Now that we have the channel tunnel, the travel time from Belgium to England is not as long as you’d imagine, if you disregard the delays due to roadworks for a minute. We sort out the cottage and set off around nine, that should give us plenty of time to do some sightseeing along the… Continue reading Homeward!
Today is the last full day here in England and we will visit one of the busiest sites in the area: Stonehenge. Fortunately we had booked these tickets way beforehand, so we're assured of entry. A ticket is for a specific time and you're allowed in at that time or anytime fifteen minutes later. You… Continue reading Stonehenge / birds of prey
Up at seven with the alarm, what a bad night. I was awake often and long, I suppose the warm night and the narrowness of the bed could have something to do with it, or the late mac & cheese.. but I refuse to regret that! It’s tradition to visit a zoo on these family… Continue reading Longleat Safari Park
Today’s my birthday! 44, a nicely symmetrical number, I say. I woke up early, that’s handy because Mom calls me at six thirty, forgetting the time difference. Arne makes my breakfast, I get to pick the music and there’s thoughtful gifts at the breakfast table, a delightful start to the day. We have three options… Continue reading A day out in the sun
Saturday! The alarm wakes me at seven, I seem to have adjusted to the local time.. I’m sure the late night playing Scrabble has something to do with it. We had discussed the sights in the area yesterday and decided on the Army Flying Museum, as a change of pace from the old buildings the… Continue reading Army planes, iron age forts and board games
Our plan for today is to visit Bath. This is one of the most touristy places in the UK, so we had booked a private tour guide and the tickets to the Roman Baths a few weeks ago. The Baths really do get very busy, booking is done in time slots and in this season… Continue reading Bath
Up at six again, not by choice this time, my eyes simply popped open and wouldn’t close again. Six here is seven at home, so not surprising that I can’t make it to the alarm time set at seven local time. I start on yesterday’s blog and generally keep quiet in bed until seven, which… Continue reading Castle and chapel
Up and running at six this morning! We want to catch LeShuttle (the train through the channel tunnel) around nine. We're taking a trip with family, so we're a group of three cars, but it's nigh impossible to coordinate which train to be on, so we've agreed to meet up at our first activity in… Continue reading To England
Up early and another breakfast of cornflakes, bread, bacon and eggs. We leave in a good mood and drive out of Cambridge on the bid road and a ring road, before driving past many small villages. Fulbourn, then Brinkley where we stopped for groceries, we have the wind in our backs the whole way. We… Continue reading to Alpheton
We sleep long, because it's a rest day. We get up at eight thirty, have corn flakes, bread, egg, sausage and bacon and then went swimming in the public pool. We could swim as long as we like, but we wanted to see the city. We vist a few colleges, that takes a long time… Continue reading A swim, a visit to Cambridge and a giant ice cream
I fell asleep yesterday while solving cross word puzzles with my dad. We get up early again, have a quick but tasty breakfast and jump on the bikes. We ride on a red road (note from 2021, this refers to the red color of the road on the map, indicating that it's a national road).… Continue reading to Cambridge
It's cold but I slept well under the warm sleeping bag. We play some more with the Dutch kids we met yesterday and fed the swans before leaving to Diss. Dad went out to get a map and Mom for groceries, when Dad gets back he looks at the map and shakes his head, saying… Continue reading To East Harling
We get up early, because it will be a busy day. We have a quick but tasty breakfast at the tent, then pack up everything and leave around nine. We stop in Halesworth for groceries, it's already quarter to eleven. I was starving but mom said we would only eat at 12. We had the… Continue reading to Hoxne
We did not sleep very well, because we were cold. We will stay here for another night, so we have a lot of time and we sleep late. My mother proposes to go out for lunch and we all agree. We first go to the sea, see sailing boats, my father takes a picture of… Continue reading A day off in Southwood
Slept well, we were tired from yesterday and rose in a good mood. Back to Leiston for grocery shopping, my sister guards the bikes while the others shop. We drive to Eastbridge and then through a nature reserve. When we got hungry, we sat down and had a picnic. We ride to Westleton, it's very… Continue reading to Southwood
Please note that this text was written by me and my mom in 2021, based on the journal written by my sister, who was then 9 years old. We don't sleep well, but then you never do the first night. The tourist office is open, but they don't have a good map so they send… Continue reading to Sizewell
Up at six thirty, then a quick breakfast before the short trip to the Herentals railway station. Our neighbour is kind enough to drop us off, the bikes and bike luggage on an open trailer. We have to switch trains twice (once we only had 17 minutes to transfer) but everything goes smoothly. In Zeebrugge… Continue reading Public transport to Felixtowe
This is the oldest trip for which we have actual daily notes, so I figured I would start here. The notes were written in Dutch by my eldest sister who was nine at the time of the trip, so I haven't made a literal translation, but rather tried to keep some of the basic facts… Continue reading Introduction
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