Our next destination was York! A university town that we were informed would be lovely, and that we should spend a whole day there. The roads were treacherous outside of King’s Lynn. Once on the highway the rain fell in sheets on the windscreen, making visibility pretty low at some points. Some areas of the… Continue reading Lincoln, a town of many hills – UK Trip Day 9
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The road to Colchester – UK Trip Day 7
We hit the road in the middle of London. Our goal: to make it to Colchester from London with our car, our wits, and no damage to either. We started out just after lunch and instead of doing the sensible thing and getting lunch, we hit the road straight away. Driving in London is obviously… Continue reading The road to Colchester – UK Trip Day 7
Lazy Saturday – UK Trip Day 6
Saturday was a more relaxed day than the others. Victoria woke up feeling under the weather and I had felt a bit achey from all of the walking we had been doing, so we decided to take it easy. We left the hotel and went for a short walk to check out the laundry facilities… Continue reading Lazy Saturday – UK Trip Day 6
Climate Protest, Tate Modern, and the Thames – UK Trip Day 5
We started out by heading toward the climate change protest. Since we were headed via the Victoria line, we took a few photos of Victoria in front of her line sign. On the way to the protest we found Penguin Random House UK, which was a nice surprise for Victoria. She’s trying to get published… Continue reading Climate Protest, Tate Modern, and the Thames – UK Trip Day 5
Day at the Library : UK Trip Day 3
Today we headed out to see the British Library. On the way we stopped by a local market to see what it had to offer. It reminded us of the market in Japan because both are right beside a transit line and curve along the length of the track, and both have small booth sellers.… Continue reading Day at the Library : UK Trip Day 3