Wow… Edinburgh is absolutely gorgeous!! Granted, I was only there for a little over a day, and we only stayed in the old town, but it was just as I had imagined it. Honestly, I think Edinburgh is one of my favorite–if not favorite–places I’ve visited so far. We arrived at Edinburgh airport in the Read More »
June 30, 2006 York Do you like history? You will like York! Do you like history? Are you the type of person that likes to know everything about history? Do you like seeing medieval ruins and amazing sites? Well, if you answered yes to all of these questions you will probably like York. We certainly Read More »
We decided to spend the day outside of London and away from the crowds, so we headed to Hampton and visited the Palace and the Gardens. The trip took just over an hour from London, via tube and bus, and we arrived shortly before noon. When we arrived we toured a part of this mammoth Palace Read More »
Day One Arrived at Heathrow Airport at 4.30pm on Monday and then caught a bus to Luton which is half an hour from London on the train. However the bus seemed to take ages! I could hardly keep my eyes open and we didn’t get to Luton until after 8pm so by then we had Read More »
On the opposite end of town, next to the amphitheatre, is St. John’s Church. The exact origins of the church have been forever lost in time but there are two main speculations as to when it was built; one account reads that it was created in 689 AD and another source states it was built Read More »
After all our adventures yesterday, you might expect us to take it easy today. But no, as soon as we settle down for breakfast our hosts inform us that today might be the last opportunity for a while to get over to the Farne Islands. The weather is going to be okay today, but tomorrow Read More »
Had a “Touristy” day in london yesterday… it was great! We began with a visit to Buckingham Palace, we couldn’t believe how many people were there… there were literally thousands. We couldn’t see a whole lot, but when the dudes with the funny hat’s left the gates, we got some good pics. The gardens around Read More »
Tuesday, 12/25/2007 We’ve arrived! (London Heathrow airport, 1 pm, GMT) We met our good friend, Davin, and our soon-to-be good friend, Trent, at the London Heathrow airport. From the airport, we took a bus to Paddington Station, which was a short walk from our Days Inn hotel. Upon check-in, we discovered that our hotel room Read More »
We returned to London on Sunday May 28, 2006 on the Eurostar. This time we stayed at the Thistle hotel in Marble Arch. It is right on Oxford Street, with its shopping and bustle, like living on 5th Avenue in New York. Oxford St has lots of clothing stores, H&M, Zara, Marks & Spencer, Selfridges, Debenhams, etc. Read More »
For breakfast, I had what Michelle normally has, which isn’t incredibly different from my own. She has a cup of English tea and a crumpet with some jam. I selected Apricot Jam, which was to become a pattern anytime I was given a choice. I became a fan of the crumpet, which apparently is very Read More »
