This is our last day discovering London. After spending several hours late last night reviewing what we have not see we realized that we would leave a lot of sights for our next trip. With that in mind we started out early today leaving our...
Archive - July 2009
God in Christ created our world He created us and all We loved it and Him and still we sinned Even knowing Him face to face in the Garden We sinned in His presence and place Wanting to be like God We chose the shadow Full of darkness and no...
Evil done, repented, sung Jehoahaz thought of God as a servant Calling for help against Aram Dying as he lived, doing evil in God’s sight Where oh Lord can we hide? Why should I think my evil escapes your sight? But I do, my ways and days...
July and it’s 64 degrees for the high. Overcast but no rain. The sun peaked out from time to time. Great day for a boat ride. Greenwich was our focus today. We took the boat from Westminster Pier to Greenwich. The ride took us 1 hour. We...
I’m writing this at my desk in our flat. We are deeply grateful that we have been able to travel during our sabbatical. It is something I’ve always wanted to do and it is a joy. I have visited all of the major museums in the cities...
We took the 24 bus to Trafalgar Square and walked across the Square to the National Gallery. We entered the small building on the left and followed Rick Steves self-guide. The National Gallery is magnificent. We took the time to go through...
We traveled by Runnymede where the Magna Carta was signed in 1215. Our first stop was Windsor Castle. Everything in the little town (30,000) of Windsor fit what I thought an ancient town for monarchs should look like. Tiny streets, no parking...
An early start at 5:45 a.m. to be ready to leave by 7:15 a.m. Our travel today would be to Stratford Upon Avon, home of William Shakespeare, and Warwick Castle. Stratford Upon Avon is a beautiful, picturesque town. They have done a great deal...
London is expensive. It is difficult for me because I am so tight. I could say it more nicely but that is the simple truth. I’ve been careful with money my whole life so as wonderful as our trip is it eats away at me that it costs so much...
We have a long list of things to see. We made it to St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the Sanctuary, Westminster Hall and the House of Commons, and the Imperial War Museum. We learned how to change Underground lines, read the...