Excellent adventures in travel
Friday morning we left tranquil Wales for frenetic London. Matt arrived in London earlier than us and met us at Paddington for the cross-town trip to our flat in Lambeth, near Vauxhall station. After dumping bags, we jumped on the number 88 bus for the busy tourist’s 2 hour double decker bus tour of London … Read more
Saturday morning we left Fowey for the long train ride north to Shrewsbury. We traveled three legs, with different train operators: Par to Bristol Temple Meads on Cross Country; BTM to Newport South Wales on Great Western; and Newport to Shrewsbury on Transport for Wales. The Cross Country train originated in Penzance and was packed, … Read more
After many legs – and many forms of transport – Crystal and I arrived in Fowey, Cornwall, late Saturday afternoon. The travel gods were with us: no airplane delays from Denver, super fast transit through Heathrow customs and the train snafus were in our favor. From Heathrow Terminal 2, “The Queen’s Terminal,” we rode the … Read more
Ozzie started off our Tuesday by taking us on one of his favorite walks, the Sheringham Estate. Folly & Whimsy would love it. Sadly, galumphy dogs weren’t welcome at our next visit, Blicking Hall. Blickling’s 17th century library contains more than 12,500 books. A temporary art installation had fabulous exhibits around the importance of the written word … Read more
We left Durham mid-afternoon on Sunday, headed for a rendesvous with friends at Norwich train station. But our train leaving Durham was just enough late (damage on the line from the storm earlier that week) that we missed our connection at Peterborough and arrived later than planned. Fortunately, we were able to reach Alison so … Read more