Saturday, June 29, 2024 This post is part two of June 29, but the beginning of our Scotland trip. The trip from Grantham to Leeds was uneventful. But I made a major mistake, which cost me much anxiety and also cash. Pay attention to what ticket actually says people. What you see above is the…
Leaving the Manor House
Saturday, June 29 Blogging for this date will be split into two sections. The end of our trip to Harlaxton Manor will be here, and the beginning of our trip to Scotland will be cataloged in another section focusing on Scotland. Since our train from Grantham to Edinburgh was at 10:30, this blog post is…
Getting Ideas
Friday, June 28, 2024 The two pictures above represent the beginning and end of our last full day at Harlaxton Manor. The picture above on the left is actually the first picture I took of the day as I passed by the Great Hall that was being set up for the wedding that was going…
Grantham and Gardens
Thursday, June 27, 2024 It was another beautiful day for tours and seeing more of the manor grounds and Grantham! After a very good night’s sleep, I felt refreshed and ready to take on the day. Back again in the Refectory for breakfast, we had what they said was typical breakfast offerings with choices of…
A Full Day
Here I am writing about another trip. I had planned to write some while I was away and finish when I got back, but I was so tired every day that it didn’t happen! So I am writing on weekends after being back for a couple of weeks. It was a full trip based on…
The Best Thing: Jembatan Gantunga Lembah Purba National Park
I didn’t realize that I had a “thing” for suspension bridges until I went to the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in Vancouver last year. You can read about that day here. My daughter remembered, partly because when she asked where I thought she should go on her trip to Taiwan, I picked the options that…
A Bit of a Break
Saturday, February 24, 2024 As you can imagine, after the adventure of the volcano and the massages, it felt really great to know that my daughter had a slow day planned. I needed a rest. I also knew that the following day (Sunday) was going to be super fun because I knew we were going…
“The Secret Third Thing”
Friday, February 23, 2024 I am calling this post “The Secret Third Thing” because that is what Kiana called it in all of the itineraries she sent to me. I had a general idea of all of the other days, but not this one. The only thing I knew about today was that we were…
Trains and Songs
Thursday, February 22, 2024 This was the last morning in Yogyakarta, and we had nothing planned but to take the train back to Jakarta, so we were able to have a leisurely breakfast. Here, I will finally talk about this breakfast buffet which was included in the cost of the hotel and how grand and…
MESSAGES FROM AWAY 