Gardenarian
6-29-14, 1:02pm
I realized I've been avoiding the forum because I didn't feel like giving a whole rundown on the trip my daughter and I recently took to the UK! Silly.:~)
So I'll just say - we had a terrific time, lots of great memories, no problems. My dd is the best travel companion; she doesn't complain and always found something to appreciate wherever we went.
We took almost 2000 photos!! 1600 of those being dd's. Anyhow, it will take some time to sort them.
Our favorite places: London, all of it - what a fabulous city. DD especially loved Camden Market (me too!) York has an incredibly sense of history, the cathedral is astounding. The Lake Country (and I was particularly taken with the little town of Grasmere.) Cornwall felt not too different from California.
One of my concerns in packing was of being too casual, but it seems that most places have changed since I last visited 30 years ago. My daughter, who brought a pair of jeans and some t-shirts and one dress, did just fine.
The jet lag was pretty intense, but didn't really detract from the experience. Having my car stolen a couple days after returning did - I feel like all the happy energy I brought home got sucked out of me :(
Still, I have the great memories, and I'm so glad I did this trip. This was a more of a challenge than a treat to me, after the health problems I've had, and I feel kind of proud that I not only went, but had a great time.
So now that's done and I can get on with posting other stuff!
So I'll just say - we had a terrific time, lots of great memories, no problems. My dd is the best travel companion; she doesn't complain and always found something to appreciate wherever we went.
We took almost 2000 photos!! 1600 of those being dd's. Anyhow, it will take some time to sort them.
Our favorite places: London, all of it - what a fabulous city. DD especially loved Camden Market (me too!) York has an incredibly sense of history, the cathedral is astounding. The Lake Country (and I was particularly taken with the little town of Grasmere.) Cornwall felt not too different from California.
One of my concerns in packing was of being too casual, but it seems that most places have changed since I last visited 30 years ago. My daughter, who brought a pair of jeans and some t-shirts and one dress, did just fine.
The jet lag was pretty intense, but didn't really detract from the experience. Having my car stolen a couple days after returning did - I feel like all the happy energy I brought home got sucked out of me :(
Still, I have the great memories, and I'm so glad I did this trip. This was a more of a challenge than a treat to me, after the health problems I've had, and I feel kind of proud that I not only went, but had a great time.
So now that's done and I can get on with posting other stuff!