Category Archives: Europe

Glorious Greenwich…

is very green. 6628 Today, we took the Docklands Light Rail to Greenwich to see where time begins (the Greenwich Prime Meridian–where Greenwich Mean Time originates). And we also saw the Cutty Sark—an old-style sailing vessel, The Royal Naval College … Continue reading

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Drink Two Pints A Day, You’ll Live Forever and Glow In the Dark!

6202 Sounds like my type of wonder drink… you, too? Well, we should venture to Bath. But, first I should admit that you won’t really glow. Sorry. Like its name would suggest, Bath was once a hopping spa town where … Continue reading

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A Refreshing Bath

6267 We had a wonderful fifth anniversary in Bath over the weekend. It was nice to rest a bit and catch up with one another after a couple busy/stressful weeks.We’ll post more details from our trip to Bath in the … Continue reading

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Notting Hill Carnival

5437 Today was our first day as true tourists in London (since arriving). We visted the famous Notting Hill Carnival — second in the world in size (first is Rio’s) with approx. 2 million attending the two day festival. The … Continue reading

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Italy in 10 Days

In May of 2004, we ventured to Italy for the first time. With high expectations for an amazing getaway, but only 10 days of holiday to spare, Italy delivered above and beyond. We now understand why so many speak of … Continue reading

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