Ancient Roman Vindolanda & the Hunt for Hadrian’s Wall
I’d asked around and learned there were good places to see Hadrian’s Wall near the historic park of Vindolanda. “And what is Vindolanda?” you might ask.
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Adventures in Historical York: Vikings, a Castle, and Wizard Golf
With only a few days in England, I chose York for several reasons: We were staying at Goodramgate Apartments, which we enjoyed. That meant we were on our own for breakfast though. By the time we all took our turns in the bathroom, Wheldrakes was finished serving breakfast and we had to order from the lunch menu. It was was around 10:30am. We never could match our vacation eating clock to the normal schedule of an English person! The boys […]
» Read moreOnce in a Lifetime Family Road Trip to York, Our Favorite English City
This family vacation to the United Kingdom was extra special to me because I feel like it was a once in a lifetime kind of trip. Our time together with our children is short. The preciousness of this time became so apparent to me once our oldest went away to college. Plus, he insisted on skipping this trip. It was impossible for him to obtain summer employment if he was constantly leaving town on all my family adventures. He was […]
» Read moreStonehenge & the Night We May Never Forget
On our third day in England, we enjoyed one last free breakfast at the Doubletree in Chelsea, picked up a rental car, and drove from London to the famous Stonehenge. Stonehenge is only an hour and sixteen to thirty minutes from Heathrow Airport (where we got our rental car). This turned out to be a fairly relaxing day for me personally. My feet were rejoicing for sure! All of the difficulties fell on Alan, as he’s the one who had […]
» Read moreHoofing Up to the Prime Meridian Site in Greenwich
On day two in London, after we’d thoroughly toured the Tower of London, we rode a train down to Greenwich. Once in Greenwich, we walked like a mile over to this park and then literally hoofed up the steepest hill I have ever climbed in my life. It was basically a curved walk upwards that must have covered twenty stories, walking almost straight upwards, but without stairs. At the top of this grassy mountain sits the Royal Observatory, home of […]
» Read moreLondon Day 1: Buckingham Palace and Finding Gluten Free Pizza!
London, baby! This year my husband, Alan, starts a fancy new job that we expect will keep him busier than he has been for the last couple of years. Therefore, we decided to give our family an all-out overseas vacation. This was the boys’ first time overseas, so we figured a United Kingdom trip would break them in the most gently to international travel. After all, everyone speaks English there. Ha. London day #1 Day one took us from the […]
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