November 1, 2006 Admittedly, these blog entries would be much better had I actually written them anytime near the dates about which I am writing, but I will have to depend on my memory and the aid of pictures to help these little stories along. I was really impressed by seeing the subway drive out Read More »
(Wales Road Trip Day: 1) We (my parents, sister Rachel, Uncle Dennis and myself) set out on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, 25 November, to see the legendary Stonehenge. It was a typical late Autumn day for Southern England—absolutely freezing, windy, with rain falling sideways. These were probably not the best conditions for viewing outdoor historical sites but Read More »
Day 1: Today was nice, as we didn’t have to get up at 7am. We treated ourselves to an 8.30 breaky, which we hadn’t done since Edinburgh. We departed on the Jacobite Steam Train, which apparently features in a Harry Potter movie, along side the Glenfinnan viaduct. I don’t do Harry Potter. This place is Read More »
Practical Information: Driving from Dover to Rye, was a straightforward trip along the A20 and A259. Approximate travel time is 1.5 hours. Driving on the left wasn’t as scary as I had anticipated. The roundabouts turned out to be very easy…yield (give way) to the right and circle to the left. The hardest part (my Read More »
After arriving in London on Saturday afternoon, we went and had an early dinner, and wandered along Gloucester Road, and looked at all the houses and wondered who might live in them. They cost a fortune to rent, or buy (or buy a lease of). They would have to be so rich! Most of them Read More »
We checked out of our hotel in Paris earlyish and made our way to the airport. As we were checking in we ran into a Canadian couple from Invermere who were traveling around Europe on their honeymoon. We started chatting with them and managed to keep talking to them until we arrived in central London. Of Read More »
Got their round 00:30 on Saturday after a rather long drive, due to road closers and diversions, etc, etc, and basically went straight to sleep. Got up early on Saturday to head to the beach!! Drove through some amazing mountains (and passed mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in England and Wales – more about that Read More »
The night in Glasgow was loads of fun. A guy on the trip, Tony drank a fair bit and was quite flamboyant. He pulled me on the dance floor – we were literally the only people dancing. The rest of the gang was getting a real kick out of it. And then Tony decided to Read More »
Practical Information: We picked up a car in Bath and drove into the Cotswolds, our B&B was about 1.5 hours away. The B&B is in the little village of Draycott which has 20ish houses, a church, a post box and a phone booth. The nearest “big” town is Moreton-in Marsh which is a 15-20 minute drive. Read More »
Since we had the car for a second day, we decided to drive west. Our original plan was to drive to St. David’s and we did, we just weren’t prepared for how amazing everything along the way would be. Our first stop was Carreg Cennen Castle on the western edge of Brecon Beacons National Park. Read More »
