- England, Day TenWe had a relaxed start this morning to avoid the rush hour. Kate was going to take the dogs for a long walk in the neighbourhood and she suggested that she could take us most of the way to Posted by lineke.rich in Our Trips | Oct 24, 2012
- England, Day NineToday Neil and I got up at 6:00AM hoping to beat the rush and get out of the city in good time. Unfortunately, that wasn't to be. London is a crowded city and rush hour would test the Posted by lineke.rich in Our Trips | Oct 23, 2012
- England, Day EightThis morning we got up early and had our picnic breakfast in the hotel. We walked to the Park and Ride which is just around the corner from the hotel where we spent the night. Just as we Posted by lineke.rich in Our Trips | Oct 22, 2012
- England, Day SevenDue to lack of WiFi for the last couple of days, I am posting 2 entries today. On our way from York to Oxford yesterday, we stopped at Warwick Castle and Stow-on-the-Wold. Warwick Castle has been there for Posted by lineke.rich in Our Trips | Oct 22, 2012
- England, Day SixThis morning we got up at 7:00AM and had a picnic breakfast in our hotel room. We drove to the local Park and Ride and took the bus into York. This saved us lots of time and money Posted by lineke.rich in Our Trips | Oct 22, 2012
- England, Day FiveNeil and I got up early this morning and had a picnic breakfast, at 7:30AM, in our room. We then drove to the Park and Ride for Chester and took the bus to the city centre. The old Posted by lineke.rich in Our Trips | Oct 19, 2012
- London (part IX)Overnight Stays: London (14 nights)
DW - WIth the original plan for a short three (3) night stay at Mitch's after Greece before shooting out to South America, many people would react a little iffy if you asked to extend your Posted by Team W in Wombat Tour | Oct 19, 2012
- England Day FourThis morning Neil and I got up and went down for breakfast at 7:00AM. Neil was anxious to get on the road for Preston where we had an appointment with the designer and builder of the Razor 3-wheel car. Posted by lineke.rich in Our Trips | Oct 18, 2012
- Cottingham the biggest village in the U.K.After spending another two days back in Edinburgh, Jannelle and I had recharged our batteries. I'm sure Blair and Stacey can attest to this that when your on the move sometimes it nice to just take a break and Posted by apolloandathena in Adventure Extrodinaire! | Oct 17, 2012
- England, Day ThreeNeil went with Kate this morning to pick up the rental car. He was not pleased with the colour! It is a shade of purple. But it is very comfortable and we were able to fit our Posted by lineke.rich in Our Trips | Oct 17, 2012
- London, Day Two in EnglandThis morning we slept in until about 8:30AM! Had porridge for breakfast and did some more laundry. Read for a little bit. Neil and I went to the bank here and got some cash for our trip. Posted by lineke.rich in Our Trips | Oct 16, 2012
- Bagpipes and Sheep HeartsI went to Edinburgh, Scotland for a day with my mom and grandma. We got off the train and right there was a bagpiper! They are so loud and they're everywhere. They usually wear kilts and knee-socks. We went across Posted by IsabelK in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 9, 2012
- Beatrix PotterI went to The World of Beatrix Potter. I ate lunch there. For lunch I ate a sandwich and for dessert I ate a cupcake. I went to her garden. There were bunnies in the garden. Posted by MadelineK in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 8, 2012
- "Was Beatrix Potter related to Harry Potter?"We continued to head north in England to the Lake District. The Lake District is an area in the north west of the country that has many lakes, forests and mountains. The Lake District is the former home of Beatrix Posted by lschmidt in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 8, 2012
- The one behind Peter Rabbit and so many moreOur Grandma loves Beatrix Potter's work and has read a mystery series about her, so we decided to go visit her house when we were in the Lake District.
First we went to a little museum that had scenes from her Posted by IsabelK in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 8, 2012
- Yorkshire TimesYorkshire pudding
After spending a week in London, we traveled north to York, England. For our first meal, we went to a carvery where we tried Yorkshire pudding. The main ingredients in Yorkshire pudding are milk, water, flour and eggs. Posted by lschmidt in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 5, 2012
- Merry go rounds, city walls and Vikings, oh my!I had fun running near the river Ouse in York. It was our first time walking on the city walls and I liked it. I went on a merry go round. I went up many stairs to a tower. Up Posted by James07 in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 5, 2012
- York is great!I liked York because I got to walk on the city walls. I had never done that before. It was really exciting! The city walls once surrounded a castle. I had tea time at a place Posted by MadelineK in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 5, 2012
- From City walls to Viking poopAfter London we went to York where we stayed for two nights. We tried Yorkshire pudding which is made out of eggs, flour and water. They ate it when they didn't have any meat. We walked on the city walls Posted by IsabelK in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 5, 2012
- Lovely LondonWe started our trip in London where we stayed for 5 days. We saw a lot of historical sites such as Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. Westminster Abbey is full of history. Sir Issac Posted by IsabelK in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 5, 2012
- Harry Potter!We have eaten foods like butterbeer at the Harry Potter Experience. I liked getting a wand and the chocolate candy frogs.
-James
At the gates of Hogwarts
[img=http://photos.travellers Posted by James07 in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 4, 2012
- The Making of Harry PotterNear London, we went to the Harry Potter Experience. We went on a Harry Potter double decker bus to get there. I just finished the first Harry Potter book, so it was cool to see some of the things I Posted by MadelineK in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 4, 2012
- An Amazing ExperienceYesterday we went to the Harry Potter Experience. We watched a short presentation and it ended with the screen going up and the Great Hall door is right there! It seems much bigger in the movies. Then, once you go Posted by IsabelK in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 4, 2012
- Mary Arden's farmWhen we went to Mary Arden's farm (Shakespeare’s mom) in Stratford Upon Avon, I fed the goats. I also saw baby goats. I got to be a volunteer to hold a barn owl. The owl's name was Issy. The owl's Posted by MadelineK in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 3, 2012
- Shakespeare's MomAt Mary Arden’s farm I liked the pigs. I liked seeing the barn owl program. I liked when Madeline got to swing the owl off her arm to make him fly away. I also liked feeding the goats.
-James
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/503187/IMG_7330.jp Posted by James07 in Learning Through Exploring | Sep 3, 2012