Friday, July 17, 2009

Country Side - Midlands

They have lots
of sheep in this Area

Inside of the Long Boat


Building from the Cotwalls Section


The soil is rocky and yellow, therefore so are the houses and buildings.

Inside of Symphony Hall

Inside of Symphony Hall. You can drop a pin on the stage and it can be heard from anywhere you are in the hall.

Symphony Hall


This is a beautiful symphony hall built in 1989, so it is very modern.

Monarch Beach


They brought in sand and set up a beach in the center of town since they are soooo far from the ocean. They have a DJ, beach chairs, umbrellas, etc.

Copthorne Hotel

This is the front view of the hotel I stayed in while in Birmingham.

Canal

View of the canal
This is one of the long boats. Birmingham has
more Canals than Venice, Italy. The canals
were used to transport "goods" to the ocean
for shipping. Birmingham is where the
Industrial Revolution started. Our District
had two events on the long boats. One was
a meet and greet with snacks and the other
was a brunh. We travel the canels for about
two hours.

One of the English Host


View up or down New Street - At the end of the street is the rail station. I walked from the Hotel to the "station" which was about five minutes and jumped on the rail to the NEC.

Booths for the Food Festival


All Types of Fudge

This is a food festival in City Center of Birmgham. All types of food and goodies were being sold. This festival goes all summer long.

Telephone Booth


Landmark in Stratford


Thatch Roof


The "Jester"


Back of Warwick Castle


Back of Warwick Castle


Warwick Castle


Warwick Castle


Jousting


Guards - Buckingham Palace


Gate - Buckingham Palace


Just Hanging Out


One of the "Horse Guards"


In Front of Westminister Abby


Hanging out with a "Bobby"



The Wheel


In London - Big Ben

Hanging out in front of Big Ben