Trip 2011

Street sign we saw some place in Dorset.  We didn’t get to stop to take a picture, but I found it using Google Street View.

Today was going to be a big day. While doing research on Windsor Castle prior to the trip, I noticed a banner advertisement on the official Windsor Castle web site for what was described as an “exclusive” tour of Buckingham Palace so we bought tickets for the tour taking place today prior to leaving the […]

Our hotel offered the standard English breakfast, buffet style, with pots of tea or coffee at your table at your request from the staff.  And the coffee was definitely what most Americans would be used to for coffee, not some foamy blend of Nescafe. Since our first full day in London happened to be a […]

After another buffet-style English breakfast at the Holiday Inn Express (the closest thing to the land of the free refill, it seems), we loaded up and drove to the Imperial War Museum (Air), Duxford. The airfield at Duxford was originally began during World War One as one of the earliest Royal Air Force stations.  Over […]

After getting some pictures of the wonderful hotel we stayed in, much of our view for the day looked like this: We thought we might be able to get to Duxford and the Imperial War Museum early enough in the afternoon so that we could visit it, but that was not going to be how […]

A separate post about an individual hotel is a bit out of ordinary for this trip, but the Langley Castle Hotel is an extraordinary hotel. Construction of Langley Castle began in the year AD 1350, and over the years it fell into ruin while changing hands of ownership.  In the late 19th century, restoration was […]

Another morning, another English breakfast!  The only thing that has been missing from these great breakfasts has been pancakes, but that would make them too large.  And sleepy.  After chatting with our hosts, we loaded up and headed towards Hadrian’s Wall. The building of Hadrian’s Wall began in the year AD 122, and was completed […]

The day started with a fine English breakfast at the Balcony House Bed and Breakfast, then moved on to trying to get help from the car rental company (good luck, that!), then The Generosity of Strangers prevailed. With two new tires on the back of the rental car, we were back on the road by […]

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Or maybe just friends you haven’t met yet. I realize I’ve missed a couple of days…ok, beyond a week now at this point (Bath to Tintern took place over a week ago), but a few nights of no internet access along with just being dog tired at the end of each day hasn’t helped with […]