Our Trip

Here is a briefer less linky, yes that is a technical term, briefing on our upcoming trips itinerary.

Day 1 September 4th: Starts in Seattle on Labor Day as we board a Virgin Atlantic flight to London depart at 5:50 PM arrive 11’ish AM in London. I am very much looking forward to the aircraft a Boeing 787-9.  Long flight but thanks to our friend Bill, who helped me set up my computer with episodes of series, we will have maximum media saturation. 787-9

Day 2 September 5th: After long red eye plane ride we want to keep it lively by hitting the streets of London, perhaps a boat ride on the Thames and maybe a little consumerism as well. We are staying at what looks like a very nice hotel the Montegue, right by the British Museum, which we want to visit on Wednesday.

Day 3 September 6th: Going to visit the British Museum for the morning and since we will be back in London later in our trip, probably need to revisit, as we want to get our car and head north to York and want to mitigate an anticipated challenging drive out acclimating to driving on the left and navigating, what is sure to be a busy London traffic scene. The end result, we certainly hope is 2 night in York at the Hotel Indigo, which we have heard is a nice accommodation.

Day 4 September 7: Amy’s Bday! Our first full day in York, where there is a cathedral to visit and the North Your Moors national park, where we want to rent bikes for a self guided ride in the park. North York Moors

Day 5 September 8th: Part of day in York and then on to Edinburgh and a weekend in the city. Way back when one of my favorite philosophers, because I got what he said as an empiricist, I get  it cause and effect! David Hume Scottish Philosopher

Day 6  September 9th Edinburgh

We want to take one of the historical walking tours in Edinburgh.

And visit a pub or two or three

Day 7  September 10th Edinburgh and then drive to Dumfries, where Vern’s Grandfather on his Mom’s side hailed as a young lad before making his way to San Francisco as a young entrepreneur. Thanks to Amy’s genealogical research for finding his birthplace .Dumfries

Our final destination on Sunday will be near Warwickshire castle where we are set up on Tuesday for a private tour hopefully not just the dungeon.

Day 8 September 11th Warwickshire

Day 9  September 12th Warwick Castle Tour.Warwick Castle and then on to Oxford for for the day. Amy and I have always enjoyed the British detective series filmed there, Inspector Morse Inspector Morse

Day 10 September 13th Oxford

Day 11 September 14th  Finally going to take a Bath in the Roman Bathes at of all places Bath Roman Bath

Day 12 September 15th Travel back to London for the weekend going the the reconstructed Globe theater to see live performance of King Lear The Globe Theater London 

While in London staying at the Citizen M so I can build on my hipster cred I only hope I can find some IPA’s Gregs’s inlaws Susie and David have stayed at the M and really liked it Citizen M London

Day 13 September 16th London

Day 14 September 17 Leave London take the Chunnel train to Paris

Day 15 September 18 Paris more to come Again staying at the Paris Citizen M Citizen M Paris

Day 16 September 19 Paris more to come obviously the Eiffel Tower and the Louve

Day 17 September 20 Fly to London Heathrow then on to Seattle