We were up a bit earlier today and departed the Allen House by mid-morning. We headed out to the High St. Ken tube station. About halfway there, I realized that I’d left our Oyster cards at home. Ah well, that’s only a (refundable) 10 pound error for two new cards. Since we weren’t going to […]
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Note: I’m running about a day behind on the blog due to Internet access challenges. So, for the moment, expect to see a given day’s post the following day (e.g., Monday’s recap on Tuesday). I started the day early (up by 3am), but Libby and Emerson slept in until after 9am. After the Allen House […]
London — Day 1
Posted in Delta Airlines, England, London on Jul 4th, 2011
Our flight over the pond was blissfully uneventful. Emerson fell asleep in my arms before we taxied out for the runway. After we reached cruising altitude, I put her to sleep in one of the flat bed seats. Libby also fell asleep after enjoying a sundae with all of the fixings. I stayed awake for […]
Pigging out in Spain, part deux
Posted in Food, London, Spain, Virtual Travel on Jan 22nd, 2010
As a follow-up to my recent post about a New York Times writer traveling to Spain to enjoy pork, I thought I should mention that a number of news outlets reported this week of “The World’s Most Expensive Ham” going on sale in London at Selfridge’s (here’s the BBC’s article). Now when we’re in London, […]
What, no London this summer?
Posted in London on Aug 7th, 2009
As many of you know (well, at least those of you who know us outside of the blogosphere), Libby and I usually travel to England each year to stay at our wonderful “fractional ownership property” (i.e., timeshare) in central London. However, this year we’ve passed on the Allen House in Kensington and opted for the […]