UK Archives - Stories of Our Boys

Visiting Stirling Castle was My Favorite Day in the UK

2025-09-23 aprilmomoffour family, Scotland, summer, travel, vacation

As all good stories should go, I have saved the best for last! Our day in Stirling was my absolute favorite, and I firmly believe the entire family enjoyed it about as much as I did. It was the perfect Scottish holiday kind of day. As in, we even saw men in kilts playing bagpipes. It was the cherry on the top of our UK holiday sundae. I’m not trying to be all sunshine and rainbows, glossing over the struggles. […]

Adventures in Historical York: Vikings, a Castle, and Wizard Golf

2025-09-01 aprilmomoffour England, travel

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 […]