Arrival in Paddington
2 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Just a quick overnight, but walked through a cute area to get to my accommodations -- partly because I exited the train station on the wrong side :P
Arrival in Amsterdam
3 апреля 2025 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Tomorrow will include a lot more actual sightseeing (this was yet another long transit day), but the city center is beautiful! So here are a few pics I took on my way to my accommodations. (The hooksЧитать далее
Red Light District
4 апреля 2025 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
The church pictured is the oldest in Amsterdam; the Bulldog was allegedly the city's first marijuana "coffee shop"; the red curtained windows are some of the original prostitute-owned/rentedЧитать далее
The Jordaan
4 апреля 2025 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
This area is nearest where I'm staying, and is my favorite area so far. (The Anne Frank house is in this area, fyi.) The nave pictured is the church where Rembrandt is buried (although nobody's sureЧитать далее
Damrak and City Center
4 апреля 2025 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
The Damrak is main drag along the original central canal leading off the central train station, where ships came and went out to sea back in the day. The kiosks are part of the famous (but touristy)Читать далее
Vondelpark and Anne Frank House
5 апреля 2025 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
Biggest park in Amsterdam, and extremely picturesque (plus kiosk with great coffee). As far as the Anne Frank house, they don't let you take pics in the actual annex, but I got a couple shots of theЧитать далее
Haarlem
5 апреля 2025 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
Had the BEST battered fish pieces here 🥰 Since it's Saturday, I happened to hit the market in the main square as well. The church pictured is one of the Netherlands' most famous landmarks.
Antwerp
6 апреля 2025 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
The city is an interesting mix of old historical bits scattered amongst a modern flair (and a lot of shopping lol). This time my door is to a little bar built into the remains of the castle (which isЧитать далее
Bruges (Round 2)
7 апреля 2025 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
The first time I visited Bruges I was sick, so trying it again :P Finally got to have a beer in Bruges! (And took a pic of the famous Beer Wall -- or at least part of it lol.) The pic where I'mЧитать далее
More of Bruges!
8 апреля 2025 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
St. Jans-Hospitaal (including its famous Memling collection), a stroll along the canal, and a few other miscellaneous wanderings :) Plus 2 doors!
BONUS
8 апреля 2025 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Some views from the top of the brewery (plus some shots from when I was meandering on the way there) 😁
Hyde Park
9 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Arrived back in London, just hanging out in and around Hyde Park (with a side-trip to Harrod's for a pastry).
ПутешественникThere are worse places to hang out in than Hyde Park. Or Harrod's
Westminster, Trafalgar, and the City
10 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Still my favorite areas to wander in. And this time I finally had good timing and got to go inside the Knights Templars' famous Temple Church! (They have notoriously spotty, random opening hours.)
Notting Hill and Kensington Gardens
10 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Nothing Hill neighborhood, including the famous Portobello Road market (a bit too kitchy and touristy for my taste, but had really good falafel and an authentic Ethiopian coffee (earthy andЧитать далее
South Bank
11 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
London Bridge; Southwark Cathedral (where Shakespeare attended); Borough Market (foooood); replica of the Golden Hinde (the replica also completed a global circumnavigation); the Globe Theater; andЧитать далее
ПутешественникGlad to hear and see your trip has been great so far. Enjoy
Edinburgh Reprise
12 апреля 2025 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Last time I was in Edinburgh, I had a migraine, so like Bruges, this is an attempted redo :P Featuring Palace of Holyrood, Arthur's Seat; the Vaults (sometimes called the most haunted place inЧитать далее
The Royal Mile and Castle
13 апреля 2025 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Including Saint Margaret's Chapel (oldest part of the Castle, survived all the sieges); Saint Giles Cathedral; a couple of the oldest surviving houses on the Mile; and Gladstone's Land (fullyЧитать далее
New Town
13 апреля 2025 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Featuring the GORGEOUS flowers and trees of Prince's Street Gardens, George Street, and Castle views.
Greyfriar's Cemetery (+Misc)
14 апреля 2025 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Neat and evocative (and allegedly haunted) cemetery (complete with graves that inspired names of Harry Potter characters). Also some miscellaneous shots from wanderings and from the National Museum ofЧитать далее
York
15 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Just a quick overnight here between Edinburgh and Canterbury, but couldn't resist stopping in York and wandering a bit <3 Still one of my favorite cities (and lots of flowers in bloom this time; IЧитать далее
Canterbury
17 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Cathedral grounds are beautiful and historic (England's first cathedral and site of Thomas Beckett's murder); St. Martin's Church (even more historic; oldest continuously operating church in all ofЧитать далее
ПутешественникLooks like another old city worth visiting. Beautiful flowers,, too
Bath
18 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
Another favorite spot I couldn't resist a quick overnight on the way between destinations 🥰
Chipping Campden
19 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
It's always a pleasure to be in the Cotswolds. Almost too much village cuteness to know what to do with lol. Some of these are also Broad Campden (a short walk away; worth it for the lack of otherЧитать далее
Dover's Hill hike
20 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Really nice views, and lots of sheep (with lambs!) Plenty more beautiful flowers as well 😍
Campden to Moreton hike
21 апреля 2025 г., Англия ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
A little more strenuous than the roadside hike I did before (only in reverse), but definitely more scenic, so I think it was worth the trouble. And more sheep 😂🐑
ПутешественникNice area and a good start to your trip
Enjoy and have a safe trip [Aunt sharon]
And so it begins … [Greg]