I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in England on Aug 12th, 2014
In the words of Chuck, here are some things you might need to know. Suave 24 Hour Protection anti-perspirant deodorant may work fine as a back-up travel deodorant for women whose vacations consist of sitting around in cold places, but it is totally worthless for those whose idea of a getaway involves copious amounts of […]
Posted in England on Aug 10th, 2014
Jet lag has been brutal, and the 13 hour drive down to Columbia probably didn’t help matters. And I’ve been madly preparing for Cammy’s baby shower, which went off swimmingly this afternoon. But I have a few more pictures from our last night in London! After the Tower of London, we took advantage of our London Passes […]
Posted in England on Aug 5th, 2014
What do you know, both Heathrow and Frankfort airports have free Wifi! I got most of my pictures resized before our first flight and am taking advantage of our layover to get this up. Our feet are still aching from yesterday. After much research, many graphs comparing admissions to various sites, and lots of second […]
We just had a long, exhausting day of sightseeing today, and we’re getting up at 4 am to take a taxi up to the airport and fly home. Since we only have internet access down in the lobby, I’m just quickly going to post a picture from the very beginning of our crazy day. This […]
Posted in England on Aug 3rd, 2014
Today was our calm day–just two church services, and afternoon tea, a park, and a couple of museums. But somehow our feet are still sore! We attended All Soul’s for morning services and found it to be a thoroughly Evangelical church, complete with the drum set providing a rock beat to accompany the organ. The […]
Posted in England on Aug 2nd, 2014
We got home so late from Antony and Cleopatra last night that we had a considerably later start this morning. After a hearty English breakfast here at the hotel, we rode the bus up to the British Library (though I stupidly had us ride a mile too far, instead of getting up at the stop […]
Posted in England on Aug 1st, 2014
We are in London, and oh, do we miss the gentle pace of life in Bath. We had trouble with getting our Oyster cards (the machines wouldn’t take American credit cards), I stupidly decided we had time to see the end of the Changing of the Guard so we rushed straight down to St James’ […]
Posted in England on Jul 31st, 2014
We awoke on our 10th anniversary morning feeling much more refreshed than we had in days (vomiting babies and overnight flights not being conducive to good shut-eye). So we decided to hit the ground running with a walking tour of Jane Austen’s Bath, following the audio tour the Mayor’s office put together. We walked up […]
Posted in England on Jul 31st, 2014
Dinner found me giddy as can be, imagining Catherine and Miss Tilney promenading around the very room in which we were sitting and eating! And knowing that Jane herself must have taken the waters from that very fountain! Derek occasionally reminds me that most of the people I’m talking about are fictional, but he’s been […]
Posted in England on Jul 30th, 2014
We landed half an hour early after an easy flight during which Derek slept some and I did a very little. We walked right through customs and all and were able to get on the bus leaving 2 hours earlier for Bath! Despite the heat being on and baking everyone (I was literally drenched in […]