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1 - On Sunday, Emily and I went in to London on the (impressively convenient and comfortable) train to check out the National and Tate Modern Art galleries, as well as to see a few sights (Westminister Abbey, the London Eye, and St Paul's). There's certainly an extraordinary collection of works at both of the galleries, and I realised rather quickly that multiple trips would be required to fully digest the National Gallery's collection.
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3 - Big Ben and a few other Brit icons
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4 - One of the ornate entraceways to Westminster Abbey
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8 - The Tate Modern
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9 - Just past 3pm and already starting to get dark...
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