Princeton, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 London is grand, our granddaughters are grand, and we’re bringing them together! We’re off to London, completing our grandchild trips to our favorite city (we visited with Andrew, Emily, Nathaniel, and Alex in 2023). This will be the third year in a row that we’ve spent a long weekend inContinue reading “It’s all grand!”
Category Archives: London November 2024
What’s afoot in London?
London, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 We landed, activated our eSim’s, and heard the news we had been dreading. Donald Trump would serve a second term as the President of the United States of America. That sentence alone is sufficient inditement of our country and its electorate. After the usual visit to the Heathrow fitness center–theContinue reading “What’s afoot in London?”
Greenwich Mean Girls
London, Thursday, November 7, 2024 I couldn’t resist the title, although our ladies are anything but mean. We got a surprisingly early start: everyone had slept well. When we were ready to leave the hotel, we started looking for Dan, who said he was there and looking for us! Unfortunately, after getting off the planeContinue reading “Greenwich Mean Girls”
Very, very tall London
London, Friday, November 8, 2024 We started with the Monument, took in the London Eye, and visited the loftiest of royal houses; quite the elevated day! Our day started with a walking tour of “Hidden London.” We took the girls on the bus to the Bank and then, meeting Sarah and Dan there, walked toContinue reading “Very, very tall London”
Just Us and the Lord Mayor
London, Saturday, November 9, 2024 Our plan was to make it to the Horse Guards in order to see the Inspection of the troop. Thing got a bit more complicated when we went downstairs to find a marching band playing in the hotel restaurant. Among the onlookers were lots of people in odd costumes. ItContinue reading “Just Us and the Lord Mayor”
Return to a new America
London and Newark, Sunday, November 10, 2024 After a bit of a scramble (a misplaced Gerbil) and a mixup (Mike didn’t know that the ThamesLink doesn’t run on Sunday, we made our way to the Elizabeth Line and thence to Heathrow. It wasn’t too busy, and we sailed through security, grabbed breakfast at Pret, andContinue reading “Return to a new America”