The timing of our trip was purely based on the BF needing to put in for his longer blocks of PTO at the beginning of the year, and this week looking as good as any other that was available when he was called. But, at a certain point (maybe March?) I realized I was […]
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Monday of the trip was a bank holiday, but it was also the last of the iffy days of weather, so because we are crazy, we decided to indulge in my aforementioned trip to Liberty. This involved starting at Covent Garden, wandering through to Leicester Square to Trafalgar Square, and eventually down Regents Street
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One really cool thing about having friends where you visit is that you get a little more homey experience. So the Sunday of our trip, we visited K’s aunt and uncle, and had a Sunday roast lamb. With trifle for dessert! We also got to take a turn through the Woodland Gardens at
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Our other main stop in Dover was Dover Castle (so we managed to hit the National Trust and English Heritage in one day). In addition to an Anglo-Saxon church (lovingly restored in the near present day), which is next to the remains of a Roman lighthouse, on the grounds, the castle itself goes back to William
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One interesting thing about Dover is the port. It’s easily visible from the cliffs and the castle, and it’s huge. The sheer volume of lorries (and cars) arriving on land and ferries arriving and departing by sea is fascinating. It’s like watching clockwork. It’s easy to see why it’s so busy
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This year’s day trip was to Dover, to see the White Cliffs, and the Castle. The cliffs very conveniently have a section managed by the National Trust, with parking and a couple different options for tea rooms. There are a couple different walking paths, though the one closest to the cliff-side has by far
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I’m back from London. We stayed a week, mostly in town (there was one day trip, which will be pictured shortly), hanging out with our friend K, and just seeing the sights. The above pictures are from our first day (last Friday), which was of course the day after we pretty much
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I definitely recommend taking the Eurostar train from London to Paris. The transport links are so easy (city center to city center). There’s great leg room (I bought my tickets the first day they were available, so I was able to snag one of the table seats for the three of us. Oh, and the
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Since we had our car until the end of the day Saturday, and had to clear out of the cottage by 10:00 AM, we figured we’d be silly not to stop off somewhere on the way back to London. Using my trusty National Trust handbook, I located Stourhead House and Garden, in Wiltshire (so not
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I feel as though I should address the driving situation, even though I barely got any pictures, because I was usually too busy navigating. I should first say that there are a lot of roundabouts in England. So a lot of navigating involves spotting the warning signs so you can tell the driver