UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 9 Sep 2018 | Views [318]
Greenwich
We took a day trip to Greenwich to see the Cutty Sark and Royal Observatory. On my last trip to Greenwich, I discovered the Greenwich Foot Tunnel, that links the Isle of Dogs to Greenwich. It was built to replace the unreliable ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 30 Aug 2017 | Views [360]
Cutty Sark
The Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built in, 1869 she was the fastest clipper on the ocean. Time was money, and she was fast! Her reign died with the onset of steamships. She was sold to a Portuguese company ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 20 Aug 2017 | Views [755]
Ed's sister, Patsy, and I went to see kd lang at the Jubilee on the 19 th . She spent the night at our house then the next morning gave me a ride to the Red Arrow bus terminal, where I took the bus to Calgary YYC Airport. I was supposed to be on the ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 1 Jan 2017 | Views [469]
I arrived in London on 29 December 2016. The plan was to get the kids used to Grandma for a few days before Mommy & Daddy leaving for a well deserved holiday.
We went to Kate's, the neighbor, for New Year's Eve again this year. There ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 21 Apr 2014 | Views [340]
My son has lived in London for 15 years. I have traveled there to visit him at least 8 times, possibly more, I don't know for sure. I have never thought to write about it. I was just visiting my son and his wife. In hind site, it really has been an adventure.... Read more >