We’ve been back in the USA for 2 weeks now. Recuperating at Katherine’s Mom’s house in Maine. Or, as we have been calling it: home. But today (Wednesday), we head to Boston and fly back to Seattle. Home town for the last 13 years (even if it is a night in a hotel). On… Read More Home
We had a sweet AirBnb in Cork – well really in Douglas (another great name), but a cute house witha great yard. and a 20 minute bus to Cork. In Cork, we had a great organic market (there were a few we saw, but we kept returning to Quay!) Great winding roads, cute shops… We… Read More Cork: Kissing the Blarney Stone
WE left Edinburgh and made our way to Northern Ireland. On the way form Glasgow to the ferry, we could see the Isle of Arran – where my family is from: We hopped on the ferry, and waved goodbye to Scotland and the Isle of Britain. Anothe rmilestone in a trip that was ending faster… Read More Belfast, but really Ballygally
We arrived in Edinburgh for 5 nights – 4 full days. We really wished we had more time in Scotland, but our trip is rapidly coming to an end, so we are happy to squeeze in our time here. Back in Paignton (Devon) R accidently left his shoes on the beach – and they were… Read More Edinburgh:
Named for its “new castle” built by the Normons in 1068 ( replacing a Roman castle). The Roman castle was at one point a terminus for Hadrian’s Wall – dividing Roman territory from the Scots. The NewCastle still stands, as does the Black Gate. We were right across the Tyne river from the castle. We… Read More Newcastle
We are safely ensconced in Maine, but I want to post on everything we did on our trip. After we left our cousin’s house in Rochdale, we headed to York. We had a short layover in Leeds. It was chilly (for us), so I had to laugh as 2 young Scottish girls walked by commenting… Read More York
Yesterday was our last day in Europe. The morning was our now routine “pack up all our stuff, clean the apartment and hop in a taxi” morning. We’ve got that down pat now. Our flights were Dublin -> Oslo, Oslo -> Boston, with a 2 hour layover. When I woke up, Google told me that… Read More Our last day in Europe: unexpected adventure
We arrived today for our last stop – Dublin. When we get back to the states, I will fill in blog posts forYork, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Northern Ireland, and Cork. It is hard to believe that the trip is nearly over. We’ve had so much fun. We’ve covered so much territory. Just look at the area we’ve… Read More last stop: Dublin
We spent just one full day in Manchester (actually Rochdale). We were VERY lucky though. Katherine’s cousin Kevin and his partner Steph invited us to stay with them. It was very kind of them to open their home to our family for 2 nights. We had lovely meals at their house – both dinner and… Read More Manchester
Behind on all of my England and Scotland posts. Sitting here in Belfast train station – in shock that in 1 week, we’ll be sitting in Dublin airport to head home. So many emotions from everyone. Excitement to be heading home. Sadness that it is over. Wishing we could see more of Scotland and Ireland… Read More Back to the present
