On Tuesday (April 26) we did a bit of everything. We road the infamous red double decker buses, we cruised the River Thames, and we hit a few notorious spots that were on our lists to see. First off we wanted to go to Baker Street – more precisely – 221b Baker Street to see… Read More >>
On Day 2 of our trip to London we walked through St James Park to Buckingham Palace, then onwards through Hyde Park to Kensington Palace. St. James Park is really very nice and at the time we left in the morning, as you can see below, there was no one else on the paths yet.… Read More >>
On Saturday night, after a long day of walking around the Westminster area, and then hiking the stairs at St. Paul’s Cathedral, we went our separate ways. Val and Rob wanted to see Hamlet at the Globe, the famous Shakespearean theater. The Globe functions much the same way as it did in many years passed.… Read More >>
We decided to hire a town car to drive us to and from San Francisco when departing and arriving to and from London. We decided the extra expense outweighed the cost of leaving our car at the airport for over two weeks, in addition to the fear that our car could always get broken into… Read More >>
I’m finally getting around to posting some of my vacation photos! It’s been a while in the making since as soon as we got back, I had wedding season start. I thought I’d start with answering the biggest question I’ve been asked, ‘were you there for the royal wedding?!’ Yes and no. We were in… Read More >>
We met last night for our book club to discuss “Freedom,” by Jonathan Franzen. We were missing half of our group, and sadly, none of us had time to finish this book before our meeting. It’s a bit lengthy, upward of 600 pages. I have to admit that I continued reading it today and am… Read More >>
There is just so much to tell you about our trip to the United Kingdom that I thought I would just start with an overview of all the places we went and then tell you about each place in later posts. We started our trip in London where we spent almost a week. Yes, I… Read More >>
Happy 5 year Anniversary to Cory and I. Time does really fly, and I’m thankful each day for his love, and devotion. In previous years, we would go out to a nice restaurant, but this year, a nice quiet dinner at home with a bottle of wine and a movie will be a pleasant way… Read More >>
Last week our book club met again – this time to discuss Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. While not exactly a new book, most of us had not read it yet. Our night started off with our host, Natalie, making the most yummy bruschetta I’ve ever eaten! Along with some Italian wine and cheese,… Read More >>
We had our 2nd book club meeting last Thursday. We have been reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I had already seen the Swedish film with subtitles (there is an American version coming up with Daniel Craig as the main male character) and already had a general idea of what the book would contain.… Read More >>
