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Day 3: Just to Clarify

Just to clarify, that little blue thing I’m holding up in some of the photos is my favorite 20-sided die. Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t believe in anything supernatural, including ghosts, angels, demons, vampires, Jesus, ley lines, wizards, unicorns, and all that crap. I especially don’t believe in magic and [...]

Day 2 – Blenheim Palace and an English Grocery

Today we wandered around the covered market in Oxford and looked at funny English food, like Black Pudding. I did not eat the black pudding. I did however eat a traditional English fry-up. It was tasty.
We also went to Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill. It’s friggin huge. I have [...]

Day 1 – Severe Jet Lag

We have arrived in London.  Understand that we have been traveling for over 12 hours, from Las Vegas to Philadelphia and to London, and lost 8 hours.  I cannot sleep on planes.  It’s just too uncomfortable.  At least Deb got a couple hours of nap time.  All I got was a sore back.  And then [...]

Day 0.1

Really early for our flight so we decided to hang out in the airport bar.  Getting an early start on punishing my liver.

Day 0

We have arrived at the airport.  Breakfast is expensive bu fancy looking.  Not looking forward to half a day on a plane.  My stuff fits in one checked bag and a backpack.  It’s nice to travel light.  Also, this pen sucks. (This blog post was written on a notepad first and typed in later.  I’ll [...]