* Traveling Europe! England *

I tried to fit all of my Europe pictures in one blog, but it wouldn't fit! So here's the rest of the trip:

England

The Victoria & Albert Museum
Contrary to what it seems, this museum is not all about Queen Victoria and Albert. In fact, these two royal figures enjoyed collecting words of art, hence their contribution to society with the museum.

Natural History Museum

This is  the biggest moose rack I've ever seen!

I just love skunks ;-) Not their stink of course, though.

Dinosaur claws; creepy, yet impressive!

Maybe you're supposed to wear these strappy things on top of jeggings or leggings? Whether that's correct or not, the price is still unbelievably high!

London Bridges

Tower of London

Housed in the Tower of London are the Crown Jewels. According to http://www.studiosoft.it/, the largest cut diamond in the world is set in the royal scepter. I had to look up that fact to be sure of it as it was so huge I was suspicious of it being genuine, but it is! The diamond in the scepter is called "The Great Star of Africa" and is 530.20 Carats.

City Hall is the "helmet"- looking building below.

Battleship on the Thames

St. Paul's Cathedral

Bride and groom getting photos.

Vicious-looking barbed wire around Buckingham Palace and grounds.

Giant snails for sale at the market!

Looong line to get into a nightclub.

I just like this picture for its artistic appeal ;-)

Harrods Palace

All I could think about when I saw this dish was Reese's Pieces!  :-)  It is in fact an ancient piece though, so there is of course no connection whatsoever, unless Reese's based their design on this.

It's amazing what lighting and photography can do. This piece looked different in person compared to the photos below. Both of the photos below are of the same piece, but very different lighting and colors turned out!

I wish I had taken a few photos of this ornate table. It was a rich red wood, large and entirely covered in elegant carvings.

Tips on Traveling in South America, Caribbean, Europe and the USA

This post is not yet finished, but I thought it would be helpful to post it now in case you are traveling soon.

South America & the Caribbean
- you will probably be required to pay an airport or tourist tax before leaving the country, so make sure you have some of the local currency left in your wallet to pay that or a credit card

Europe
- carry-on baggage: you can carry up to 1 liter of liquids, but they must be in separate containers of up to 100ml (so, you could have several 100ml containers). At least one airline I looked at also required that all of the containers fit into one plastic 1 liter bag.

Paris, France:
- Eiffel Tower: Be aware that if you want to get tickets to the top of the tower you must book well in advance. I tried to book tickets a week beforehand and there were none available.

USA
- carry-on baggage: you may only take very small amounts of liquids. Be sure to check your airline for the requirements.