Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in England, London, RTW 2013, United Kingdom on Jun 26th, 2013
Today, we visited the London Zoo in Regent’s Park. We took the Circle Line to Great Portland Street and then walked 20 minutes across Regent’s Park—which is always enjoyable—to the zoo. It’s a fairly expensive day out at about £70 (around $115 US) for admission for the three of us. But, it provides a full […]
Posted in England, London, RTW 2013, United Kingdom on Jun 25th, 2013
I have a theory. To have a trip that works for everyone, one must make allowances when traveling with a small child. You don’t have to pick only obviously kid-friendly destinations and activities. But, you do have to make realistic compromises. Historically, we’ve always attended the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition. It’s a huge art show, […]
Posted in England, London, RTW 2013, United Kingdom on Jun 24th, 2013
I awoke early this morning while London was still dark and quiet, but Libby and Emerson managed to sleep nearly 12 hours until 9am. The day was once again overcast and cool, which is a refreshing change for Floridians in late June. After feeding Emerson breakfast and getting ready, we walked to Ben’s cookies for […]
Posted in England, London, RTW 2013, United Kingdom on Jun 24th, 2013
Our seven-hour, overnight flight to London was blissfully uneventful. Emerson fell asleep well before take-off and remained zonked out until we awoke her to have breakfast before landing in London. Libby was also went “lights out” shortly after we were “wheels up.” I stayed awake to watch Hyde Park on Hudson and then called it […]
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Wales on Jul 7th, 2012
All in all, this was a very successful trip. While the pace was a bit hurried (I think we could have easily used an extra day in every hotel location, save St.Gallen), we did very well in terms of improving our country count, managed to visit mostly new places, and never felt as though we […]