We’re hardly experts in modern European travel, but if we can do it so can you! Here are some resources Cary and Kim recommend that made our trip easier, better planned or more fun. Continue reading The Carys Recommend for Europe →

This is the final blog from our Europe trip. I loved every stop on our trip, but Venice was the  hottest, sweatiest, most emotional and a real highlight of the journey. Looking at the photos it was hard to be selective for the above reasons and also, the details in the photos revealed things I didn’t see while taking them!

Continue reading A flood of photos from Venice →

On our last day in Paris our first job was to get to Gare du Lyon and drop our bags. Having taken two taxis, we weren’t doing any more of that and I fired up my Uber app for a Van. Good price, considerate, communicative driver – perfect. No more cabs in Paris.  Continue reading Crepes and Stained Glass →

Meridith and Cary both being artistic and me being up for anything, we definitely wanted to spend a couple days in Paris at the wonderful museums. We first visited Musée de l’Orangerie, which is in the old Orange hot house of the Tuileries palace. Continue reading Paris Museum Pass →

Saturday was a travel day and our first day exploring Paris! We had to be checked in at 05:45 in London St. Pancras Station to catch the Eurostar (via the tunnel beneath the English channel) to Paris Gare du Nord Station.

Continue reading St. Pancras to Montmartre →

We awoke with bittersweet feelings on our last day in London.  We loved it there.  Right around the corner from our place in Balham was a Starbucks, handy for getting the coffee to jumpstart our day.  I had misplaced my hat, and I thought to ask there.   Continue reading The Tower and the Eye →

We had read in several travel guides to be ready for strike actions. Not likely, eh? Well on the way back from Windsor, this unintelligible message came over PA on our train… “…if the strike action goes forward…Wednesday evening…garble garble..” Continue reading Tube Strike! →

Our day trip to Windsor was an adventure in travel – not always in the best ways – and a real historical & artistic treat. We started off with the same walk to Balham station but not to get the Tube! Continue reading Make Way For The Queen’s Guards →

Just a picture post today to catch you up. Sunday mostly in Burton on Trent and Monday in Westminster.

Among many things I’m glad has changed since my youth – Americans have gone back to honoring soldiers, and save any demonizing for the politicians. Well, we Yanks could still learn some things from the Brits about honoring veterans. Continue reading National Memorial & Westminster →

Our brief stay in Edinburgh ended with a beautiful breakfast table at our BnB. Continue reading York Minster & Countess – totally trained now! →