I have to preface this day by saying this was our most memorable day of the trip (good/bad)! We were truly in the desert, having to take jeeps, rather than our bus. The first stop was in the ‘countryside’ (it
Morocco, Day 2
When we woke up the next morning, I found the flies had bothered Emma so much that she just made a cocoon out of her blankets so she could sleep. I guess it was a choice between the flies or
Morocco, Day 1
Where to start?! This trip was . . . amazing! Looking back at our pictures I keep thinking, ‘were we really there?’; ‘did we really do those things?’ The answer is YES! We were so lucky to have some pretty
The Diamond Jubilee in Edinburgh
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee only comes around once in a lifetime, but instead of staying in London with the crowds, we went to a different part of the UK – Scotland! It’s so close but when we’ve had the time,
May Day in Bath
We took advantage of the Bank Holiday for May Day to spend some time in Bath. There are lots of fun things to do in Bath, but we tried to do what the kids would be interested in. Since they
Good Friday Adventure
We took advantage of Chris being home for Good Friday to go explore a part of London that we hadn’t been to yet . . . Greenwich, home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian Line. Greenwich isn’t the
Iceland
Last week Chris and I took our first cold-weather holiday . . . to Iceland. Not being skiers, we realized this was very different for us, as we packed plenty of clothes to layer against the cold and snow. We
Stonehenge
We had passed Stonehenge a few times and never had the opportunity to stop and enjoy it. So, on our way home from Center Parcs, we took advantage of our time and stopped. We arrived well before their posted opening
Israel – Part 6
Day 6 – Temple Mount Archaeology Site Western Wall with Dome of the Rock We had started in the area of the Western Wall for 3 days – we thought there wouldn’t be anything else to see. But, below all
Israel, Part 5
Day 5 – Western Wall We had a peek at the Western Wall as we were going to the Muslim side of the Temple Mount the day before, but it was a different experience being down near the Wall amongst