Category Archives: .UK

0.SJC-LAS-LGW

Posted on June 26, 2018 by admin

Uber to SJC… Delta to LAS… bumpy landing in LAS… VA to LGW… VERA movie time… Let the musical trip commence!

Posted in .accommodation, .flight, .LAS, .LGW, .music, .SJC, .transportation, 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI | Tagged Gatwick Express, LAS, LGW, Nell Gwynn House, Oyster cards, SJC | Leave a comment

The Art&Music Trip 🙂 0. Tue 6/26: SJC – LAS – LGW VA | 12:00 – 09:25 | 13h 25m 1 stop Gatwick Express 2FOR1 on London attractions 1. Wed 6/27 London Nell Gwynn House Apartments EUROPEAN COMPOSERS IN LONDON … Continue reading →

Posted in .Big_Island, .Hallstatt, .itinerary, .LAS, .LGW, .LONDON, .Mallorca, .music, .Salzburg, .SJC, .VIENNA, 2018.06-07.LON-VIE-PMI, Gustav Klimt, Joan Miró | Tagged ITINERARY, Japan House, LAS, LGW, LON-VIE-PMI, London, PMI, Royal Albert Hall, Salzkammergut, Science Museum, Shakespeare's Globe, SJC, VIE | Leave a comment

LONDON: Battersea Park

Posted on June 16, 2016 by admin

Non-stop… 9h… uneventful… mostly sleepless… night flight… afternoon in London! Few more side things before the great exploration… check in at Nell Gwynn after seeing a few apartments since they were remodelling the outside of the building… the school nearby … Continue reading →

Posted in .Battersea_Park, .crêpe, .LONDON, .marmelade, .restaurant, Poilâne | Tagged Battersea Park, Chelsea, Duke of York Square, Kensington, Kensington Creperie, London, Muriel's Kitchen, Partridges | Leave a comment

TRIP: 2016.06-07.LON.HU.RO.BCN.UK

Posted on June 14, 2016 by admin

Time to travel back in time, here’s the (mostly) medieval tentative itinerary with booked flight and train tickets, hotels, apartments and … castles! Wed, 06/15: SFO – LON VS020: SFO | 17:40 – LHR | 12:05 Thu, 06/16: LON LHR … Continue reading →

Posted in .2016.06-07.LON.HU.RO.BCN.UK, .BARCELONA, .Birmingham, .BUDAPEST, .CATALONIA, .HUNGARY, .Languedoc-Roussillon, .LONDON, .Oxford, .ROMANIA | Tagged BCN, BHX, BUD, BUH, Carcassone, Cardona, Castelldefels, Collioure, LON, Oxford, SFO | Leave a comment

MOVIE NIGHT: Elizabeth – The Golden Age

Posted on June 4, 2016 by admin

Elizabeth: The Golden Age, 2007 Found it streaming at Netflix, a reminder that our medieval trip starting in London and continuing to Spain is coming soon 🙂

Posted in .film, .UK | Tagged Elizabeth, MOVIE NIGHT, The Golden Age | Leave a comment

MOVIE NIGHT: A Brilliant Young Mind

Posted on March 26, 2016 by admin

A Brilliant Young Mind (2015) A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

Posted in .Cambridge, .film, .TAIWAN | Tagged A Brilliant Young Mind, MOVIE NIGHT | Leave a comment

LON: Albertopolis

Posted on June 17, 2015 by admin

South Kensington – Chelsea is a special neighborhood for us. We’ve stayed here on the previous trip because of the proximity to Hyde Park and museums. This time we’ve learned more about the history of Exhibition Road and the area … Continue reading →

Posted in .Albertopolis, .crêpe, .Duke_of_York_Square, .food, .LONDON, .Natural_History_Museum, .Science_Museum, .Victoria_Albert_Museum, 2015.06-07.LON.RO.GR, Poilâne | Tagged Albertopolis, Chelsea, Cocoon, Darwin's Center, Exhibition Road, Family Art Fun, London, LONDON 2015, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, V&A, Wildlife Garden | 1 Comment

LON: The City

Posted on June 16, 2015 by admin

First real discovery day, jetlag is behind us and we have big City plans. The City of London is nicknamed the Square Mile and is the oldest part of London. A good place to start our London itinerary! From Chelsea … Continue reading →

Posted in .ancient, .Chelsea, .City, .LONDON, .Museum_of_London, .tea, .Theatreland, .Trafalgar_Square | Tagged 216 Strand, 30 Cannon Street, Ancient History, Bracken House, City Visitor Center, City Visitor Trail, Gift Horse on the Fourth Plinth, London, Museum of London, St. Paul Gardens, The City, The Monument to the Great Fire of London, Twinings | Leave a comment

LON: No-Jetlag Day!

Posted on June 15, 2015 by admin

First day in the first city of our itinerary is the timezone switch. That means be curious, discover, explore, play, walk… everything but sleep! Here we go from Heathrow to Nell Gwynn House by tube, that’s easy with two (not … Continue reading →

Posted in .Big_Ben, .Buckingham_Palace, .Chelsea, .Duke_of_York_Square, .LONDON, .St_James_Park, 2015.06-07.LON.RO.GR | Tagged Buckingham Palace, Chelsea, Duke of York Square, Horse Guards, Household Cavalry Museum, LONDON 2015, Nell Gwynn House, No-Jetlag Day!, Pret A Manger, St James's Park in film, St. James's Park, The Household Division’s Beating Retreat, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall | Leave a comment

TRIP: 2015.06-07.LON.RO.GR

Posted on June 14, 2015 by admin

The day is, or rather was as I jot down these notes, June 14, 2015. school activities… done packing… check itinerary… packed Time to fly!

Posted in .ATHENS, .BUCHAREST, .GREECE, .itinerary, .LONDON, .ROMANIA, 2015.06-07.LON.RO.GR | Tagged 06-07, 2015, GR, LON.RO, TRIP | 1 Comment