Ok, I admit it. In coming to the UK at Christmas, New Years, we had expected to avoid the crushing crowds that we found in Venice and Amsterdam this last summer. Hahahaha. Well, guess what? I think everyone else was thinking the same thing! The streets and buses, sidewalks and tubes have been PACKED! We [...]
Setting out on a new journey we decided to visit "The "Globe". It is a replica of the original Shakespeare theatre that was destoyed by fire. Interestingly enough if was built when an American came to UK looking for the site of that original theatre. Here is a copy of that plague that he was [...]
We ventured out, widening our circle by buying an Oyster pass. It is the pass that we use to access all buses and trains (the tube) so now we are not dependent solely on the areas that we can physically walk to. Hopefully get off "the beaten path" and away from the crushing crowds. It [...]
We arrived late in the afternoon of Christmas eve in London and got to our flat (that we has found through AirB&B). The owner, Marius, met us at the flat to show us around the unit before heading out for his own holiday events. Waiting for us were a few "treats" that he had kindly [...]
To celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary Tom and I decided to do something REALLY different this year. Having an anniversary at the stroke of midnight, New Years eve, always puts pressure on to do something "fabulous". We spent our 5 year anniversary on a 2 week cruise through the Panama Canal. How do we [...]
