London calling!
Josie in Russell Square.
We spent a day at the British Museum in London.
And saw the Rosetta Stone
the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon,
and a Moai statue from Easter Island.
Hanging out at Picadilly Circus.
Statue of Anteros on Picadilly Circus.
Worn out already? We just started!
Buckingham Palace
Watching the changing of the guard.
Josie likes the horses.
The quintessential shot in London.
Dixie and the kids.
The London Eye is 443 feet tall.
The view from above is spectacular.
Ice cream stops were frequent.
Noah headed to Hogwarts!
Westminster Abbey
An inexplicable statue of Abraham Lincoln in the middle of London.
Family shot
You won't believe who passed us at a stop! Yep, it's her.
The guards, they are a-changing.
The kids in front of Tower Bridge
The Tower of London.
Taking his order for lunch.
Stonehenge rocks!
This is the closest you can get to the monument
The weather that day was perfect!
Josie riding "The Tube"
One of 38 colleges at Oxford University.
The grounds at Christ Church college, Oxford.
The streets of Oxford made a good place
for the kids to burn off some energy.
The quaint little town of Lacock.
From our hotel in Bristol.
The ancient Roman baths in, um, Bath.
My beautiful bride and I in Bath.
On the river Dee in Llangollen, Wales.
Llangollen has a canal system for transporting wool.
A highlight of our trip was our stay at Ruthin Castle in Wales.
The kids loved walking the castle grounds.
And hamming it up.
My fair maiden at Ruthin Castle.
Exploring the garden.
Ruthin Castle is beautiful!
Day trip to Liverpool - and the beach!
Nap time. (Thanks, babe!)
Ruthin Castle has over a dozen peacocks on the grounds.
And more being born all the time!
The court jester teaches Noah a magic trick.
We will miss our time at the Castle.
Wandering the gardens at Tatton Park. (Think Downton Abbey)
Beatrix Potter visited there once.
The grounds are beautiful.
The garden alone is over 50 acres.
Too much to see there.
They even have a carousel!
Choo choo!
A steam train ride to England's largest lake.
Dixie in front of Windermere.
We took a short cruise across the lake.
The kids had a blast!
And then we were off to our next stop.
A flat tire gave us time for a roadside group photo.
One of the quarries at Hadrian's Wall.
Josie on the ruins of Hadrian's Wall.
Noah stands on top of what's left of the Wall.
Crossing the border.
Noah stands in front of the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey.
The entrance to Edinburgh Castle.
Our guide in Edinburgh.
The kids take a turn
at guarding the Castle.
The view from the top.
Ready. Fire!
The "gothic rocket" is a monument to Sir Walter Scott.
Afternoon tea at The Scotsman hotel in Edinburgh.
We found this ancient cemetery in Edinburgh
with yet another statue of Lincoln. (?)
At our farewell dinner at Prestonfield Stables.
