Friday, September 20, 2024 This morning, we were up at 5am, left the dorm at 5:30, walked to the Underground station, and were at the airport by 6:30am. Correction on Imperial College Dorm Housing: When we thought we might need to stay in London one more night, I asked if…
Month: September 2024
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England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 19: London
Thursday, September 19, 2024 Hiya! We planned a relaxing and reflective day today. It didn’t go quite as planned. No worries, it got sorted in the end. Aunt Kitten Visits London Aunt Kitten had stayed in the dorm room all week so today was her day to sight-see! Last Fortitude…
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England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 18: St. Paul’s Cathedral in London
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Once again, we slept in. Then I got caught up on my blogging. Yay! We’re begining to feel familiar with our surroundings and routes, or at least, Gregg is getting us around smoothly without having to follow Google’s instructions. My brain doesn’t feel as overloaded when…
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England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 17: London
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Since we were both exhausted, we decided to sleep in until 8:00. Ten hours of sleep was much needed and refreshing. I worked on the blog a bit, then we were off to find breakfast. Fortitude Bakehouse Jennie texted several recommendations for eating. She raved about…
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England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 16: London
Monday, September 16, 2024 Goodbyes After breakfast, we said our goodbyes to Jennie and Steve and headed to London’s Heathrow Airport to say goodbye to our trusty Volvo. It served us well. Thanks be to God, it was returned in the same condition we rented it. Since we turned it…
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England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 15: Oxford
Sunday, September 15, 2024 Sunday in Oxford Worship day! Jennie gave us multiple options for going to church this morning. They all had good attributes. We finally decided to attend Christ Church Cathedral which is the chapel for Christ Church College in Oxford as well as the Cathedral of the…
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England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 14: St. Albans and Cotswolds
Saturday, September 14, 2024 To be honest, all the churches are getting scrambled in my head. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE seeing them. It’s just when I go to write about them, I hope I’m telling you about the correct churches of the day. If in doubt, double-check Gregg’s…
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England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 13: St. Julian, Ely, & Cambridge
Friday, September 13, 2024 Today, we left York and visited several places honoring women who had an impact on early Christianity in the UK. On our way out of town, we saw two hot air balloons. Come to find out, they give balloon aerial tours. Breakfast Bap We left York…
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England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 12: York, England
Thursday, September 12, 2024 Out of Clean Clothes This morning we slept in until 8:00ish. At 9:00, we took 2 reusable grocery bags full of dirty laundry around the corner to a laundry service. Everything is a trade off. We decided to trade $50 so we could have the whole…
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England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Day 11: Durham Cathedral, Whitby Abbey, York
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Ahhhh! Last night I was in bed with eyes closed at 10pm and slept until almost 7am. How good it felt! After another delicious hot Full English Breakfast downstairs, we checked out and headed an hour and a half to Durham Cathedral. This is a place…
