Tag: train
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We went to the Olympics!

I still can’t believe we went to the Olympics. We entered the lottery and booked our events package a year ago. Now August 2024 was here and we were ready to live this dream. Lille, France: We started the trip with Saya smashing her finger in the door of the ‘adjoining’ rooms that we had…
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Chichester in September

It’s only appropriate that I start a September post with more news for friends and family– and it’s girls galore! Perri & Matt’s daughter: Phia, Zach & Amanda’s daughter: Eloise, and Miya & Jose’s daughter: Emiko. Welcome little women! Corey planned a day trip to Chichester on this bright and crisp Saturday. The train to…
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Sweetzerland!

I can’t claim credit for the title of this post. Sweetzerland is the name of a chocolate shop that you’ll want to visit when you arrive in Geneva. The author of the NY Times article ’36 Hours in Geneva’ boasts that this is the shop ‘where Russian tourists come to buy chocolate by the kilo’ since…
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A Cold Day Trip to Colchester

Elephants have been my favourite animal since I was about eight years old so I was taken with Colchester’s love for the keystone species as well! We arrived knowing that Colchester is Britain’s oldest recorded town, but didn’t know that when the Roman Emperor Claudius invaded the settlement in 43AD that he brought elephants…