We had to get up for 4:30am to get to the airport in time for security and to drop off our checked bags. I arranged for an Uber to pick us up at 5:00am. The Uber was prompt and the driver got us to Heathrow by 5:30am plenty of time to get all our stuff…
This morning we headed out to Windsor to take in the Castle. We took the tube from Victoria Station to Vauxhall where we then changed to the SouthWestern Rail line direct to Windsor & Eton Riverside. The entire trip took only 1 hour and 30 minutes. Getting around London and actually the UK via train…
This morning we got up early enough to grab some breakfast before we found our spot in front of Buckingham Palace to take in the changing of the guard. We went to a little restaurant around the corner from the hotel called the Giraffe, here we got our proper english breakfast, eggs, toast, ham, sausage,…
This morning we started with touring Westminster Abbey. We took the tube to Westminster station, just a couple of stops from Victoria Station, and popped out to go to the Abbey. We had a set time for our tickets and got there in plenty of time to take a look around the site before going…
This morning we got our breakfast in the room, we grabbed some yogurt from the Sainsbury at the Victoria train station. We have a Nespresso machine in the room so coffee is not a problem We have tickets to see St. Paul’s Cathederal this morning, the tickets will let us in betweek 8:30 and 9:00, …
This morning we got up early, grabbed a simple breakfast at McDonalds (we wanted Timmy’s again but they were closed). We checked out of the hotel and headed to the train station. We planned on taking the 8:50am train to London Paddington station, which we did but the train was late leaving so it was…
Weather was good: Mostly clear skys 7oC. We woke late this morning, got a good and proper sleep. We got ready and headed out for some breakfast, we had to try the Tim Horton’s here, just to say we did and see if they hold up to the same level of stanards as Timmy’s at…
We got a bit of breakfast from the B&B before checking out to head to the train station to get a ride to Cardiff. Someone grabbed our cab from the B&B to the train station – rude. Someone did finally come to get us, the train station is not far so there was no rush…
Today we spend the entire day in Bath. This Georgian city has not changed since much of it was built 300 years ago. There have been many Georgian period movies and TV shows filmed here because the architecture is authentic as it gets. We started the day with a visit to the Roman Baths. Bath…
This morning we got up and headed straight out to Heathrow to get on the tube. Taking the Elizabeth line into the city with our final stop at Paddington station. This is where we picked up the train to Bath. Before boarding the train we grabbed some breakfast a the trainstation. The trip took us…
Day one, we left from Dartmouth at 8:15am our driver picked us up promptly, well about 10 minutes late there was some traffic, but got us to the airport with lots of time. Security was a breeze, with out Nexus cards we didn’t have to unpack anything, or take off our coats or shoes. Finally…
This morning we leave for home. Our flight will take us from Yellowknife to Vancouver then directly to home. Many of us from the Lodge were on the same flight to Vancouver but from there we all go our separate ways to get home. When we landed in Vancouver we debated visiting the city because…
This morning we woke a little tired. We did go down for breakfast for 8:30am and got a good feed. This morning we had a Japanese breakfast, eggs and rice. We’re going to take it easy this morning and stay in the lodge. We spent the morning talking with some of the other guests and…
We got up the next morning at about 8:00am, breakfast is served at 8:30. This was pretty basic, we had scrambled eggs and sausage or yogurt and fruit, and lots of coffee. We signed up and went down to the lake for a little ice fishing. We had a pretty good crowd for this, almost…
Sky’s are clear and temp is -36°C with a feel like of -45°C. This morning we fly from Yellowknife to Blachford Lake Lodge. We originally thought the flight left at 11:00am, but after Krista double checked and called the lodge we found out that the flight was at 10:00am, so we rushed a little in…
We had breakfast at the hotel, temperature was -35°C with a feel like of -45°C we decided that going out for food was not a great idea. After breakfast we decided to get a cab to the bush pilot monument in old town. The cab dropped us off at the foot of the hill, the…
Day 2 Yellowknife The weather was overcast and cold; -32°C with a feel like of -40°C. We started the day with breakfast at Birchwood Coffee ko. Great coffee, good tea and we had a good breakfast. Great way to start the day. Our first stop is the Legislative Assembly Building, they have tours at 10:30. …
Day one travel to YK NWT. The day started early, we got up at 2am to get our first flight at 5am. First leg was from Halifax to Toronto. We got out just before the on coming snow storm. Second leg is from Toronto to Edmonton, layover in Toronto is about 3 hours and we…
This is a beautiful country with a rich history. Many of the sites we visited were as old as 900AD, with lots of medieval history it was a land of kings and queens, knights and paupers. The country played key roles in the Napoleonic wars, world war one, and two and many others. The landscape…
Today we decided to go to Gent a small town about 30 minutes away from Brussels via train. So we picked up some breakfast at a cafe in the Royal Galarie St. Hubert. We followed breakfast with one more visit to the Menneken Pis, this time the little guy was dressed up to celebrate Canada,…