Aug 30, 2009 - London to Amsterdam

Today we leave London and fly to Amsterdam. ... London regret: we didn't have time for Kew gardens. ... The flowers at Hampton Court were beautiful so I'm sure it would be have been incredible.Today we leave London and fly to Amsterdam. ... London regret: we didn't have time for Kew gardens. ... The flowers at Hampton Court were beautiful so I'm sure it would be have been incredible....

Aug 29, 2009 - In and around London

First lesson learned: Don't buy the London Pass in advance from the Eurorail company. ... I purchased 2-day London Passes before we left. ... They pre-paid our entry fees into MANY sites and activities in London at a discount, but they still were not cheap. ... As a result, we've spent the last two days racing around London and out to the zoo, and down to Hampton Court. ...

Aug 29, 2009 - London - and the weather is !!!

A slighltly longer walk than expected to get to our gate, had us being called on the overhead speakers as the last passengers to board, which in effect was a little erroneous as the flight actually took off 15 min early! Not sure why they bother as the gate was not ready when we arrived so we ended up circling London for 15 min. ... our sojourn in London was restful AND much cooler. ... We were pretty low key with our plans as we have been to London many times. ...

Aug 27, 2009 - Getting Here

After a very tearful good-bye to Mike, we made our way to the gate only to get bumped off the flight to Cincinnati. Luckily, SkyWest had an open flight to Denver and then Denver to Cincinnati which got us there one hour prior to the London departure. ... London is as lovely as I remember, and I am glad we made the choice to start in an English speaking country. ...

Aug 25, 2009 - Chelsea morning

We're staying temporarily in Chelsea, a posh part of London. ... London is huge! Driving is pretty much guaranteed traffic jam. ... And if you want to drive in the central part, you have to pay a "congestion zone" fee of about $13 a day.We're staying temporarily in Chelsea, a posh part of London. ... London is huge! Driving is pretty much guaranteed traffic jam. ... And if you want to drive in the central part, you have to pay a "congestion zone" fee of about $13 a day....

Aug 23, 2009 - Brighton and etc.

Tuesday, my second day in London Nat and I just hung around, planning our adventures. ... We then went to her friends house for a little party and Lou picked us up and we got some chinese food :)Friday, I met up with my old friend Sarah from school and we went into London where her flat is. ... It was pretty cool catching up, as she lives in London and has for the past year! Friday night I went to another party with Hannah. ...

Aug 23, 2009 - London

We made it back to England after a bit too much driving. We plan to look for some inexpensive digs and stay in London for a while. ...

Aug 22, 2009 - Day 1 in London

Hey! So, we had a bit of an adventure getting to London. ... after a bit of excitement, we made it to London - at 6AM =) So, *disclaimer* we can't download pictures here, but we'll figure out how at some point. ... Well, we ended up carrying them around London with us, they wouldn't fit in our pockets! So, they traveled to everything, including a pub (for some fish n chips), a Nero coffee shop (where Phil left them in a bathroom), and numerous other little stop offs we made. ...

Aug 20, 2009 - Berlin

Arrived in Berlin yesterday, it was a long drive from Amsterdam, drove on the autobahn which i was impressed about so took the opportunity in our free time to do some washing and had an earlyish night (11pm).Arrived in Berlin yesterday, it was a long drive from Amsterdam, drove on the autobahn which i was impressed about so took the opportunity in our free time to do some washing and had an earlyish night (11pm)....

Aug 20, 2009 - Amsterdam

First up, i keep making entries that have nothing in them, sorry, i'm still getting used to this site.First up, i keep making entries that have nothing in them, sorry, i'm still getting used to this site....

Aug 19, 2009 - My birthday

Ok, so for my birthday we went shopping in Oxford street, spent some time lounging around Russell Square park and watched the squirrels, so cute.Ok, so for my birthday we went shopping in Oxford street, spent some time lounging around Russell Square park and watched the squirrels, so cute....

Aug 19, 2009 - Now in London....

Well we have made it to London safely. ... Scotland was fantastic.Well we have made it to London safely. ... Scotland was fantastic....