This trip has started on a high note. We went to Travelex in the Galleria just before our trip to get our British Pounds and Euros. We were able to load the Pounds and Euros on Mastercard currency cards that have the electronic chip and passcode that is used in Europe. We can go to any ATM and withdraw cash or just use it as a charge card which means we are not carrying around a lot of cash. Very cool. When we got to the airport we both got TSA Pre Check which a...

Dallas to London May 17 Depart DFW 7:45 pm Flight 78 seats 10A, 10B May 18 Arrive London Heathrow 11:00 am Hotel: London Marriott Hotel Park Lane 140 Park Lane; London W1K 7AA; phone: 44-20-7493-7000 London to Amsterdam May 19 Depart Gatwick 11:15 am Flight BA2760 seats 12C, 12D Arrive Amsterdam 1:25 pm Hotel: Ambassade Hotel Herengracht 341; 1016 AZ Amsterdam Netherlands; phone: 31(0)20 555 0222 Amsterdam to Brugge May 21 Thayls Depart A...

Before we headed to the airport for our flight home Robyn wanted to see the start of the changing of the guard. We walked over to the front of Buckingham Palace and stayed about an hour, but we only caught the first part because we had to head to the airport. We had a great vantage point and it was pretty cool to see at least part of the process. When we left on this journey 15 days ago we checked two bags and carried on three. Now we were chec...

We took the Euro Star train from Paris to London this morning and are on our last full day on this little adventure. The Euro Star was on time and because of its speed we were at our hotel in London before noon. We booked The Rubens across the street from the Buckingham Palace Mews because Melanie had stayed there and knew Robyn would love it. They gave us a room upgrade and it was pretty awesome. We highly recommend this place if you are in London, but ...

Today was the day to finally visit the Louvre. Robyn also wanted to take an evening boat ride on the Seine to see the lights of Paris from the river. She initially tried to book a dinner cruise and we were willing to pay up to 75 Euros per person, but those cruises were sold out and the only dinner cruise was 175 Euros per person. I wasn't spending 350 Euros for something I really did not want to do. We settled on taking one of the one hour cruises and the one we...