2026
July 25, 2026
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Parakeet

Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri )
Family: Psittaculidae (Old World parrots)
Kensington Gardens
England 2026
July 23, 2026
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Mandarin

Kensington Gardens
England 2026
July 23, 2026
Canon R5

Carrion crow

Kensington Gardens
England 2026
July 23, 2026
Canon R5

Owl

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England 2026
July 27, 2026
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Elephant bird egg

Natural History Museum
London
July 27, 2026
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Archaeopteryx

Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
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Natural History Museum
London
July 27, 2026
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Shoebill

Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
Family: ()
Natural History Museum
London
July 27, 2026
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Dodo

Natural History Museum
London
July 27, 2026
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Friends

Bob and Ralph and Serenity

Bob
Sculpture
Hyde Park
England 2026
July 27, 2026
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Bob, Justin, and Wendy

Bob
Near Imperial College
England 2026
July 27, 2026
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With Deborah and Wendy at the British Museum

Bob
British Museum
England 2026
July 23, 2026
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Miles and Bob

Oxford
July 22, 2026
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Seb, Bob and Hannah

England
July 26, 2026
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Kelly

Oxford
July 22, 2026
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Missing links

Bob with Archaeopteryx
Natural History Museum
London
July 27, 2026
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Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens

Royal statue

Kensington Gardens
England 2026
July 23, 2026
Canon R5

Galls on oak

Kensington Gardens
England 2026
July 25, 2026
Canon R5

Linden berry

Kensington Gardens
England 2026
July 25, 2026
Canon R5

Female archer

Sculpture
Hyde Park
England 2026
July 27, 2026
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Red phone booth

Hyde Park
England 2026
July 27, 2026
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Round Pond and Castle

Hyde Park
England 2026
July 27, 2026
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Imperial College

England 2026
July 23, 2026
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum
London
July 27, 2026
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Guitar crow with hat

London
England 2026
July 23, 2026
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Dog waiter

London
England 2026
July 23, 2026
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Kew Gardens

This plant has some nerve

Kew Gardens
England 2026
July 21, 2026
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Bob goes into a spiral

Kew Gardens
England 2026
July 21, 2026
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Bob get into Moore at Kew

Kew Gardens
England 2026
July 21, 2026
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Oxford

Oxford
July 22, 2026
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Dragonfly

Christchurch College
Oxford
July 22, 2026
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Butterfly

Madgdalen College
Oxford
July 22, 2026
Canon R5m2

Butterfly on leaf

Madgdalen College
Oxford
July 22, 2026
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Cow

Christchurch Meadow
Oxford
July 22, 2026
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Gloucester Green mural

Oxford
July 22, 2026
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Royal encounter

The royal copter descends

Kensington Gardens
London
July 27, 2026
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The landing of the royal copter

Kensington Gardens
London
July 27, 2026
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Escorting the King

Kensington Gardens
London
July 27, 2026
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After our visit, the King waves goodbye.

Kensington Gardens
London
July 27, 2026
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In service of the king

Kensington Gardens
London
July 27, 2026
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Family

England 2026
July 19, 2026
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The Trip Itinerary - July 14 - July 28, 2026

July 14, 2026 Tuesday - Palo Alto to London

Lyft to SFO

July 15, 2026 Wednesday - London

July 16, 2026 Thursday - London

Meet up with Justin Tien-Smith at Brother Marcus - Pelham Street

Lunch at Brother Marcus - Harissa chilli eggs

Share cherry cheese cake

V&A Museum with Wendy

July 17, 2026 Friday - London

July 18, 2026 Saturday - London

July 19, 2026 Sunday - London

July 20, 2026 Monday - London

St James Park

White pelicans and large black juvenile pelicans

July 21, 2026 Tuesday - London

Train to Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens

July 22, 2026 Wednesday - London

Oxford

Walk to Stanford Center

Meet up with Daniel

Meet up with Geoffrey Tyack

Meet up with Kelly Steele

Walk around Christchurch College with Kelly

Ice cream with Kelly

Meet up with Miles

Walk around the Magdalen Gardens walk with Miles

Walk back to the train station with Miles

Train to London, tube to Notting Hill

Late dinner at the flat

July 23, 2026 Thursday - London

British Museum with Wendy

Chance encounter with Deborah Romer

July 24, 2026 Friday - London

Meet up wtih Josie Pepper at Pear Tree Cafe in Lincoln’s Inn Fields

Lunch at Pear Tree

Covent Gardens

Trafalgar Square

St. James Park

Walk to Imperial College with Wendy

Pick up grandkids at daycare, met there by Siyeona

July 25, 2026 Saturday - London

July 26, 2026 Sunday - London

Meet up wtih Hannah and Seb at the Italian Gardens, Kensington Park

Get ice cream

Walk together towards the tube (for Hannah)

July 27, 2026 Monday - London

Making the rounds of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens with Ralph

Royal encounter

Walk back to flat with Wendy

Walk to Natural History Museum - in search of Archaeopteryx

Walk back to flat

July 28, 2026 Tuesday - London to SFO to Palo Alto

Rideshare to airport

Lounge

British Air

Quietly clear passport control

Lyft from SFO to Arcadia Place

Great Britain pix

Merry Old England

Oxford 2009

Oxford

Morris Dancing - May Day, May Day - 2004

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The 2004 Bing trip - Edinburgh, Durham

The Darwin Safari - England, Wales, Scotland

St. George's Day 2009

The John Snow story

Birdz of England

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Last modified: August 3, 2026
Created: August 2, 2026 (from london.html)
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