Brandlyn's little sister, Melanie, arrived a few days prior to Christmas. She arrived just in time to enjoy our snow. We showed her around town and enjoyed a lovely Christmas. Two days after Christmas we went to London.
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| Sir Arthur's Seat on Christmas Day. |
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| The British Museum which holds the Rosetta Stone. |
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| Tower Bridge. |
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| St. Paul's Cathedral and Millenium Bridge. |
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| London Eye and Big Ben at night. |
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| John causes Melanie to pass out on the train ride home. |
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| Hogmanay New Year's Celebration in Edinburgh. |
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| Fireworks from Edinburgh Castle. |
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| John prepares for Loony Dook. |
John found out that 32F air + 46F water will cause a sudden bone chilling sensation that only a few humans have unfortunately experienced. Of course with John's luck the bus was an hour late! The best example would be to strip down to nothing and stand in a freezer for an hour and then hop into a tub of ice water. Then stay in the freezer for another hour but, you are now allowed a towel and jacket.
John is not smiling. He was smiling when he entered the bone chilling water and it is now frozen this way.
