Snapshots of Life

Thoughts and images on the road

Siteseeing, eating and drinking are only part of the fun. It's the stories you come home with that you remember.

Day 11: London to Dublin Travel Day. Enjoy the random photos!

Today was a travel day. We spent the morning packing up the apartment, then grabbed a quick lunch with the kids and our niece Sinead....

Day 10: London - An exchange of vows, a day of wows

Staying in South Kensington, you get a taste of what the high life must be like. Houses valued at $10 million and up are everywhere. As...

London Day 9, 2022: From riverside pubs to historic churches and beyond

If you’re going to London, bring your best walking shoes. Especially if you get glorious September days like these. The London...

London Day 8: Enjoying old London town

I have been accused of overdoing it on occasion in London. Maybe, just maybe, I’m guilty today. And we knew it was going to be a busy day...

London Day 7: The Owen family sees a Hoo and Hamilton

The Sutton Hoo Treasure. Just the name evokes mystery and wonder. What is the Sutton Hoo? It’s a collection of Anglo-Saxon artifacts...

Day 6 - Canterbury - Where it all began

Today was back to where it all began for me in England. Canterbury. I first came to Canterbury as an exchange student in 1980. I came...

Day 5: A Queen’s funeral in Ted Lasso’s Pub

God Save the King. As those words were sung in Westminster Cathedral, followed by strains of bagpipes, the mood in the pub changed....

Day 4: Queen Elizabeth - She’s everywhere, all at once

We saw the queue. Yes. THE queue. That long line of people waiting to pay homage to Queen Elizabeth II. The queue that British subjects,...

Day 3: Loyal animals, dear friends and stunning sunsets

The English are animal crazy. There’s just no other way to say it. Our beautiful hotel - the Forest Park Country Hotel and Inn - seems to...

Day 2: From haute cuisine to pub grub, Britain is still great

During my short time on this planet, England has changed dramatically. And much of it for the better. But while walking through the...