A Palace, Fashion, A Park and a Museum (Above - our hotel , the Grand Royale) Today was our last full day on our trip. It's been amazing, and hard to fit into words. We've seen incredible things, met wonderful people, and broadened our minds. Travel is a wonderful thing. Our hotel is great except … Continue reading 2023 Scotland – 11
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2023 Scotland – 2
More on London, the Tower and Kings Cross Station We are headed to Scotland today via the highspeed train. I'm looking forward to seeing the landscape. But in the meantime, I wanted to elaborate more about yesterdays adventures. While at the Tower, Julie found a plaquard that talked about the grounds. Besides the usual lawns … Continue reading 2023 Scotland – 2
2023 – Scotland – 1
Day one - Stopover in London And we are off! Julie and I covered a lot of ground today. We left Seattle and headed for London. I am not a happy flier. But this flight gave us a terrific view of Scotland all the way through to London, as we descended gradually for landing. The … Continue reading 2023 – Scotland – 1
Rome/Barcelona Oct/Nov 2018-Day 1, 10/24-25/2018 – A Tale of Many Airports
When you purchase a smoking deal on airfare, there are consequences. A year and a half ago, we decided to go on a short cruise of the Mediterranean - from Rome, up around southern France, and down to Barcelona. Cruise dates set, and a $500 RT fare to Frankfurt, and we were good to go. … Continue reading Rome/Barcelona Oct/Nov 2018-Day 1, 10/24-25/2018 – A Tale of Many Airports
The First Trip, Paris/London, 10/2013, Part Six
London, Day 13, Friday, October 18, 2018 - Our Last Day in Europe, continued Paris and London are so different, and very unexpected to me. Paris is a quieter, Morse reserved city, whereas London is more brash, more in-your-face. I really expected it to be the other way around! Things we have learned in London: … Continue reading The First Trip, Paris/London, 10/2013, Part Six
The First Trip; Paris/London, 10/2013, Part Five
I took A LOT of pictures on these two days. Be warned, this post is photo heavy! London, Day 12, Thursday, October 17th, 2013 Today we took three trains to Watford Junction, then a short bus ride out to the sound studio where all the Harry Potter movies were filmed. There is a … Continue reading The First Trip; Paris/London, 10/2013, Part Five
The First Trip; Paris/London 10/2013, Part Four
Paris, France to London, England Paris to London, Day 10, Tuesday, October 15, 2013 The Eurostar train ran at 186 mph. We ended up sitting backwards, so I slept most of it to avoid motion sickness. Because we could only have two bags, Sharon and I both condensed our bags from suitcase, boarding bag, and … Continue reading The First Trip; Paris/London 10/2013, Part Four


