Rule Britannia!  Today was the Queen’s 90th birthday, and while there weren’t many celebrations in London to mark the occasion, I did get to hear the 41-gun salute in Hyde Park while I was touring Kensington Palace.  Today was also the day I decided I’m all set with the city and ready to go home.  It’s not that I’m ready for vacation to be over, I’m just tired of the crowds of people everywhere and city life in general.  I keep thinking back to last year’s April trip to the Cotswolds and wishing I had planned something similar this year…

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