Not a whole lot to fill you in on today! This basically a travel day for us as we left Glasgow for Dublin. We were up at the crack of dawn to get on the bus to our ferry that would bring us across the Irish Sea to our next stop, Belfast. The ferry we took was a larger ferry that allowed the bus to be loaded on the lower deck along with other vehicles, buses and trucks. The upper deck where we were contained a little casino, a kids play area, food court and co...

Today was our day trip to Edinburgh. We started the morning off with a city tour done by a local guide in Edinburgh, Allon. Dressed in his kilt and speaking in that Scottish brogue, we were off for an overview of the city. Edinburgh is divided into two parts and both are very distinct. The new part is easy to find because it's the part of the city with normal city blocks and streets that are straight and blocks that are square. The old city is designed a...

This morning we left Leeds to make our way to Scotland. Our first stop today was Lake Windemere in the Lakes District of England. The skies were overcast when we left, but we were hopeful that we'd make it the entire day without rain. Well, we made it for a bit! When we arrived at Haverthwaite train station to take a steam train to our cruise pier. Before boarding the train, we picked up scones to eat on the way. There was also a gentleman there from an...

Today we started our actual tour with 46 other travelers from around the world. We have a majority from the US and Canada, but we also have travelers with us from Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Our day started off in Stratford-Upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare. We had a little over an hour to explore this beautiful historic area. We decided to take a tour of William Shakespeare’s childhood home. The house is completely the same as it...

With all the ads around town advertising the London Marathon April 13, apparently we decided to do a little marathon touring ourselves, including walking almost 9 miles today! We started our day off VERY early with a city tour of London. Now, I'm always a little worried about doing these tours because sometimes the tour guides are really great (like the one we had for Kuekenhof Gardens in Holland) or they can be horrible (like the one we had for Stonehenge)...