England and Scotland
England and Scotland
Day 1
Day 1 - October 1, 2006 - Depart from Monument, Denver, Atlanta, U.S.
With an early departure from Denver, we were up and out of the house by 8:30 AM. Bob and Susan, my cousins, were also flying home to Seattle from their wonderful visit with us over the last...
Day 2
Day 2 - October 2, 2006 - Arrive in Manchester, On Our Own in Lymm
Our overnight flight from Atlanta took us up the East Coast, Halifax, Canada and then over the Atlantic. We were awakened after a little sleep and had our breakfast, cleaned
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Day 3
Day 3 - October 3, 2006 - Transfer to the English Lake District, Visit Chester and Grasmere
We heard the alarm clock go off at 6:40, even though I been awake since 4:00 AM - jet lag!!! We showered, packed and had our luggage out in the hallway by 7:45....
Day 4
Day 4 - October 4, 2006 - Tour the Lake District, Wordsworth and Potter
This morning the fog was thick as we woke at 6:45. We had plenty of time to shower, get ready, check our mail, and then have breakfast. I had found that the rooms closer to the...
Day 5
Day 5 - October 5, 2006 - Explore more of the Lake District, Keswick, Glasmere
We had a leisurely morning with breakfast at 8 AM and then met our group to depart at 9 o'clock in the heavy rain. As we drove to our first adventure, Simone gave us a...
Day 6
Day 6 - October 6, 2006 - Discover Hadrian's Wall/Roman Army Museum/Vindolanda
We had an earlier breakfast at 7:30 this morning, so we put our luggage out before we went to the restaurant. We had to meet our group at 8:45, so I paid the bill and we ventured out...
Day 7
Day 7 - October 7, 2006 - Explore Glasgow and visit Stirling
There was no set time for breakfast today so we got up at our usual 7 AM and went up to the Windows Restaurant on the 7th floor to eat at 7:45. There was a wide variety of...
Day 8
Day 8 - October 8, 2006 - Inverary, Oban, Ellenabeich, and Ballachulish
We woke up before our alarm went off at 7 AM and showered, packed up our bags, and then went up to breakfast at 7:45. We had a nice meal and then checked out of the hotel. Our...
Day 9
Day 9 - October 9, 2006 - Glencoe, Urquhart Castle, Loch Ness Cruise & Inverness
We woke up this morning to the sound of the seagulls fishing already. We went down to breakfast a little before 8 AM and were treated to a full buffet of hot foods as well...
Day 10
Day 10 - October 10, 2006 - Inverness/Home Hosted Dinner
We got to sleep in until 7:30 today but the sun woke us up - imagine that - a sunrise in Scotland! We had breakfast and then got on the bus at 9:30 for a morning tour of the sights...
Day 11
Day 11 - October 11, 2006 - Inverness /Cairngorms National Park/Pitlochry
Another sunny day in Scotland - so far… We had to get out and about early this morning, our luggage was to be out by 7:45 and then we had breakfast. This group has been so prompt which makes...
Day 12
Day 12 - October 12, 2006 - Pitlochry, Visit to Glamis Castle
After another good night's sleep, we were ready for the day and had breakfast at 8:15. It was another dark and rainy day - a great day to explore Glamis Castle. This was an optional activity, four of...
Day 13
Day 13 - October 13, 2006 - Transfer to Edinburgh via St. Andrews
We were up at 7 AM and had our luggage ready and then went down for breakfast at 7:45. We found Kenny at the bus and before he got too busy we were able to thank him...
Day 14
Day 14 - October 14, 2006 - Depart for the U.S - Edinburgh, Atlanta, Denver, and Home
We were certainly not in a rush today and were able to sleep in until 7:30 and then have a leisurely breakfast at our hotel. As we were going back to our room...
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