After seeing the big site-seeing destinations, we decided to spend a relaxing afternoon atop a site-seeing bus. It was great. After being in the same part of the city for a couple days, it was refreshing to get out of
Turkey – Bölüm Bir (Part 1)
Our first big holiday away from London and where did we go? Turkey! Our first attempt to get there was thwarted by the giant ash cloud that hovered over the UK for a time. Thankfully, it moved on . .
LegoLand Date
When I asked Cami what she wanted to do yesterday while the other kids were at “Flexi-school”, she said she wanted to go to the fair. It seems little traveling fairs do creep up here quite often, but usually not
A Visit from the Iversons
We were able to host the Iversons for a few days while they toured London. Their trip got off on a rocky start as their flight was delayed and they ended up getting here a day later than planned. But,
In the Steps of Robin Hood
Due to the May Day Holiday this week, we had a bank holiday that Chris got to have off from work. We took the opportunity and drove a couple hours away to delve into the world of Robin Hood. We
All Packed . . .
. . and no where to go. We had planned to go on holiday this week, but due to the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, our plans were canceled. We were a bit bummed but were holding out hope to the end that
‘Borrowed’ Visitors
I have to admit we didn’t have any new visitors, but we kind of ‘borrowed’ our friends, the Mayers, for a little while. They were actually here visiting family and we snuck in a day to follow them around during
Winchester
Since Chris had off work for Easter Monday, we decided to jump at the chance and take a day trip out to Winchester, which is about an hour away from us. The ride there was not fun as a wrong
Notting Hill Lunch Date
Chris’s good friend from our Cornell days was in London for the weekend with his girlfriend. We jumped at the chance and met them for lunch in Notting Hill to enjoy some great pizza. Times and places have changed but
Our First Visitors
See how quickly that happened, we were settled and they came! Some of our great friends from New Jersey stopped in for a weekend in London before they left to spend the week in Ireland. We had the greatest weekend,