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Krista did a good job of blogging our Trafalgar Tour as we experienced it, so this will be a bit of a summary as well as my thoughts on the whole thing, which is quite positive on the whole. My … Continue reading
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Hey, I had a few minutes to spare in Bristol and the bathroom water tap really really really looked like the top half of an AT-ST from Star Wars. You would never have forgiven me if I didn’t do this. … Continue reading
We’re here and settled in one hotel room for a whole six days. I cannot even begin to tell you how nice it was to unpack and know we don’t have to worry about leaving until Saturday. We are staying … Continue reading
Well what can I say? Today was the traditional route from Bath to Stonehenge to Salisbury. The roman baths lived up to their advance billing and Stonehenge is magnificent, of course. Too bad we only had 45 minutes there. We … Continue reading
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On our visit through the English Lake District, after taking a boat ride on Lake Windermere (the largest natural lake in England), we took a ride on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. This involves a trip on a steam train … Continue reading
Up and on the bus again. We’re heading for Chester where we will have a bit of a walking tour. We get to wear these really cool radio receivers around our necks so we can hear our guide. Nothing screams … Continue reading
We’re off to Manchester today via the Lake District. We have to say farewell to Scotland on the way with a last stop at Graetna Green, which is the old British version of eloping to Vegas without the gambling and … Continue reading
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The highlight of my trip so far was our visit to Edinburgh Castle, a fortress build on top of an extinct volcano called Castle Rock, and which may have been inhabited in one form or another since the second century. … Continue reading
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If there is one thing I am still having trouble wrapping my head around here in Britain, it is the plethora of public washrooms that you have to pay to use. You stand in this long line of people, mostly … Continue reading
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St Andrews Links is located in the town of St Andrews, which is in the council area of Fife, between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, in Scotland. Yes, that means about as much to me as … Continue reading
