Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
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 […]
Posted in Delta Airlines, England, London, United Kingdom on Jul 7th, 2012
This morning we awoke early, got ready, checked out of the hotel, and preceded to Delta’s terminal at Heathrow. SkyTeam has a really nice setup there… it makes travel a breeze (especially for those with status and/or lounge access). We went to the dedicated check-in area (no queues), buzzed through security, picked up some supplies […]
Posted in Airplane, England, Germany, London, Rental Car, United Kingdom on Jul 4th, 2012
Quick update: I’m writing this at London Heathrow on Day #19. After spending the morning yesterday in a drizzly Berlin (looking at art and having lunch), we flew to London Heathrow. We’re all set for our onward flight home — just didn’t have a chance to write more yesterday. Will provide full updates on Day […]