We headed off to the British Museum today. Adam’s primary goal was to see the Rosetta Stone. We also saw some other really cool things today. There were many Egyptian sarcophagi and mummies of sorts. I particularly liked the Roman and Greek rooms full of statues, monuments, and relics.… Continue reading Day 14 | British Museum, Plaques, and Indian Food
We were up bright and early this morning to catch our tour bus to the WB Studio to see the Harry Potter sets, costumes, special effects, and other assorted production goodies. We had a really good time seeing how certain special effects were done, and many of the costumes and sets used during… Continue reading Day 13 | Harry Potter and the British Library
Today was a cloudy day, and it started a bit rainy. Fortunately, the rain disappeared pretty quickly. We started by heading over towards some of the typical tourist attractions. On the way, we were reminded of what the fall season means back home: We headed to Green Park and skirted around the outside… Continue reading Day 12 | Traversing London, Blue Plaques Galore
Considering we went to bed late, and spent all day yesterday on our feet, we slept in. By the time we got up and moving, and out and about, it was around 12:30 or 1:00. We headed to the Victoria & Albert Museum. We plan to use this as our filler over the next few… Continue reading Day 11 | Slow start, V&A, and Wicked
Today was a very busy day for us. We slept in a little, got some breakfast, headed for Adam’s traditional morning macchiato (and my traditional morning chocolate twist), and proceeded with our day. We took the tube to Hyde Park, and managed to cover the entire thing. Adam’s knee was brutalized, and my… Continue reading Day 10 | Hyde Park and Globe Theater
We signed up for a day-tour today. As the title says, we hit three “big ones” in a busy day. We did feel a bit rushed, overall, but Adam and I are both in agreement that these things would have taken up two or three of our days, had we spread them out. I had… Continue reading Day 9 | Windsor Castle, Roman Baths, and Stonehenge
Well, the day started out great. The dual-function washer/dryer is holding our socks and underwear hostage. The dryer function has been running for well over two hours, and it has said “0:01” left for the last half hour. Aaaand, if you think you can turn it off in hopes that you can over-ride the locking… Continue reading Day 8 | Taking it easy
The day started with breakfast again. Adam headed off to his last day at the conference. I stayed behind to pack everything up so that we were out of the room by 11:00. After everything was packed up, I purchased our tickets to see Wicked this week in London. Neither of us have seen it,… Continue reading Day 7 | Horses, Stairs, Oxford → London
Today started as a lazy day for me. Yay! Breakfast, then back to the room to contemplate what’s left in Oxford that I want to do. I ended up purchasing tickets for Adam and me for the “R-rated” (YES!) version of Love’s Labour’s Lost, a Shakespeare play we will be seeing when we are in… Continue reading Day 6 | The Bear, A Cemetery, and a Church
Today started with breakfast at the hotel…surprise, surprise. Photo alert: I went a little nuts again today. Adam and I got up early today, because it was probably the only time that he could go to the Tolkien exhibit at Weston Library (part of the Bodleian Library system) with me, working around his conference schedule.… Continue reading Day 5 | Museums, Libraries, Streets, and Food
