My brother, Dale, and his lovely wife, Alana, are here for 2 weeks. You may remember that almost 2 years ago, I attended their wedding in California. Matt and the girls couldn't come because of the cost and interruption to school/work. So, as compensation we gave them the gift of roundtrip airfare to London to come visit us. And here they are!
Our adventures started out slowly as they adjusted to the time difference. We spent a day in Peterborough - wandering shops and visiting the cathedral. The next day we spent at Old Hunstanton Beach in Norfolk (North Sea). It was a cloudy day, but warm enough to putter around the tide pools.
Cambridge is a must-see if you come to this part of England. Riding at the top front of the double decker bus is always a fun experience. Trinity College was closed so all we got was a brief tour of the courtyard but we got into Kings College with a discount (hooray for student ID's!) and spent quite a bit of time there.
Enough of the easy days, time for a L-O-N-G daytrip to London. First stop: Buckingham Palace.
On our way to Westminster Abbey, we spotted the Today Show crew and bobbed into the background of Meredith Vieira's interview with the Dean of the abbey. It was a preview of information regarding the upcoming Royal Wedding (Apr 29).
We even took time to marvel at the beautiful Parliament building and Big Ben before heading over to Tower Hill.
From here, we stopped by the British Museum just long enough to see the Rosetta Stone, the Easter Island statue, the Egyptian mummies and a few other interesting displays before heading to Covent Garden for a bite to eat and some shopping.
On Friday we went to another must-see for this region of the country: the homestead of Sir Isaac Newton, Woolsthorpe Manor:
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