London is a labyrinth, half of stone and half of flesh. Peter Ackroyd. Jane Austin, BBC, Sherlock Holmes, afternoon tea, red phone booths, history, All The Period Pieces, English accents, pubs. I’ve wanted to visit England forever. It is all smashed together in my brain as one giant thing. England. This first day was a […]
Baltimore in 48 Hours
Earlier this month we spent a long weekend in Baltimore, Maryland! We were headed up there to see a doctor at Johns Hopkins for some ongoing issues I’ve been having with my neck, arms, and hands. My appointment was on a Thursday so we decided to make a trip of it. I’d never been to […]
Day 10 – Dalhousie Falconry & London
I’ve sailed upon the seven seas And stopped in ever land, I’ve seen the wonders of the world Not yet one common man. I know ten thousand women Called Jane and Mary Jane, But I’ve not seen any two Who really were the same. Mirror twins are different Although their features jibe, And […]
Day 9- Rosslyn Chapel
& every breath we drew was Hallelujah. Leonard Cohen. I didn’t take a photo of our breakfast on this morning and it was one of my favorite ones! I had a hard-boiled egg and Chris had eggs, toast and bacon. My hard-boiled egg was really delicious – I had never gotten an egg like this […]
How To: Rent a Car in Ireland
Driving in Ireland was our first experience driving in another country. Out of all the things we needed to book and schedule ahead of time the rental car was the most stressful for us. I searched all over the internet for stories of someone’s personal experience and only found a few that fit what […]
Day 8 – Edinburgh, Scotland
You sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve. J.K.Rowling Because of our change of plans we ended up with an extra day in Edinburgh! Our plan was to get on the hop on hop off bus and just do whatever we wanted for the day. A free day in an […]
White Coffee
While we were in Oban we had the most delicious coffee- the café called it White Coffee. It was smooth and strong and had the greatest foam topping. It almost tasted like hot chocolate to me. Chris did some research for how to make a White Coffee and found several articles about variations of a […]
British Isles Day 7 – June 20th Oban to Edinburgh
Pippin: I didn’t think it would end this way. Gandalf: End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it. Pippin: What? Gandalf? See what? Gandalf: White shores, […]
British Isles Day 6 – June 19th Iona
O World invisible we view thee O World intangible we touch thee O World unknowable we know thee Inapprehensible we clutch thee Francis Thompson. We woke up bright and early on this day. Each morning we would limp around the room while our limbs loosened up, sore from what seemed to be more and more […]
British Isles Day 5 – June 18th Oban
Open your hands and welcome it in, Fate will make sure you always swim, Look at the ocean like you know her name, May the fire in your heart never be tamed. Tom Foster on the Aran Islands. I quite like this poem by Tom Foster. You can read the whole thing on his website […]