We took the train from York, England to Edinburgh, Scotland. This is the Marriott Hotel we stayed at in Edinburgh, the Dalmahoy. Kind of cool looking, right? We spend the first afternoon in Edinburgh just walking their main street. We caught a glimpse of a bagpiper. This is St. Giles. St. Giles in Edinburgh is… Read More >>
We took a train from London to the City of York the evening before the Royal Wedding. My sissy was the consummate planner and had already bought us first class tickets. Since none of us had ever ridden the rail-system before we wanted to get there a bit early to learn our way around. We… Read More >>
One of the last topics I’m going to cover about our stay in London before heading off to York is the Tower of London. This massive stone tower at the centre of this London fortress was built in the early 1080s by William the Conqueror. It’s really a little city in itself. A Yeoman Warder… Read More >>
Towards the end of our stay in London, Val and Rob headed over to the British Museum, and we joined them a bit later in the morning as we were sleeping in, but we did make it there in time to check out some very cool things. One of the most impressive items was of… Read More >>
Towards the end of our stay in London, we planned a morning at the laundromat. We found one close to this wonderful local grocery store called Greensmiths. They were fantastic! They have this wonderful fresh produce section. While we had laundry going, we were able to get a good cup of coffee and breakfast at… Read More >>
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 >>
