Monthly Archives: June 2015

We woke up refreshed from our rest day and rearing for Berlin adventures. Well, that was me, at least.I guess we walked out the door at about 11, which seemed like half the day gone already, even though the sun doesn’t set till well after 10 here.We were walking into the city via Tiergarten- aContinueContinue reading “Our first  ‘free’ walking tour experience!”

Today was a rest day from racing around and seeing sights.The 10 yr old was coughing and not 100%, so after some fast-paced days it was good to have a day of nothing.I however, did not have a day of nothing. I went grocery shopping. Shopping in foreign supermarkets is one of my favorite things.ContinueContinue reading “‘Rest Day’”

What a whirlwind time in Amsterdam!We woke, stored our luggage where we had stayed and headed out for Anne Frank House. If you are not there by 8:30 in summer, the queue is up to 3 hours long.We got there by 10 and it was a 3 hour queue. We took photos to prove weContinueContinue reading “In which we learn to shhhhhh”

In the shuttle from the airport in to Amsterdam this morning, I was kept amused amused by the folk behind me from Houston, Texas who could not get over all the ‘little bitty streets!’ as we careened through the city. A couple of the other lout shared tidbits that I and the entire bus overheardContinueContinue reading “I amsterdam”

This morning we went to the Elephant House because of its connection to JK Rowling who penned the Harry Potter books. I was curious to see the environment she found conducive to her writing.It can be tricky this cafe to find if you don’t have a Google maps app as it is tucked away inContinueContinue reading “The Elephant in the Room”

Our only agenda this morning was getting pork rolls at Oink and walking the Royal Mile.I had a pork roll with sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce. Don’t forgot to ask for crackling!!! There is not much sitting space to enjoy one’s pork roll at Oink’s location so we took them over to aContinueContinue reading “Spooky Murder and Mystery Tour”

This morning we had Edinburgh Castle in the agenda.Our ‘home’ is a 3 minute walk from the base of the castle though the walk to the actual entrance winds up and around for about another 5 minutes.I am grateful I booked most things online, because we got there 10 minutes after opening time with noContinueContinue reading “In which our haggis hunt comes to an end”

Today was really just LOTS of driving.Heading from seeing Hadrian’s Wall in Bardon Mill and traveling North to Loch Ness.Hadrian’s Wall is another ancient wonder that was surreal to see in person. Several of our hostel companions, none of them young, are walking along the entirety of Hadrian’s Wall: 135 km!In fact that was theContinueContinue reading “Crossing over and finding Nessie”

I woke at 6 to start our pack-up process in the leaving of London.Wrestling 3 teenagers – first from their sleep, and then from their technology left me crabby.We were 20 minutes later leaving for Oxford than planned but London traffic is pretty good at 7:50 in the morning.Soon London was long gone and theContinueContinue reading “English countryside and the Maze of Stamping Feet”

6th JuneWe woke up excited about seeing Wicked today. We had a lazy plan to first see the Tardis at Earl’s Court and to perhaps meander past the British Museum, then grab lunch before our matinee booking.However- ‘engineering tasks’ on the route we needed to access meant lots of extra travel, diversions and large crowdsContinueContinue reading “In which Wicked nearly became a tragedy.”