Castle
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THE *LAST* LAST HURRAH
Before my dad’s second visit to Germany, I asked him what he was interested in doing. He said he wanted to go back to all the same places I had taken him the year prior. “Why?” I asked. “There’s so many new places we can explore.” Then, he said something that I will never forget: Continue reading
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CASTLE DAY
We have William the Conqueror to thank for yet another castle visit! We started the day at Corfe Castle, another Norman motte and bailey. It was shrouded in fog, which the kids thought was “a little spooky”! We did some solid exploring and solid playing before heading to lunch. We finished the day at Lulworth Continue reading
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DOVER CASTLE
“Woah, it’s huge!” “And it’s not ruined.” As we approached Dover Castle in the car, we were all astounded by the sheer size of it! “What time period is it from?” was T1’s question…as it always is when we visit a castle. I told him it was Norman. Then I explained that it was the Continue reading
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HIGHWAY ROBBERY
I made a very spontaneous decision to take the kids on an Adventure Day to one of our favorite places! We headed to Hedingham Castle to learn about Dick Turpin and his gang of highwaymen! What/Who is that, you ask?! I asked myself the same because “highways” are not a thing in this country. I Continue reading
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LET IT RAIN
It was time to head east to Dublin and prepare for our flight home. After 10 days of nearly-perfect weather, the Irish rain finally decided to grace us with its presence. But since we couldn’t check-in to our lodging early, we stuck to the plan and made a stop at…you guessed it…RUINS!! We visited Dunamase Continue reading
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NI COAST ~ Part 2
We geared up for another busy day along the NI coast, and it did not disappoint! The weather was unbelievably gorgeous! When I was planning this trip many months ago, I was quite concerned that 99% of the itinerary was outdoors. And I had no backup plans. But, the universe was absolutely on our side, Continue reading
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NI COAST ~ Part 1
About a year ago, Joe and I were assessing our “life”. Meaning: we were looking at the kids’ term breaks and deciding where we wanted to go and when, frequently referencing a travel wish list we created shortly after this day. I told him I was perfectly fine if we never made it to Northern Continue reading
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HADRIAN & HAGRID
Given that we had been to the Cairngorms before, we bookended our ski trip with a few new adventures! T1 is still an avid consumer of British history, so we made a stop at Hadrian’s Wall. Milecastle 42, Cawfields, to be precise! This milecastle is located at a weak spot in the wall, within the Continue reading
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ARE YOU FROM ELGIN?
As snow turned to rain, and little bodies were showing signs of sluggishness, we left the mountains and headed north towards the North Sea. First stop was Duffus Castle, which is in ruins, of course. Would we ever pass up a good set of ruins?! Of course not! In 1150, it was originally built in Continue reading
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SCHOOL OF MAGIC
Back in the spring we visited Hedingham Castle for a day of jousting! Well…when I received an email about a School of Magic at the same castle, I was like, ‘sign me up for that right now!’. Admittedly, I never anticipated being such a Harry Potter fan. But sometimes things just happen! I also used Continue reading
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