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This morning we got to explore the flat a bit more, in daylight – after our stress and tired arrival last night. With two nice bedrooms,...

This morning we left Bath and drove about 1 ½ hours along the M4 to London’s Heathrow Airport where we saw Laura and Noah safely into...

Breakfast in the hotel was included in our rate; it was served in the restaurant area just off the lobby and included a good selection of...

Today we visited the Rijksmuseum to see the Vermeer exhibition, in fact it was this exhibition that originally attracted us to finishing...

This morning we walked back through the city in the direction of the Rijksmuseum to visit the Van Gogh Museum which is in a “museum park”...

This morning we had an 8:50AM flight from Amsterdam and so our taxi from the hotel picked us up very early. As we were flying business...

This morning we took breakfast in the hotel; it was included in our room rate – up on the 6th floor the restaurant has spectacular views...

When we booked this transatlantic crossing as the final leg of our world cruise vacation, we didn’t realize it had a stop in Le Havre; a...

We spent a very nice past 5 days crossing the Atlantic, it’s been very relaxing, smooth sailing and great weather. There have been some...

Queen Mary 2 sailed under the Verrazano bridge very early this morning, we didn’t get up – we’ve seen it before. So we are back where the...

We’ve had a relatively relaxing day in New York City today; as I mentioned yesterday, since we are staying 5 nights and we’ve been here a...

Over the many times we’ve visited New York and stayed at the Westin we’d often pass a large old fashioned and lively breakfast restaurant...

Around 2AM this morning we were awoken by a very loud fire alarm going off in our hotel room. I jumped out of bed and tried to gather my...

During our transatlantic crossing we met a nice German lady on several occasions; once she sat next to us at dinner and on a couple of...

Our last day in New York City before heading home tomorrow. This morning I went with Sandra as she visited M&S Schmalberg Flowers on W...