by eandl | Apr 22, 2018 | International Travel
Several times on our trip Naples reminded us of a South Asian city, with its tightly clustered buildings, a fairly dirty and chaotic streetscape, and commerce seemingly everywhere. So while you can see something quite European on Sunday morning: Large parts of the old...
by eandl | Apr 17, 2018 | International Travel
Wednesday Having arrived in the late afternoon, our exploration on Wednesday was limited to a walk past the Roman Forum and up to the beautifully evening-lit Coliseum. Thursday Our original plan for Thursday involved a regional train, but due to a transit strike we...
by eandl | Feb 25, 2018 | International Travel, Travel
Upon arriving back in London for the afternoon, Google alerted Eric that the Lumiere Light Festival was starting that evening. My aunt had mentioned it previously but we assumed we would miss it. So, in between a lovely relaxing bottle of wine at Gordon’s Wine...
by eandl | Jan 30, 2018 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Bracknell The Yorkshire Rose — We weren’t terribly hungry after a substantial Sunday roast lunch, so we were drawn by the options of small plates. Not too busy on a Sunday night with just two other tables in the back room. I opted for the small mussels appetizer...
by eandl | Jan 29, 2018 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Noteworthy, Travel
We purposely left Sunday morning free to meet up with Kim and Jules, who proposed lunch at a pub on the Thames. To get out there we took the Tube to the Kew Garden station and met up at Tap on the Line pub for a quick drink, then took an Uber to The Bell & Crown...