It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve posted, during which time I’ve been recovering at home from my pacemaker surgery, and generally taking it easy a bit. It’s been nice being home, and not tied up to so many wires in…
Back Home: Both from the Norway Cruise and the Hospital!
Just a quick update for us. We got back home from our Island Princess Norway Cruise and post-stay in London on Friday July 1, after a flight delay caused us to return a day later. It actually allowed us to…
Post Cruise Blues from the Roof Top Bar at the HGI Heathrow Airport!
Wow – what an awesome 16 night cruise we had on the Island Princess! So much has happened since the last post and with the amazing sites we saw on the cruise it will take me at least a week…
Welcome Aboard the Island Princess!
The Steve’s are now aboard the Island Princess, and sailing northbound along the coast of Norway. On the noon ship’s announcement, the Captain informed us we had now crossed the Arctic Circle (link by Wikipedia.) Quite simply put, this imaginary…
Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, and Oxford by Day Tour from London
After touring Central London for the past week, Steve (DOS) and I ventured out of the city on a pre-arranged Evans Tour for the Day. The tour was definitely a full day tour, and check-in began at 7:30am for our…
Touring Westminster Abbey
On Thursday, Steve (DOS) and I returned to Westminster Abbey for a self-guided tour. We had attempted to tour Westminster Abbey yesterday, but apparently that is the one day a week that it’s closed for tours. While they have daily…
Touring The London Eye in the Pub Car!
Today (Thursday) we had a pre-arranged “date” with the Pub Car at noon on The London Eye. The London Eye is of course the giant “Ferris wheel” along the Thames River. While technically not a Ferris wheel, it sure looks…
The Globe Theater and Greenwich via Uber-boat
Today was our fourth day in London, and third full day to tour around. I’ll start this post with a London tip, but it’s actually relative to travel in general; even the best (or in our case semi-mediocre plans) are…
Touring Around London: Tower of London/Tower Bridge/Pubs
We started our first full day in London with a full breakfast at our Hyatt Regency Hotel (aka The Churchill, after Winston Churchill). We had a good night’s sleep, and actually woke up around 9am, which was early for us…
London Bound! Flying to LHR on a British Airways A380 in First Class!
It’s June 5th as I write this, and DOS and I are in the American Airlines Lounge in Orlando, waiting for our short flight to Miami, and then continuing on to London via a British Airways Airbus 380 mega-liner. The…