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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » The Strand January 1st 2017

This is our last day, no plans other than dinner. Just relaxing in the room, reflecting on the year gone by, and packing of course packing. This is our second year in a row we opted to spend the Holidays out of the country, a nice tradition that we would love to continue, but next year we do have a three week 10/15-year anniversary trip planned to Italy/Slovenia/Greece in October, so we likely won’t do another big trip at the end of the year. We are tentatively planning just the New Year Holiday in Paris. Overall, this has been a great trip. Yes, there have been the bumps, but that is to be expected. We are glad we made the trip and day trip to Brussels, even with all of the train delays. London is a ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » The Strand December 12th 2010

Dear Family and Friends Having only recently been delighted to have finally edited and had bound my previous travel blog I really appreciate having details of accommodation, costs and of course perfomances attended for my own reference. So please forgive the details and what appears to be excessive name dropping. In addition, a few friends will want to know such things. Last time, leaving USA after 4 performances at the Met, two in Chicago and countless musicals I had to jettison my programs in order to close my suitcase. One always expects to remember details but I'm afraid I do not remember enough. So much of this is in the end for myself. But it is great to be able to share some of this adventure as it happens with those of you who are interested. ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » The Strand September 27th 2010

Yes, it's true ... were on the road again ... sorta. Happy Birthday to my daughter Wendy. Her birthday is today. She's way over there in South Dakota ... hope you have a great day! Kim and I are will be on a mother/daughter adventure in just a few hours. It's 1:00 a.m. in London and we'll be leaving the house at 3:30 a.m. No need for sleep!! This trip will require another cab, train, and this time plane and????? I'll blog and post pictures. Right now, see if you can guess where we're going. Ciao. ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » The Strand September 24th 2010

Dr Johnson's House One of the London's walking tours which I joined a few years ago included the Gough Square off Fleet Street. The tour guide imitated Dr Johnson's talk and manner and explained that he produced the first comprehensive English dictionary and he lived at 17 Gough Square. Having heard about the heritage weekend between 18/19 September 2010, we decided to visit Dr Johnson's House on Saturday, 18 September. Having got off from Chancery Lane on the Central Line, we walked past the districtive Elizabethan half-timbered building and Gothic building on Holborn Viaduct. Then, we walked down Fetter Lane and turned left after seeing the signpost to Dr Johnson's House. As anticipated, there was a long queue around Dr Johnson's House, which offered free admission on 18/19 September. We waited for 30 minutes. The four-storey ... read more
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