Foggy Brussels

The Trip Home: Live from London

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June 9th 2018
I'm writing from Heathrow at almost 1100 London time, having started our journey home. Alex and I were up at 0300. We stumbled through final packing and getting to the lobbybefore 0330. The very kind hotel manager found us another taxi when the one we scheduled didn't show up. We drove through darkness and fog to Brussels Airport. On arrival, contrary to the manager's agreement with the cabb ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more