Once upon a time I had the idea that I would be writing and posting regularly. Life, however, had a different idea. When I logged in today Blogger told me that I hadn't posted anything since July of 2013. Almost 2 years ago. Wow. I'm not even going to try to catch up. As I thought back to what was going on during all that time, I remembered vividly why I wasn't posting. The Fall of 2013, pretty much all of 2014, and even the first 3 months of 2015 were incredibly challenging. Dramaville indeed.
However, there was something getting us all though the last 6 months. Something we planned for a year. Something that will be legendary in our family for years to come. It was 3 weeks in England, Wales, and Scotland packed full of history, culture, and adventures in geekery that will go down in Weitzel Family History as the pinnacle of family vacations.
This is roughly how it went down:
Week 1 - London
Week 2 - Cotswolds, Stratford Upon Avon, Bath, and Wales
Week 3 - York, Scotland, Lake District, Peak District
We packed in a whole lot in those 3 weeks - going every moment of every day from the time we woke up until the time we fell into bed at night.
Here's a little taste:
Our little flat in London - it's the downstairs door on the right.
The daffodils were just a taste of what we would see all over the countryside - daffies EVERYwhere.
The London Eye
Buckingham Palace
Greenwich Royal Observatory
Hampton Court Palace
(Cameo's by Henry VIII and Cardinal Woolsey)
Katie has a key to the Tardis!?!
All ready for Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station
Holy butterbeer, Harry! This place was A.MAZ.ING.
Augill Castle - where we stayed in the "Pendragon" Suite
Chatsworth House (aka Pemberley)
Alnwick Castle
Our owl experience near Nottingham
Going out with a bang. Our last adventure: Special Stone Circle Access at Stonehenge
We took several thousand pictures on our trip. These are just the tip of the iceberg...
