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12. That is a great idea! We have six days in London so we'll have time for it, too

The tour ends at the London airport Hilton for those who are simply flying back to the US. We're going to move to a hotel next to the British Museum and plan maybe two days there. Then I want to go to the Victoria & Albert since it is famous for its needlework collection and my husband wants to go to the National Library. That's as far as we've gotten for planning in London but I know I want to see more needlework and we'd like to do some genealogical research, plus my husband would like to see more museums that cover natural history (his great grandfather was head of the Bell Museum at U of Minnesota).

We could do that in other places, too. There is an online group called BirdingPal.org where you can arrange for a local expert (usually amateur) to show you the best birding locations near them. Those are usually free, but they suggest you pay for fuel and food.

We're joining the RSPB, and the British, Scottish, and Welsh National Heritage organizations so we will have passes into their properties.