During Christmas and New Years of  1998 I visited a very special friend in England. During that time i made a side trip to Munich for New Years and to Austria for a day of skiing.

    One of the first places I stopped was of course Big Ben. Quite an  impressive sight. They didn't let me in.

    I had a chance to walk around Soho. No one told me about the .. .  um .. theme of the place. I did get a good deal on a T-shirt and I found a Canadian Muffin store. I don't know what was canadian about them. I didn't get a free muffin.

    Picadilly  Circus. The architecture was incredible. I almost died several times crossing the streets here! Actually I almost died while crossing several streets. Heather kept pulling me back to the sidewalk because I kept looking the wrong way for traffic.

    The fountain in front of Buckingham Palace. They didn't let me in.

    Ah! One of my favorite places. Trafalgar Square. I took the picture front the steps of the National Gallery. I must have spent 10 hours wandering the halls of the National. Venus and Cupid by Cranach the Elder, a must see.  To the right, out of the picture, is the Canadian Embassy. Nice building. I probably could have gotten in there but i didn't try. I was still mad about the muffin incident.

    Some where in London.
 

    While visiting Birmingham, Heather and I had a chance to stop at the castle in Warwick. They let me in! We had a blast there though I think I tired Heather out by dragging her all over the castle. We took a carriage ride in the courtyard to rest and after stopped in the main hall where they were serving mulled wine and minced pie. Minstrels were playing  for the crowd.

    For New years Heather and i traveled to Munich, Germany to spend it with some of her friends. I have no idea where these buildings are or what they were. We also went for a day down to Austria for skiing!