Chapter 23 Lions in the Square Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We got off the tube at Charing Cross. Exiting the station brought us right up into Trafalgar Square (which we had already seen from the bus this morning, but which we hadn’t gotten to walk around yet). Here is one of the infamous …
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Tri-Circle-D Ranch | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
Chapter 39 Horse Sense Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Obviously, we made no secret about how much we loved going to Big Thunder Ranch at Disneyland (RIP), so we’d long wanted to check out Tri-Cricle-D here at Walt Disney World. The first horses we saw were these white ones who I think might …
Nando’s and Gabriel’s Wharf | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 22 Cheeky Nando’s Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We hopped off the bus in Southwark, soon after crossing over the bridge. Even though we weren’t very close to the Eye, it’s crazy how much of a towering presence it presents from this side of the Thames. Tracy had the idea to go to …
Walking Trail to Fort Wilderness | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
March 7, 2015 Chapter 38 A Walk in the Wilderness Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We hadn’t actually seen our view in the daytime yet, but here’s what it looked like on our first morning at the Villas at Wilderness Lodge. The road below us was some sort of maintenance byway that went …
Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 21 All the Sights Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents After we finished touring Westminster Abbey, we walked around Parliament Square. There were several statues and monuments to various titans of British history. The various views of Parliament, Big Ben, and the Eye were great. Here’s our pal, Winston. So, our next plan for …
Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
Chapter 37 Into the Woods Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The second resort of our stay was the Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, and we were very excited to move in! Our bags had been transferred by Disney sometime during the day, and our room was ready when we arrived to check in. …
Westminster Abbey | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
October 21, 2016 Chapter 20 Kings and Queens Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents On our second full day in London, we awoke bright and early — knowing that we had a very full day of sightseeing ahead of us. We did a little Yelp! research and found Cafe Bella Maria very close by, which …
London Zoo Fail, Sherlock Holmes Gift Shop, Doom Bar | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 19 Elementary Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We make a small time jump next because I didn’t take any pictures of our train journey back from Watford into Central London. Just as a bit of background information regarding where we were planning to go next, Tracy and I had seen several online ads …
Harry Potter Studio Tour: Hogwarts Model | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 18 Always There to Welcome Us Home Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents It’s easy to think that the Hogwarts castle only ever existed inside of a computer. After all, the silhouette of the school actually changed substantially from film to film early on, and its hulking exterior was never built (as these things never are for …
Harry Potter Studio Tour: Diagon Alley | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 17 Diagonally Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The next major set to come across was going to be Diagon Alley, and it was also one of the things we were most excited to see. First, we passed this model of Gringotts, which showed the whole building. As we turned the corner into the …