We took the 24 bus to Trafalgar Square and walked across the Square to the National Gallery. We entered the small building on the left and followed Rick Steves self-guide. The National Gallery is magnificent. We took the time to go through...
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We traveled by Runnymede where the Magna Carta was signed in 1215. Our first stop was Windsor Castle. Everything in the little town (30,000) of Windsor fit what I thought an ancient town for monarchs should look like. Tiny streets, no parking...
An early start at 5:45 a.m. to be ready to leave by 7:15 a.m. Our travel today would be to Stratford Upon Avon, home of William Shakespeare, and Warwick Castle. Stratford Upon Avon is a beautiful, picturesque town. They have done a great deal...
London is expensive. It is difficult for me because I am so tight. I could say it more nicely but that is the simple truth. I’ve been careful with money my whole life so as wonderful as our trip is it eats away at me that it costs so much...
We have a long list of things to see. We made it to St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the Sanctuary, Westminster Hall and the House of Commons, and the Imperial War Museum. We learned how to change Underground lines, read the...
Beautiful weather today. We jumped on the 38 bus from Victoria and rode direct to the British Museum. The bus stop was two blocks from the museum and those two blocks were covered with shade from the buildings and trees. I stopped in at the...
Wow, this was a really active day. In going about our activities I’ve walked 15,000 plus steps. That is why weight isn’t a huge problem in Europe-folks walk everywhere. It all went smoothly, every single step. We began by boarding...
We have traveled to London on this part of our sabbatical. Carol is doing very well with her walking and as usual when we go somewhere in the spring or early summer they always have heat records. Rome had the hottest week on record in May-we...
We are en-route back home to New Orleans from Santa Fe. We had an absolutely wonderful time. We walked all of downtown many times over. The weather was perfect-high 70’s most days and high 50’s at night. It was an enchanting...
THINKING Time is no respecter of person. Our lives whizz by at a breakneck speed. When waiting at the airport or on someone time passes exceedingly slow. When living life, time disappears. One of those things that always puzzle me is why I...