A UK Olympic Summer Month: Day 30 Speed Tourism Stockholm edition: Visiting as many of Stockholm’s main sites as I could in a day! This included Gamla Stan, Stortorget, Royal Palace, Royal Coin Cabinet, Vasamuseet, Skansen, and nightlife! I awoke quite early and anxious to get out and explore! Jeanette and I started by quickly … Continue reading Speed Tourism Stockholm: Seeing the Main Sights in a Day!
A UK Olympic Summer Month: Day 28 A tour through London on the last day of the Olympics with stops at the London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Millennium Dome, riding the new Emirates Air Line, seeing the stadium and elbowing my way to the Olympics closing ceremony event in Victoria Park! With a full day on … Continue reading Fighting for Air at the London Olympics Closing Ceremony at Victoria Park
A UK Olympic Summer Month: Day 27 A day with friends and family around Horsham Castle and a night out in Londontown. Sleeping in and recovering from the crazy party the night before, we eventually got up for a brunch with our friends Kevin, Jelena, Arash and Martina who drove up from Belgium. They stayed … Continue reading A Walkabout Horsham Castle
Day 7, Scotland: A morning of speed tourism in Glasgow followed by a beautiful drive to Islay Up early around 9 am, I had quite a morning planned for us. We had half a day to check out the major sites of Glasgow, the largest Scottish city and third largest UK city. We checked out … Continue reading A Morning in Glasgow and a Drive to Islay
Day 6, Northern Ireland: Day of sightseeing in Derry featuring the Peace Bridge, Guildhall, Tower Museum, St. Columb’s Cathedral, Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall, Free Derry Corner, and the Bogside. Then a flight to Glasgow. Nathalie left in the wee hours of the morning for a meeting in Dublin, so I slept in for a bit … Continue reading Legen-wait for it-DERRY!
Northern Ireland Day 5: Day of sightseeing in Belfast featuring the City Hall, Crown Liquor Saloon, Europa Hotel, Grand Opera House, Waterfront, Albert Clock Tower, St. Anne’s Cathedral, Shankill Road, Queen’s Quarter, and Titanic Belfast. Then a drive to Derry, stopping at Carrickfergus Castle, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and Giant’s Causeway. Up and ready a bit … Continue reading Bomb Scare in Belfast!