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BACKGROUND
When I lived in the southern US, I worked for a company that had customers all over the world. That company sent me on a kind of "good will tour", to England, where we had three customers of high importance. My mother loves England and the royal BS, so she and my (now ex-) wife came along to do their thing. I worked, they got to go have fun.
It was a short trip, but it was fun.
So, let's see what the pictures will provide by the following categories:
Each of these links should take you to the sub-blog (is that a word?), and the page for the sub-blog should have a return to this page, so you can see all the things (except the last one).
Churches
Some house of worship in front of Big Ben
Westminster Abbey
Lies: Another kind of "church", this one for the gods of literature. The Globe Theatre where Mr. Spear Shaking became famous (or at least on this spot, I think the original theatre burned down)
Truth: I was mistaken about this building. Thanks to 
Castles
The result of aeons of British taxes
This was back when Queen Elizabeth II was still alive. She must have been downtown for them to let us inside the walls.
My only knowledge of these guys is that they are on the bottle of my grandparents' favorite gin. Their excessive consumption of gin might be why I don't like it.
Some other place that the royal family "needs".
Bargate and Guildhall
Maybe the back side of Westminster Abbey?
The traitors' gate
One of the bridges across the River Thames
Another bridge across the River Thames. My (now ex-) wife was on a walking fury at this time. She walked on this pedestrian-only bridge while my mother and I sat on a park bench and enjoyed London oddities.
Food & Drink
A bar where we were able to sit outside and listen to people moan about American football.
Not sure which bar this was, but the interior was really awesome.
We didn't get to go in this bar, but I sure would have loved to. The paintwork is awesome too.
Hotel Rooms
This was the coolest little hotel in the first town we stayed in, Abingdon.
Weirdness
As a mechanical engineer, I know what is happening here. Do you?
The blue hand-truck gives it away.
This was used as decoration outside the History of Science Museum. I found it very disturbing.
CONCLUSION
Like I said, this was a short trip. Hopefully you enjoyed some random photos from around southern England. There might be more hiding somewhere. If I find them, you'll be the first to know.