Keswick
9. Mai 2022 in England ⋅ ☁️ 57 °FDerwentwater is 10 minutes outside our door. We took a boat cruise on this lake this morning. It’s picture perfect with the its four islands and the mountains as a backdrop. I get a peak of thisWeiterlesen
Derwentwater is 10 minutes outside our door. We took a boat cruise on this lake this morning. It’s picture perfect with the its four islands and the mountains as a backdrop. I get a peak of thisWeiterlesen
Today we took a tour of the Roman auxiliary fort, Vindolanda, which is in northern part of England near the Scotland border. This fort was under Roman occupation from about 85AD to 370AD. It is anWeiterlesen
Today was a more relaxing day which was greatly needed. We did a short tour of York Minster, the largest Gothic church north of the Alps. This cathedral took several centuries to build and wasWeiterlesen
Our group caught the train to London where we’re staying at the Mayfair Hotel which is a 5 star with elevators! No more trudging up with luggage to the 2nd and 3rd floor! All I can say is that a 5Weiterlesen
Busy day today started with a 5 star breakfast buffet…truly the best I’ve had. We started our sightseeing with the medieval Tower of London where we joined a hysterically funny Beefeater (guide).Weiterlesen
Jamie, our guide, saw my email address and said that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has the nickname, Boejo! Oh, dear…not sure that I want to share the name with him!
Rebecca and I were on ourWeiterlesen
Well, today was uneventful as we had a travel day to Edinburgh where we’ll be staying a few days while waiting to join up with another Rick Steves tour at Glasgow. It won’t surprise anyone, but atWeiterlesen
We woke up to rain and it never really stopped until after dinner. I am still chilled to the bone. We had to readjust our plans. To stay dry and still see the city, we climbed on two different Hop OnWeiterlesen
Today was all about the series “Outlander”. Rebecca and I joined an 8 hour tour that took us outside Edinburgh to the villages of Falkland, Culross, and Linlithgow. We also visited BlacknessWeiterlesen
We caught the train to Glasgow today and walked around the area of our hotel, the Adobe. We had a very nice lunch at the Mackintosh at the Willow, a tearoom. This tearoom was designed by CharlesWeiterlesen