Travel Tales
Young Chang
The Costa Mesa couple returned in March to the spot of their
honeymoon, but their trip to London, England was as much for politics as
it was for romance.
“I guess we are sort of a political family,” said Kellie Bieber, who
sells skin-care products online. “We wanted to travel initially just to
do it because of the economy... and we thought England was so wonderful
because they have supported us politically in the war on terrorism.”
Her husband, Jim Bieber, works in “persuasion voter contact mail,”
which means he does political mailing and consulting, so the couple is
accustomed to planning trips around election cycles.
“Generally we travel at odd times of the year,” Jim Bieber said.
“There is a luxury of not having to worry about crowds and the freedom to
do things spur of the moment.”
In London, where the couple had honeymooned six years ago, the Biebers
did everything from visit sights to watch a debate at Parliament during
their one-week stay.
“The issue was on banning fox hunting,” Jim Bieber said. “It was a
pretty easy issue to digest and follow, going back and forth, as opposed
to some bond issue.”
It was the couple’s first time at Parliament and what struck Jim
Bieber the most was that the interior of Parliament really was decorated
in a green scheme, as are our state and federal legislative houses.
“I had always heard that their color scheme matches ours,” he said. “I
was taken aback.”
Kellie Bieber’s favorite moment was visiting Stonehenge, the
mysterious formation of huge stones that archeologists long have studied
but been baffled by when trying to determine its origin and purpose.
“It was magnificent,” she said. “It was probably twice the height that
I thought it would be. Especially when you think those stones came from
hundreds of miles away and it predates Christ and predates everything.”
The couple also watched plays including “Humbleboy” and “Art.” The
Gielgud Theater, located in the heart of Soho, was one location they
visited.
When it came to music, sometimes they didn’t even have to pay.
“We were pleased and surprised at all the street musicians,” Kellie
Bieber said. “There were excellent musicians everywhere. Free music, free
entertainment.”
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