This morning I got up before Jake and made my pilgrimmage to Abbey Road where I saw another lone person wondering how he was going to stand in the road and take his picture. We switched and now we're both Beatles cliches. Yay! Although it was another beautiful day (crazy!) we decided to hit …
Not All Went Well, But All Was Well
Today (that's yesterday, oops! left this as a draft) was our big day to take the double-decker tour bus--or "The Beast" as our guide John called it, to check some touristy places off the list. First was Windsor Castle. We would get in and out and have plenty of time for Bath and Stonehenge. Except …
Harry Potter and the Lovely Day
Wow! I thought I would enjoy the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio Tour, but it was great. I like Harry Potter, but I don't LIKE Harry Potter. The behind-the-scenes looks at costumes, design, sets, animatronics, special effects, props, and scenery would be fascinating to anyone interested in movie-making. The Harry Potter movies were lovingly and …
What Should We Do Today?
We lounged a little this morning after the travel and long day Wednesday. We really had no plan but figured we would head toward Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace, because you have to, right? We walked out the door and Jake wisely (as usual) asked: "Is it too late to change plans because we are …
Hello London!
We arrive in London and jump right into it.
Just an old fashioned Saab story
Our magic carpet for our road trips is a 2006 Saab 9-3 convertible with 120k miles on it. It is a joy to drive, especially in the wide open spaces with the top and windows rolled down. It is fast, hugs the road and accelerates like a dream. We love driving it. I am always …
Day trip
My plan was to write this post this afternoon, but we got distracted by a last-minute day trip to Milwaukee with my brother and his family. The Mets were in town and we figured, Why not? The weather was beautiful. Can't go wrong with 80ish degrees and sun especially when it's been 50 up to …
A whole raft of thoughts
While Sue is heads-down planning her trip to London, I have turned my eye to the whitewater rafting portion of our trip to the Southwest. Who knew that doing an overnight whitewater rafting trip would require a 13-page preparatory document? I've seen articles in Scientific American less detailed than this. The only thing that seems …
Planning on My Own
This London trip with my nephew is going to be great; I know it. It's just so different once again planning on my own. I've gotten used to having Steven to leap on my crazy ideas and take them to the next step (I've never met a crazy idea that couldn't be crazier...oh yeah...it is …
Grandiose Plans
While Sue is getting ready for her trip to London, I will be gearing up for our next journey – a road trip to the Grand Canyon & then whitewater rafting in Utah. We had scheduled this trip before we won the one to Hawaii; we don’t usually have two trips in consecutive months, just …
Doing It On The Road 