We booked our trip to Belfast from London with EasyJet out of Stanstead in an effort to save a few pounds and arrive at a decent time. With the flight leaving at 11:55 am, we were off to the airport via Underground and then 45-minute train ride from Liverpool Street at 9 am. We made…
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Very, Very British
We were very excited to be in London – the capital of the United Kingdom and the center of it’s vast (or at least formerly vast) empire. Being the unapologetic nerds that we are, we spent two afternoons at both the British Museum and the National Gallery. We had a tremendous time and were very…
Ummm…I think that was the Changing of the Guard…?!
We arrived in London yesterday afternoon and, after a few snafus courtesy of the National Express bus service, we settled into our hotel just fine and quickly made our way out toward the town proper and more specifically, in search of “the theatre“. We found it at the tkts booth in Leichester Square where they…
We are speaking the same language…right??
For the past few days we have been enjoying time in small towns just outside London. They’ve been just great – we’ve enjoyed doing a few of the local activities and mostly just checking out the towns themselves. York is such a charming city surrounded by city walls that are so much fun to walk…
The UK Countryside
After bumping around for a few days in Southern England, we headed north via motorway with Maylene driving and me navigating. Yes – she gets the award because not only is she driving on the left-hand side of the road, but she’s also driving a manual and shifting with her left hand — my hero!!…
Stonehenge and Avebury
Quick note: hey, leave us a comment, if you’re so inclined. It’s easy enough to do– just click on that cartoony dialogue balloon to the right of the post title. We love hearing from you. So before we set out from the lovely, medieval town of Wells on our adventure to Stonehenge and Avebury, we’d…
Merry Old England
We arrived in Heathrow late last night – at about 22:35. I had done some research ahead of time, so I knew that there were four ways to get from the airport to our hotel which was chosen for its proximity to the train station Paddington. These included taxi, Heathrow Connect (30 minute ride), Heathrow…
English breakfasts – here we come!!
We are on our way to the UK for about a month – flying into London tonight and directly onto Bath on Tuesday. We’re taking Rick Steve’s general itinerary for UK touring in 22 days and cutting it down in a few places. We will be checking out Stonehenge and Avebury after a few days of relaxing…
Queens of the Rhein
If you ever need to feel like a Princess again (yes, I’m talking to you Bill), the Rhein Valley in Germany is just where you should head! After spending the night in Rothenburg, we took the Romantic Road – which incidentally, is really not that romantic at all, especially with all the construction. We bailed…
…Oooohhh…so that’s why it’s so green around here…
Okay, so when we began exploring the idea of visiting Switzerland, we knew that it would be pricey – like over 250 euro per night for a basic hotel over 100 euros per night for a crappy hostel where tales of stolen items abound and easily over 13 euro for a 6-piece nugget meal from…