We arrived in London on June 8th, 2006, and as usual, we stayed at the Bonnington Hotel due to its proximity to the Hertz car rental location about two blocks away.  Lots of fine restaurants in the area and our favorite pub - The Swan.  We began our trip by driving to Lincoln on June 9th, then on to Leeds to see the Royal Armouries Museum (thanks for the recommendation to my friend Roger), then to York (where Chris got sick), then back to London before heading to Paris and on to Amboise.  We returned from Paris to London and did our usual hop-on/hop-off bus and river cruise on the Thames before heading home to Denver the next day (June 24th).

If you haven't read the story about our trip to England this year you can read more here.

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Looking down the main street in Lincoln, England.
Castle wall of Lincoln Castle.	Lincoln Castle court room. Notice how prisoners were separated from each other. Unique folding doors to keep prisoners from ever seeing or talking to each other.
View of Lincoln Cathedral from Castle wall.	Approaching the front of the Lincoln Cathedral.
Long hall shot in Lincoln Cathedral.	Lincoln Cathedral stonework.
Just one of the many windows in the Lincoln Cathedral.	Beautiful stonework in Lincoln Cathedral.
Some of displays in the Royal Armouries located in Leeds, England.	Jousting at the Royal Armouries. This picture was taken just before the knight on the right got hammered by the jousting pole.
Uh-oh, another "ghostly" picture at the Hole In The Wall pub in York, England. This is the second time now. And no, it isn't cigarette smoke.
London Approaching our favorite pub - The Swan.	London This is the urinal in The Swan just in case you were wondering what a urinal in London looks like.
London Thames river view of the Clock Tower (better known as Big Ben).	London A rather overcast view of the Clock Tower.
London The infamous Tower of London.	London Another view of the Tower of London.
London A broadside view of the Tower of London.
London The Millenium Bridge.	London The London Eye.
London One of our favorite free places to visit - the British Museum.