August and September have been very fun months for Glenn and I. One of the main highlights was having my brother’s family and our good friend Tom Varno come out to England to visit us. Apparently the last week in August was a good time for not only the Air Force, but also the airlines, for bringing people our way: we ended up having them all show up at the same time. And I loved it.
Here are a few highlights of the trip:
(I went a little light on the photos and place descriptions, but, if you want to hear more about the various locations, I’ve included links to our past trips there)
OXFORD
click here to see photos of our trip in November
My brother and I are big Lewis and Tolkien fans, so I thought it would be fun to spend our first day meandering around the streets of Oxford.
WARWICK CASTLE
click here to see photos of our trip in February
The next day we headed to to the nearby Warwick Castle. I was really excited to take Allie and Jake here because there are so many hands on things at the place. The kiddos weren’t too sure about the wax figurines, but other then that I think they had a fun time.
Tom at the castle
Jousting tournament/battle reenactment
It was important that Allie be dressed appropriately to meet the princess at the castle, so I made her a little tutu. The Princess was very impressed, she said so herself.
LONDON
Click here for photos of our last trip
The last few days we spent meandering about London.
Not to be confused with London Bridge, which is very modern and, dare I say it, kind of boring.
Trafalgar Square
Funny story: Like any 3 1/2 year old little girl, Allie is obsessed with all things princess. Unfortunately, she’s been spoiled by the magic that is Disney. Upon hearing that Buckingham Palace is where “the Queen lives" she takes one look at the place, scrunches up her nose, arches a brow, and promptly declares “well, it’s not very pretty."
This pretty much sums up how Linds and I were feeling the whole trip :)
