On our way!
17 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Left the Hoppe house at 6:25 p.m. in the rental car. (Kyle had given Karl a ride to the Rochester airport at 12:30 p.m. to pick up the rental car.)
Wal-Mart in Janesville
17 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Also stopped at KT for food.
Hotel in Elgin, IL
17 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Lori got up to take a shower at 4:30 a.m. as we are leaving for the airport af 5:00 a.m. After she gets out of the shower, Karl tells her our flight departure has been delayed until 4:35 p.m.!
Karl,Читать далее
At the airport!
18 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
On the flight and next stop: London
18 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Boarded the flight a little before 4pm in Chicago, current arrival time is estimated to be 6:12am BST, which would be about midnight at home.
Hopefully we will be able to sleep.
Changed flights!
18 июля 2023 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
While trying to figure out if our plane was going to actually take off or if they would get another plane or what, we ended up being able to get switched to the place boarding at the gate across theЧитать далее
And we've landed
19 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We actually made it! Landed at about 8:23 local time, so 2:23 CDT. No idea where our bags are, the app is giving conflicting information. Hoping it can get delivered to our hotel.
ПутешественникYes. Yes indeed. No idea what math I was even using there.
CitizenM hotel
19 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After taking the Elizabeth Line to Liverpool Street and then transferring to Circle for two stops we arrived at Tower Hill station which is literally in the basement of the CitizenM Hotel we areЧитать далее
St. Paul's Cathedral
19 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Purchased the London pass online. This allowed us to get in at St. Paul's a little bit faster since we didn't have to buy a ticket.
The Whispering Gallery was closed, but we walked all the way up theЧитать далее
Ye Old Cheshire Cheese Pub
19 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Fish and chips and an incredibly cool historical building. Rebuilt in 1667 we ended up eating in the basement but it was like you were from another time.
Shakespeares Globe Theater
19 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Toured Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and learned some of the history of theater in the 1600s in Britain. They have one of about 250 copies of "the first folio" on display which is going to turn 400Читать далее
Checked in at hotel
19 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Tiny room but we knew that coming in. We absolutely love the location and the common spaces, though losing one night (and a night of sleep) will mean we miss out on some common space time. DefinitelyЧитать далее
Swingers (for food and mini-golf)
19 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Had a discount from the London Pass at a mini golf place that ended up being a trendy bar and restaurant with mini golf and drinks. Also the discount was only good until 5pm so we missed that, butЧитать далее
Luggage arrived!
20 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
They called at midnight, indicating our luggage was delivered! After Karl went and picked up the luggage, he had no problem getting back to sleep.
Tower of London
20 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Spent the morning touring the Tower of London, going to the Crown Jewels display first. The displays and exhibits seemed to have changed a lot in layout since Lori and Karl were here last.
Had lunchЧитать далее
Afternoon Tea
20 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
The Afternoon Tea in the Drawing Room was delicious! See photos for the menu.
Leicester Square
20 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We then walked through Picadilly Circus to get to Leicester Square. Karl and Lori went to the LEGO Store, the world's largest LEGO Store. (We didn't purchase any LEGO as we want to buy some inЧитать далее
Les Mis
20 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We saw Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre (which had been known as the Queen's Theatre).
Breakfast at Bonne Bouche
21 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After realizing we couldn't ride the Thames Clipper with our City Pass until 10 a.m., we took the Circle Line train to St. James's Park and walked to Bonne Bouche, which Karl thought was Bonne BRIOCHEЧитать далее
St. James's Park
21 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Wandered through St. James's Park on the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk and then walked past Buckingham Palace.
Camden Market
21 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
The British Museum
21 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We saw the Rosetta Stone, stone carvings from the Parthenon, etc. While there, Karl & Kyle ordered tickets for Hamilton so we weren't at the Museum for long before we had to head to the theater!
On the ship!
22 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Alfredo's for lunch
22 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Pizza for lunch, Karl had pepperoni, Lori had Hawaiian.
Day at Sea
22 июля 2023 г., North Sea ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Woke up on time to shower, grab breakfast at the buffet, and go down to dinner talks about the ports we will be visiting. After the presentations in the theater, Karl took a power nap while Lori didЧитать далее