Blogs from Twickenham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hello everyone. When we left the amazing Oxford, then went to Stratford on Avon to see AnneHathaway's Cottage. We then travelled to a place called Shifnal and stayed with Roger's relies. It is a lovely town and we had a great time there, it is just above Birmingham. We went with Keith & Cat and the kids to the first iron bridge ever built in the world and the town is called....wait for it....IronBridge. We had lunch by the River Severn and it was so movieish. We managed to see Uncle John and although he looked frail his memory of the old times was really good so he and Roger reminisced the afternoons away With Keith. Keith & Cat treated us to some lovely home cooked meals and great hospitality, it was very hard to say ... read more

We decided to explore the garden and parkland in Osterley on 5 May, Bank Holiday. On arrival at Osterley, we had a picnic lunch on the lawn field in front of the house. There were many people having lunch, resting, and playing football. Unlike the first Bank Holiday last year, there wasn't an event which distracted from the beauty of the garden. After showing our National Trust cards, we followed the path. There were several old trees and conifers on the site. Their branches were stretching at the very low position as though they were creeping on the ground. There were several new borders made, there were a number of multi-coloured tulips, dark coloured tulips, blue flowers, i.e. forget me not, and some herbal plants thriving on the borders. The former kitchen garden was opened. We ... read more

England: 9th - 16th August 2009 Our trip to England started, as previously mentioned, with a fabulous garden party to celebrate Rami and Jen Seth´s 40th anniversary.  We learned two things that day: rain on your wedding day IS lucky, and once a party animal, always a party animal. Leaving Nottingham, we headed west to the Peak District based on a recommendation from Dee & Derek who raved about Alstonefield Manor, a B&B run by Jo and Robert.  We couldn´t pass up such a glowing recommendation, so we checked in.  The sun was blazing away when we arrived, and after tea, scones, and fresh strawberry jam, Jo recommended that we set off immediately to enjoy the countryside, English weather being predictably unpredictable.  What we found as we walked was a gentle, rolling countryside dotted with small ... read more

WELCOME TO OUR TRAVEL BLOG and thank you for thinking we might have interesting enough things to put on here that you might want to read! Currently feeling rather stressed and un-prepared, house looks like a bomb's hit it, to-do list is as long as your arm etc etc. Oh well, will sleep when we arrive in Bucharest! Thank you so much to all those who have helped, and who have offered to help (especially the grandparents who have looked after 2 slightly over-excited children lots of days to allow 2 slightly over-stressed adults to get on). Our itinerary: 12-24 Aug: Romania (Bucharest and Brasov) 24-28 Aug: Turkey (Istanbul) 28 Aug - 4 Sept: Jordan (all over) 5 - 13 Sept: India (Jaipur, Agra and Delhi) 13 - 16 Sept: Singapore 16 Sept - 1 Mar ... read more

First day out in London, baby! Woohooooo A bit cloudy but hot for sure! We had to take the train back into central London since London is sooo big and Lara’s b/f (Andy) lives in an area similar to our suburbs of a big city called Twickenham next to the big football rugby union and stadium…And then we went back on the tube (subway) to who knows where, I just follow and try to stick as close as possible to Mel and Lara since they buzzzz through the crowds. The tube felt a tad miserable due to the huge amounts of people therefore breathing in tight spaces..blahhhh but all worth the experience! Weee We ventured through some parks, saw the queen’s palace/London eye/Westminster abbey/Big Ben, and the changing of the guards parade. Mel and I grabbed ... read more