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千禧年時帶著兒子遊歐洲，現在兒子長大了，有了自己的生活安排，這會兒輪到帶著女兒去歐洲了。當年兒子七歲，興奮得一路上沒有睡覺，第一天累倒在餐館的椅子上睡著了。現在女兒十二歲了，但是當年十六天遊五國（如果梵蒂岡也算一國的話），現在十七天遊十一國，任務也是夠艱巨的。我一路上千叮嚀、萬囑咐，女兒一定要在飛機上睡覺，一到倫敦馬上乘巴士旅行。
小孩子還算配合，在飛機上小睡了一會兒，然後就跟著大巴士一路遊。第一站是白金漢宮，觀看士兵換崗儀式。那裏人山人海，遠遠地看到了騎兵與步兵。
接著去了中國城，在那裏一起吃了團餐。
然後我們參觀了特拉法加廣場、大笨鍾、西敏寺，還好女兒堅持著，興奮地觀賞著她人生中第一天的歐洲。
今天的重點是倫敦塔，關於皇家奪權的爭鬥，曆史在解說中忽隱忽現。世界上最大與次大的鑽石，皇冠與權杖的璀璨輝煌，在漸漸爬出來的睡意中搖晃沉浮。當然啦，小孩子總是累了一點，難怪她隻給所有的景點打了四分。
然後我們到達了旅館，這是從我們房間看下去的景色，不錯吧。
旅館就在倫敦塔邊上，我們從旅館出來找飯吃。這是一天中最寫意的時候，沒有趕景點的壓力，沒有鬧哄哄的人群，自由自在地在塔橋上散步，觀看落日中的泰晤士河。微風吹拂著散亂的頭發，一邊是現代化的倫敦建築，一邊是幾千年的曆史古堡，這一瞬間，新與舊在唯美之中相互交融。
一位英俊的紳士走了上來，拉起女兒的小手輕吻了一下，然後柔聲說道：“倫敦歡迎你。”
我呆呆地站在一邊，如夢似幻。
這是女兒寫的Vacation and Hotel Reviews 。
17 day trip to Europe—day 1/2
Plane flight: five out of five
If not for the length of the trip, I would find it pretty nice. Since the flight was so long, I got both lunch and breakfast. I didn't get dinner, though. Lunch was Italian lasagna thingy with bread, salad, and a small brownie. Breakfast consisted of two half ham sandwiches, fruit, and some bread. According to an expert (aka my mom), the overall quality of the flight was better than usual because it was an international flight, not domestic. Even though the flight took 10 hours, I lost a whole night because of the time zone switch.
Scenery: five out of five
The view was very good. Britain is different than the US, and it's very obvious once you look at its streets and buildings. In Britain, the houses are made out of brick. Some of the buildings, however, are made of stone. They have ornate carvings and lots of statues on them. Britain has a lot of greenery compared to the US.
Attractions: four out of five
Today, I toured around the city of London. I visited many places, including Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace. The main attraction was the Tower of London. It's a huge place, but very easy to get lost in. It holds the crown jewels and many other artifacts, such as the coronation spoon. It's amazing how the palace has the crowns from the 1600's and on. Besides crowns, the Tower of London also has many scepters, a few orbs, and swords. In one part of the tower (it's called the Tower of London but it's really a castle), there are six ravens. The people say that if the ravens ever leave, the tower will fall, and the country with it, so the ravens are kept in cages and are fed daily. There are even extra pairs of ravens available if one of them dies suddenly.
Average score: four out of five
This is only the first review. Don't forget to check out the next ones!
這是兒子經曆的倫敦，多了幾許青翠與安寧，少了許多異地觀光客，兒子當年有機會與士兵合照留念噢。現在兒子長大了，個頭比我高，開車比我猛，寫書比我拗，但是當年憨態可掬的兒子，永遠印刻在媽媽的心頭上。
謝謝老翁！周末快樂！
謝謝，保持聯係！
謝謝你的祝福，我們繼續遊。。。
很開心，也很累。你那個是深度遊 ：）