Today we started early with a full English breakfast before beginning our hike around the perimeter of the lake.

It rained for most of the day, so we purchased an umbrella before setting out.  We hiked up to a lookout point (a small mountain) for some incredible views of the town, lake, and valley.

Tomorrow we are heading up to Edinburgh. We are both pretty exhausted from the ~10 mile hike so I think we’re calling it a day. The next place doesn’t have free wifi, so I’m unsure when the next post will be.

Today we traveled to northern England’s Lake District. On the way, we found the ruins of a castle King Richard III lived in for a few years.

Continue reading Lake District Part 1: Arrival →

We woke up incredibly early (for a vacation) to be at the other side of London at 8am for opening hours at St. Paul’s Cathedral.  The audio tour was interesting, the ground floor was impressive, and the view from the dome was amazing.

Continue reading London Part 3: St. Paul’s and Shakespeare →

Today was long.  After some slight trouble with the Tube (subway), we arrived at Buckingham Palace in time for the changing of the guards.  It was especially packed today because the guards were practicing for the Queen’s birthday and preparations were being made for Pres. Obama’s visit tomorrow.

Continue reading London Part 2: Buckingham and National Gallery →

After a rough start to our trip because of American Airlines, we made it to London Sunday afternoon.  We fought our jet lag and took in the British  Museum that was full of Egyptian mummies and Greek sculptures and art.

Continue reading London Part 1: Arrival and British Museum →