A few days ago we attempted to utilize our Hop On Hop Off Bus tickets, but the bus was crowded, it was raining a bit, and so we bailed. Today we were determined to not only use the tickets, but to get great seats, and that we did! We headed to the first stop right …
Category: United Kingdom 2019
Museum of London, Covent Garden, Picadilly Circus
From Liz - When planning our trip we didn't realize that we would be present in London during a "bank holiday." I message my sweet friend Alyssa to see if this would be a problem with any plans. She assured me it would not affect any tourist attractions and added in that she and Duncan …
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Exploring the Tower of London
From Erik - We once again started our day in the comfy confines of our AirBnB. The kids, and maybe the parents, were pretty zonked at this point, but we weren’t about to let that stop us from another day of exploration. We made the short walk to the Colliers Wood tube station and headed …
Treasure Trail in Little Venice
From Liz - A few years ago (just a few) Erik and I both attended Papillion-LaVista High School. There was an opportunity to take a class called “Play Production” which had both junior and senior students. It was in this class that I met Alyssa Passey. She was a senior when I was a junior …
The cupboard under the stairs….
We attempted to begin the next morning bright and early. We had Harry Potter Studio Tour tickets for 9:40 and it was quite a train journey from Colliers Wood. Thankfully the slow movers were also very excited for the tour so they dragged themselves from bed. Despite our rushing we did not arrive 20 minutes …
The very very very long day of travel.
The alarm went off oh so early! 3:45am and we were up and at 'em. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our friend Steph we made it to the airport before the sun came up! We checked our 1 bag and made it to the plane. A relatively quick plane ride to NYC then a …
Here we go…..again!
We're ready for a new adventure - we're off to the UK! This summer we will explore England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. After discovering a fantastic airline deal we jumped at the chance to explore. Many people have asked if we use a travel agent or do the planning on our own. We also get …