May 15, 2017 - This is Greyfriars Kirk It is surrounded by a beautiful ancient graveyard where tens of thousands of people have been...

May 14, 2017 - There is a phenomenon that occurs in places with short summers and a cold climate. When the weather does turn warm, the...

May 13, 2017 - Edinburgh is hosting The European Rugby Championship. We went to the final game this afternoon. We drove our seat mates...

May 12, 2017 - This 21 story neo-gothic structure is the monument to the Scottish writer Walter Scott. He is well known for writing many...

May 11, 2017 - I need four pictures today to tell one of the best stories of the trip. It was a beautiful day here and we visited...

May 10, 2017 - We arrived in Edinburgh. Spent the afternoon sorting out our flat. It is on the 4th floor. No elevator! I am going to...

May 9, 2017 - We planned to spend the day in Durham England which we were told has a devastatingly beautiful 1000 plus year old Norman...

May 8, 2017 - We arrived in Newcastle England tonight. But before we got here we had a 2 hour layover with our train in York. York is an...

May 7, 2017 - This is the tomb of Richard III. It is in Leicester England. His body had previously been missing but was found in a very...

May 7, 2017 - As we head north to Scotland and leave London behind I wanted to share something I read this morning. ------- --Bill...

May 6, 2017 - We walked around London today and found this place. The is the interior of St Bartholomew the Great. A church that has been...

May 4, 2017 - I went to visit Windsor Castle today. This place has been a royal residence for over 900 years. The original tower, shown...

May 3, 2017 - An average London Double Decker Bus weighs 13 tons and is almost 20 feet long (I will come back to this later). A word or...

May 2, 2017 - We Walked thru central London today. Those of you that were into that "DaVinci Code" craziness would like this picture....

May 1, 2017 - It was supposed to thunderstorm today (It didn't ). So we went to the Victoria & Albert Museum. It is in a beautiful...

April 30, 2017 - When people travel to London, especially if they have only a short time, they often neglect the parks. This is a...

April 29, 2017 - Colleen and I took a break from touring today. So, in this city of marvels I went and got my 'Marvel' fix. I saw the...

April 28, 2017 - A beautiful walk with great weather. We went to Camden Market and from there walked the canals along Regent Park to...

April 27, 2017 - Of all the things we were going to see in the U.K., I was really looking forward to going to Shakespeare's Globe...

April 26, 2017 - The weather turned cold today. Squalls of rain drove us indoors. So we visited the British Library. A magnificent...