Occasionally, the stars align for a perfect day of family travel, and our last day in London was just such a day. After the flops of the two previous days, we needed a little something to end our travels of London on a high note. The Tower of London was the perfect start to this perfect day. Before leaving home,…
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Famous Queens and Infamous Kings
Famous Queens and Infamous Kings were the order of the day. First, we toured Windsor Castle, the residence of Queen Elizabeth II. The boys enjoyed the tour and especially enjoyed the opulence of the State rooms. Mostly,they wanted to catch a glimpse of the Queen. Even though I assured them that they would likely not see the Queen, they still…
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Major Sites, Minor Muntiny
When I am planning my itineraries, I try to strike a balance between activities that are educational (but maybe stiff), and things that allow kids to be kids with a good fun factor. I knew as the day started that we would be pushing the limits of stiff and educational, but there was no way to tweak it. So we…
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Warwick Castle
10:00 Enter the gates of the castle and pause for an irresistible photo op in the stocks 10:10 First, a quick tour of the lovely chapel and then a tour of the Great Hall and State Rooms, including the armory. Plenty of arms to test and try out to thrill a little boy’s heart 10:30 A tour of the Kingmaker,…
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Ancient Adventures in Stonehenge and Bath
Anticipating that early to bed would mean we would be early to rise, we planned to use those early morning hours to drive to our first destination. We all woke around 6:00 am feeling extremely well rested. Historic Stonehenge was first on the itinerary. This was our first day to really acclimate to the driving differences in England. Gary is…
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