Leaving Home
2019年12月16日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 32 °F
Saying goodbye to home and dogs, officially en route to Kansas City.
New Airport
2019年12月16日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 27 °F
First leg of our journey to London is complete. We've driven to Kansas City and we're now awaiting our first flight.
Finally on our way!
2019年12月16日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 25 °F
Seems like we waited in the airport forever, but we're finally on the plane and preparing to take off!
Quick Layover at O'Hare
2019年12月16日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 28 °F
Just enough time to grab a sandwich and find our gate before boarding our next plane. London here we come!
Landing in London
2019年12月17日, イングランド ⋅ 🌧 41 °F
A few pics from the window as we approached the UK. Finally landed at Heathrow Airport. Safe to say, another new flight zone!
The London Underground
2019年12月17日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Made our way from the airport to our hotel via the Underground. Passed through Heathrow, Paddington, and Earl's Court stations as we traveled.
London Base Camp
2019年12月17日, イングランド ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Checked into our hotel for the next few days. When they warn you that rooms are small, they aren't kidding. We don't plan to spend much time in our room, so a cozy space is no big deal. But, for pointもっと詳しく
Walking to Hyde Park
2019年12月17日, イングランド ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
We elected to take the longer waking route to Hyde Park in order to take in more of the city. The downside of winter in London - it gets dark crazy early and it's wet. Still, we had fun exploring asもっと詳しく
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
2019年12月17日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Both London asked Amsterdam boast about their pop-up winter/Christmas markets and festivals. We plan to visit several on this trip. Hyde Park was first on our list!
Harrod's Department Store
2019年12月17日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
All decked up for the holidays! Opulence at its finest....
Pomp and Circumstance
2019年12月18日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Watching the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Parliament Square - Under Construction
2019年12月18日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Regrettably, much of Parliament Square is hidden by scaffolding due to extensive reconstruction.
The River Thames
2019年12月18日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
First views of the River Thames from Westminster Bridge.
On the South Bank
2019年12月18日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Southport Christmas Market, set on the southern bank of the Thames. Our second market of many we hope to see while visiting London.
Christmas at Trafalgar Square
2019年12月18日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Our third pop - up Christmas Market at Trafalgar Square, complete with huge tree.
Highlights from City Center
2019年12月18日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
We spent quite a while weaving across bridges, viewing the sights of downtown London from both the South and North banks.
The Globe
2019年12月18日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Hard to walk past and not go in. Sadly, the theater was closed as we passed. Perhaps on another day.
Traversing the Thames
2019年12月18日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
The song talks about one London Bridge falling down. In fact there are several bridges that span the Thames (none of which appear to be falling), and we spent much of the afternoon waking back andもっと詳しく
The National Gallery
2019年12月19日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Today's forecast calls for a lot of rain, so we elected to spend the day visiting museums. Our first stop, the National Gallery.
Rainy Afternoon in London
2019年12月19日, イングランド ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Still pretty dreary weather, so we walked from one museum to another, taking in the sights and grabbing some fish and chips on the way.
The British Museum
2019年12月19日, イングランド ⋅ 🌬 50 °F
The British Museum boasts an astounding collection of items "borrowed" from other countries. While I certainly enjoyed viewing, a big part of me wondered if the Egyptians wanted their mummies back.
Holidays in the Shopping District
2019年12月19日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Got a bit of a break in the rain so we wandered down Oxford, Regent, and New Bond Streets, taking in the bustle of holiday shopping and some spectacular light displays.
The London Zoo
2019年12月20日, イングランド ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
No vacation is complete without a trip to the zoo (in my book anyway). Sadly, there appears to be no such thing as a sunny day in London, so we still had some rain to contend with. Many of the animalsもっと詳しく
Camden Canals
2019年12月20日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
After the zoo, we wandered down the canals and visited the nearby Camden Loch market. By far the coolest setting for a flea market that I've ever seen! The good stall choices were pretty extensiveもっと詳しく
King's Cross Station
2019年12月21日, イングランド ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
On our way to Amsterdam, although the route we took to reach our train hints at a more magical destination 😉.