Saturday, March 6, 2010

Quick trip to the US

On the spur of the moment this morning, we decided to take a quick trip to the US. We had a great time. Sorry if we missed you. We are already back home here in Horsham.

No, they haven't revived the Concorde. We drove over to Runnymeade, where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215. In 1963, in commemoration of the death of John Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth granted a plot of land at Runnymeade to the American people. This land is technically American soil. Here we are at the British memorial at Runnymeade to President Kennedy: Here we are at the monument at Runnymeade donated by the American Bar Association:
No fair comparing the quality of the British and American memorials.

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