Final days
We all so enjoyed the National English Sheepdog Trials. It was just 30 minutes from our flat, and it was the first time we didn’t feel that we were having every tourist dollar sucked out of us. We felt more…
Struck down by a head cold.
I started coming down with something Tuesday and now, Saturday, am only starting to feel a bit better. But I’m afraid Anna may be getting it next! And if not that, then both kids have a sickness of another kind:…
Paris!
So many things to say about this very short trip to Paris. I shall let the photos tell some of the stories for me, but suffice it to say that the trip was a success. We took the train, the…
Salisbury, Stonehenge
I had made this trip years ago, with my good friend Cindy, freeloading with her group of students doing a semester in London. On that trip, I remember being somewhat underwhelmed by Stonehenge and overwhelmed by the cathedral at Salisbury….
Horse Races!
We had an absolute blast at the horse races last night: Kempton Park Racecourse, just three stops from Shepperton. I had no idea what to expect, but I’d read about it as “things to do” in Surrey, so I dragged…
Sightseeing, sightseeing, sightseeing
We’re all a bit exhausted: since Arthur arrived, we’ve had our debit card suspended, called the U.S. to clear it up, been to the British equivalent of Walmart to stock up on food for the flat, been to Windsor, toured…
My American accent
Had the experience of someone not understanding me: We’d been to a cafe near the train station almost every day, and they have a really good mocha, but on my third visit, it was a different cashier. When I ordered…
London sightseeing
The weather was spectacular today, so we took advantage by exploring Hyde Park. We went via Buckingham Palace, then took a double-decker a few stops, and ended by renting bicycles. The only form of transport we didn’t squeeze in was…
Blimey…!
We arrived safe and sound. Our “host,” Philip, met us at the airport, and I immediately made the mistake of starting to get into the car on the driver’s side (Alex, providing me with running commentary, said “strike one”). Anna…
We depart…
In the last couple weeks before our trip, we have shared in the sadness and tragedy that our dear friends the Suttons have endured, and still are enduring. That has made leaving, and leaving them, a bit hard. Michelle, there…