For anyone interested:  England album.

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We've settled in to London now, gotten the hang of the tubes (we're old pros - except for the wrong train we caught this morning), and have a feel for the lay of the land.

Yesterday we went to Camden Street - where punk was born.  Apparently it has since given birth to cheap asian knock off shops.  It was a funky scene - we loved it.  DD happened to ( Read more... )

I feel like Pascal Savage in Johnny English (apropos, no?) when he steals the crown jewels and exclaims "I can't believe I 'ave done zees!  I can't believe I 'ave actually done zees!"  I got us here....we're actually treading English soil.  I am amazed at our success so far.

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T minus16 days (what does the T mean anyway?)

Itinerary: London, the Peak District, the Cotswolds, SW coast. All hotels/b&bs/farmhouses/country inns booked, car reserved, capitol one credit card (to avoid foreign exchange fees charged by bank) applied for, books for the plane en route, ipod music downloaded, passports ready, childcare arranged, ( Read more... )

I am taking Darling Daughter (17-year-old) to England in April for two weeks.  It's kind of a mother-daughter/last hurrah/senior year trip (okay, the real reason is that England is waaaaay down on hubby's vacation hot spot list and DD and I are anglophiles who've been dying to visit).  So it seemed like a good idea all around; it's an English- ( Read more... )

I'M GOING TO ENGLAND!

President's week with Darling Daughter.  I'm excitedscarednervousstoked, but mostly excited!