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Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London

Roxi and her classmates went on a field trip into Town yesterday. They left school at 4pm, went to dinner (the kids are allowed to break into small groups and eat wherever they like), and then saw Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Unfortunately, Roxi didn’t get home until well after midnight, so I [...]

The Punch Bowl in the Valley Gardens, England

In the two plus years we’ve lived in England, we’ve taken a number of walks through Windsor Great Park. Every time we go, I think “this time is lovelier than all the previous times”. The walk we went on a couple of weeks ago was just in time for the big bloom in the “Punch [...]

Kew Gardens, England (Part II)

Continuing our tour of Kew… Part I can be found here.

This beautiful home was built in 1631 for Samuel Fortrey, a rich merchant. The royal family leased the house in 1728, and used it as a family retreat during the time of King George III.  Today, you can tour this home. I’d like to go back [...]

Kew Garden, England (Part I)

On Tuesday, my good friend S and I visited the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This year, the garden is celebrating its 250th birthday! 
The garden is huge: 121 hectares or 300 acres. We were there for three hours and probably saw less than half of it. And we were being relatively [...]

Wordless Wednesday ~ 1: Among the Bluebells

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York, England: National Railway Museum (not just for train enthusiasts!)

After spending four hours at the Castle Museum in York, we decided to hike over to the National Railway Museum. It is a bit of a walk, so if you are short on time, you might consider taking a taxi. Also, you might want to save your touring feet for all the walking you’ll do [...]

York, England: Castle Museum

York is filled with at least two full days worth of goodness–and that’s picking and choosing from many worthy venues. Using the Rick Steves and Michelin guidebooks, we settled on our top three sites: the Castle Museum, the National Railway Museum, and the York Minster. We also enjoyed an evening stroll around the city’s beautiful [...]

York, England: Getting there

Since we weren’t sure about the NL move this summer (meaning we might be leaving the UK soon), we decided we would take some of Roxi’s two-week Spring Break and see some things in England.
After thumbing through a few guidebooks, and checking what was available accommodations-wise, we decided to head up to York in northern [...]

Billy Elliot, London’s Victoria Palace Theatre

I’d like to report I LOVED “Billy Elliot” at London’s Victoria Palace Theatre. I really would. But it’s a little hard for me to say after yesterday’s matinee because the show was “terminated” before the curtain went up for the second Act! That’s right, Roxi and I experienced our very first cancelled show. 
What I can [...]

“Girl Day” London Version

Ever since Roxi was a little girl, she and I indulged in what I called “Girl Days”. Basically, they are mother-daughter dates that usually include a girly lunch, a bit of shopping, and maybe a visit to a museum or a movie.
Here’s our London version yesterday afternoon:

First a little lunch. We ate Café de Hong Kong. Roxi [...]