Blogs from Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

Before we start today's story I need to explain why we were up at 4.30am yesterday - we were woken to the sound of a troop of horses walking down the Royal Mile to rehearse for the Kings Scottish coronation on Wednesday, that meant Rose was out of bed to watch the activity for the next 3 hours. This was a full rehearsal so the horses could get use to the cobblestone streets and the noise of the 3 bagpipe bands trying to outdo each other. Rose had a wonderful morning but was very cold when she get home, as going out that early in shorts and tee shirt in scotland is not a good move. We are up early to get the to the Waverley station and catch the Lumo Train to London's Kings Cross ... read more

This is just a quick wrap up of our vacation. We had to leave the ship and head back home today, but it was a really great cruise. We got up at 5:30 AM in order to get dressed and pack the last items. We then went up to the Horizon Court for a quick breakfast, before going to the Good Spirits Bar to await our departure from the ship. We were supposed to be there by 7:00 for the wheelchair assistance getting off the ship. Unfortunately there were a lot of people asking for this service and we had to wait for more than an hour before one was available for us. NO Problem - the bus to Heathrow Airport was still waiting for everyone. So we got the suitcases from the pier and loaded ... read more

It was a tough, ‘get up’ this morning. The lack of solid sleep is kicking in a bit more with each day! I had a bit of a sleep in today, 8am for breakfast. Jamie joined me for breakfast, so that allowed for a nice reflection/catch up chat. Although I did feel like I was sat with a celebrity as everyone was coming up to thank, and hug him as they all prepared to leave. As I was day with him, I received many goodbye hugs at the time! I have to say Jamie…. It’s been an honour, and a pleasure to travel with you, you smashed it! My bag is just about done and ready to go. I’m so pleased that I took time last night to get it done! I’m having my final coffee ... read more

So, any journey starts here! It’s been such a long time since I felt the need to blog on a travel! Since the world endured Covid 19, I don’t feel like I’ve done a lot, but to be honest, I’ve had a few trips away. Including Morocco, Venice and Krakow. They were short, direct odd weeks away that I don’t consider to be the same as,’travelling’. Over the last few years, I feel that the travelling, blogging person seems to have faded away. When I booked this holiday, I did it feeling that I need to dip my toes back into the water, I’m a few years older now, and I’m not as free and easy as I used to be. I am struggling to feel the confidence that previously allowed me to travel so freely. ... read more

Canada trip – the travel begins! Well so far it’s been ok. The taxi from home to the bus station was 10 minutes early. Luckily, I was ready 15 minutes early. The National Express coach was about 10 minutes late leaving the bus station, but that was because we were waiting for passengers to arrive from Plymouth for an onward journey to LHR and that bus was late in. No problem, we arrived at LHR safely and in good time. The driver made a lovely little speech before we left Bristol welcoming us on board his coach; he sounded Polish, and while he had a strong accent and spoke quite fast he was easily understandable, even though he said at least 3 times that his English was poor. He sent a little love up the coach ... read more