England
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HEDINGHAM JOUST
On the sunniest day England has seen yet, we ventured to Hedingham Castle for Joust Day! We all really enjoyed this amazing day! As a child raised on Medieval Times, I have seen plenty a’ cutlery-free tournaments – but today was so much better! Hedingham was an amazing backdrop for watching The Knights of Middle Continue reading
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LONDON…AGAIN!
We headed out again to finish the road trip after a few unexpected, but very obviously needed, nights at home. The last portion of the journey was a meet-up in London with Virginia friends from T1’s preschool class, who were on an extended layover! It has been so lovely to stay in touch with these Continue reading
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THE CHUNNEL TO FRANCE
During the kids’ term break, we decided to drive all the way to Freiburg, Germany and back! It was a very involved plan, which changed several times, but we (spoiler alert!) successfully made it to all our destinations. Not exactly in the way we planned, but we made it nonetheless! CHUNNEL – Our first adventure Continue reading
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SEALS & SIGHTINGS
We all know I love me some pinnipeds! The family headed to Horsey Beach to try and spot some adorable baby seals. There is three miles of beach along the Norfolk coast that is home to a huge grey seal colony. It was cold and windy and generally unpleasant, but there were plenty of seals Continue reading
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BUG PETTING PARTY
Whilst planning our trip to the beach, I discovered a Bug Zoo! Complete with bug-petting experience! We most certainly couldn’t pass up the chance to get friendly with some creepy crawlies! Personally, I’m a big leafcutter ant fan. If I had to be an insect, I’d probably be one of these. This ginormous grasshopper guy Continue reading
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BUT ARE THE LEGS STILL ATTACHED?
During a Mum’s Night Out with the mums from T1’s class, I overheard one asking another to order a turkey from her farm. The next week I took the liberty of admitting to the mum that I was eavesdropping and inquired about her farm. Apparently, her dad has a crop farm but raises a handful Continue reading
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ON DASHER, ON DANCER
Last stop before home was a visit with Santa and his reindeer at Somerset Reindeer Ranch! On the windiest day we have witnessed yet, we enjoyed one final bit of Christmas festivities. I mean, it was blow-the-roof-off windy. A board of the roof actually came down right when Santa was in the middle of reading Continue reading
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BATH & BRISTOL
BATH – Before heading to the Abbey, we stopped at Sally Lunn’s for a famous bun! The recipe is still a tightly kept secret and cooked up in one of the oldest houses in Bath (c. 1482). Then on to the Roman Baths, where the kids were highly consumed with their audio tours. T1 refused Continue reading
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CASTLES, CAVES, AND CARDIFF
I loooooove me some castle ruins, and England has plenty of ‘em! So en route to our next destination, we stopped at Conisbrough Castle for some fresh air and a little run’round! Here we go with the garderobes again! Conisbrough had cool educational videos projected onto the walls of every floor in the Keep, so Continue reading
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A VERY MERRY ROAD TRIP
It was incredibly tempting to head to mainland Europe for the holidays and steep in the gloriousness of German Weihnachtsmärkte but we wanted to explore our new country and give the Bri’ish festivities a go! Our first stop was York, which I absolutely loved. Even during the planning process, York was so user-friendly and had Continue reading
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