Thursday, October 28, 2010

Official Residents of Royal Leamington Spa

Well, we did it!  We officially, and FINALLY moved into our new home.  and I love it.  We had only seen it once before the official move in date, and during that time the whole place was being renovated and looked like a total wreck.  We kinda took a leap of faith and trusted that they would do a good job, and they did!  Over the past two days we’ve been buying sheets, towels,...

The Lakes, part 3

Here are the final photos of our trip:Clawing my way to the topRevelling in the moment.  :)Stone circles.  Similar to Stonehenge but small...

In the Land of Goldilocks: the belated second edition of the Lake District tour

The Lake District is, without a doubt, our favorite place in the UK thus far. Located in the north west section of England, near the Scottish border, it has a few mountains, lots of hills (called fells), a bunch of scattered lakes, and an abundance of sheep and stone walls. If you ever come to England...

Monday, October 18, 2010

Leeds and the World Curry Festival

During our second week in the UK I saw on the news that the WorldCurry Festival was being hosted the following weekend in a city calledLeeds.  Both Glenn and I love Indian food and for the rest of theweek we eagerly anticipated the food we would be eating at thefestival. We even convinced...

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Kings Cross StationPretty, isn’t it? I am officially on my way to Brussels to see my brother and his family. I am so thankful to be close to them and be able to visit so easi...

Saturday, October 9, 2010

The Lake DistrictToday Glenn and I traveled up to the Lake District, which is in the northwest section of England, relatively close to the Scottish border. We had planned on only spending the day here, but soon after arriving we realized that it is way too beautiful with way to many things to do and...

Friday, October 8, 2010

Home Sweet Home!We found an apartment! After lots on Internet searching and home viewing Glenn and I finally decided on an apartment. The search itself was a little frustrating- tree are very few furnished apartments on the market right now, and even fewer that are close to town. I cant tell you how...

Thursday, October 7, 2010

My official guide on how to be British.Time to start studying!Side note: at the time of publishing, this book ha sold 250,000 copies IN THE UK. Apparently there are a lot of British people undergoing an identity cris...

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Harry Potter fans: don’t give up hope yet. Hogsmead may still exist. Where else would they get the butterbe...

Friday, October 1, 2010

The first Saturday in the UK

Last weekend we decided to go sightseeing in our neighbouring towns. There was a food festival in Stratford Upon Avon which, obviously, was calling my name. Combine the words food and festival and you have one very happy lady. Stratford Upon Avon is a beautiful town. It is everything you hope an English...

Blackdown Hall

We went house hunting again today.The first home was a bust. Honestly, and I hope I don’t come across as too snobby or anything, but it was just so…boring.  I love a house with character, and it had none.   The second home? Well, let’s just say that you wouldn’t find the word “ordinary"...