October 20, 2016 Chapter 7 The Room Where It Happened Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Adjusting to the time change was still going to take a day or two, so I didn’t sleep great on our first night. Waking up for our first full day in London, however, we actually had concrete plans for …
Chapter 6 Pub Hopping Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Here’s that fancy-looking old building at the base of the London Eye again. Looks like it was County Hall back before it was repurposed for Shrek… Here’s a lovely view across the Thames. And here’s a seagull cleaning itself while another one watches. Look, …
Chapter 5 Eye Spy Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The skyline of London is different than other major cities in that it has several recognizable buildings, but most of them are scattered amongst several other generic buildings. So actually seeing the cityscape, it’s not always really distinctive. You can see the dome of …
Chapter 4 Fairly Large Benjamin Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Posting my first “artsy” photo below reminds me that this is actually the first trip report I’ve done since getting a new camera. I made the leap to a Nikon DSLR a little more than a year ago (but I am always woefully …
Chapter 3 Royals and Ramen Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Buckingham Palace sort of looms up out of nowhere, so we came upon it almost before realizing we had. While certainly impressive, I’d probably say that it’s just a bit smaller than we were anticipating. You’ll notice that the Windsor flag is flying atop …
October 19, 2016 Chapter 2 Hyde Park Corner Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents “Nighttime” was a bit of a misnomer on our red-eye flight, but both Tracy and I got a decent four or so hours of sleep in our respective rows. It was already after 10am London time when we decided to …
A Meal to Remember: Dining at Club 33 Part IV: Until Next Time Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We took a little while to leave Club 33, even once our check was paid. Since we didn’t (and still don’t) know if/when we’ll be back, we wanted to savor the time there. So we stepped …
October 18, 2016 Chapter 1 Red-Eyed and Bushy Tailed Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents When it comes to vacationing, preparation is never usually all that high on Tracy’s and my list of priorities. We’ve gotten to the point where Disney vacations are pretty stress-free because we know what we’re doing, and we’ve …
A Meal to Remember: Dining at Club 33 Part III: Ever More Courses Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Under the silver dome, our steak entree looked delicious (and it really was). Just to look at the menu and brag a little more, this was described as Petit Angus Filet Mignon with Tasso Ham Scalloped …
A Meal to Remember: Dining at Club 33 Part II: Appetizers and More Appetizers Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The first course that came out wasn’t really a course at all—it was an amuse bouche. While I actually know what all the rest of the courses were (since they were on the menu), …