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We're on our way home today. A big thank you to all who left comments and private messages. Thanks to all who've read my blog. I hope you enjoyed it.... read more

I woke up feeling almost 100% finally. That's the best start to today. We started out this morning by wandering over to the Eiffel Tower. We came across a market, and stopped there and looked at lovely stuff (and saw a ton of seafood). When we got to the Tower, there was a ridiculously huge crowd of people lined up to get tickets. The sun was already beating down and there was no shade, so we decided not to go to up the Tower. We stopped for ice cream, then found ourselves on Champs Elysees, but at a different spot then the other day, right near the Arc de Triomphe. After lunch, we decided to go up the Arc, and take a look from there. The only option was to walk up, which wasn't bad, but ... read more

Yesterday was spent on a tour of the English countryside, lunch at the Cotswolds and a short stop in the afternoon at Stratford-upon-Avon (aka Shakespeare's home). The countryside was cute, however we didn't spend enough time in Stratford. I don't have much to say about it, so I'll just post a few pictures. We travelled by Eurostar (aka the train that goes under the English Tunnel) to Paris, which was actually quite nice. The seats were comfy and the headrest comes around your head which was useful for a nap. Paris seems nice so far, although we didn't do much due to the early morning. My mom did walk to Church of Invalides, where Napoleon Bonaparte is buried, while I napped. My initial, brief impression of the City is that it is quite nice and so ... read more

I'm too tired to post, but here's a bunch of pictures from yesterday and today.... read more

The last three days were spent with no wi-fi, but that allows for me to summarize the tour of Scotland in one nice post. So yes, onto a brief summary of our three day tour. Brief because I'm sleepy and needing to get to bed. We took a bus tour from Edinburgh up to the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands. We saw lots of castles, most from the outside, but one from the inside (and I think i'm getting castle'd-out and we haven't gotten to London yet!). We saw many Lochs, including Loch Lomand and yes Loch Ness. There were lots of sheep and some Hairy Coos which were very cute. We saw the Old Man of Storr, where legend has it a fairy turned a man to stone (okay there's more to it, ... read more