The Merseyside Maritime Museum is a very appropriate stop to make while you’re visiting Liverpool to satisfy your Beatles-Mania. Liverpool was and is a major shipping town and their history is rich with tales of different seafaring vessels. The biggest exhibit is “Titanic, Lusitania, and The Forgotten Empress” on the first floor of the museum. … Continue reading
Sticking with the England theme in honor of the first day of the Olympics…Covent Gardens, just off King Street in London, England, is a great way to spend the afternoon! It’s arched roofs are often covered with colorful flowers and banners for every occasion. The open air market was used for the flower-seller, Eliza Doolittle, in … Continue reading
I thought I would post about London today because the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Olympics was last night in London! One of my personal favorite stops in London was the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens. We visited the memorial at sunset, and I think there is no better time to visit. The memorial … Continue reading
Today we took a bus tour to three places around London; Windsor Castle (where the Queen takes holiday), the Roman Baths in Bath, and Stonehenge. WINDSOR CASTLE: The castle was beautiful, another castle built by William the Conqueror in the 11th century and built upon by many monarchs after that. It is actually the castle … Continue reading
Today we slept half an hour later to wake up at 7:30 for breakfast. The first visit of the day was The British Museum. The top five things that we got to see were (1) Tristan and Isolde tablets depicting their romance from early medieval Europe, as well as knights shields and swords, chalices and … Continue reading
TODAY we woke up to gluten-free toast at the hotel! The English are so much more in tune with their gluten-free sides than Americans… then we went to see St. Paul’s Cathedral. Very cool. My favorite two events that occurred there are: (1) The marriage of Katherine of Aragon and Arthur Tudor.(2) Queen Elizabeth coming … Continue reading
We got to England this morning at 9:30 here which, you guessed it, means that we had to sleep on the plane in order to properly adjust to the time difference. HOWEVER, Natalie and I were sitting next to a very smelly lady which contributed to the fact that we were unable to sleep all … Continue reading
