The National Gallery and a Goose On our Way I’m really excited to see the National Gallery today since John and I just completed a European art history course a few months ago.On the way to the station, I notice lots of beautiful flowers such as roses, geraniums, cyclamen and pansies still blooming in peoples gardens. There are also a lot of ducks and birds in Kew’s duck pond.The weather today …
Covent Garden and Christmas LightsOff to Covent Garden We had a great sleep and after breakfast walk to the Kew Gardens tube (subway) station. On the way to the station we pass the Maid of Honour tea shop. This building has been around for 100s of years and was the bakery which made Henry VIII’s favourite tarts. Everywhere you look there is history- I love it By 10:15am John and I …
From Amman to LondonBritish Airways FlightThe 4am alarm gets us up. Within an hour, our driver arrives and we head to the airport.We’re now sitting at our gate, waiting to board. I can’t wait to go back to sleep.We are flying British Airways. It’s a 5 hour 20 minute flight from Amman to London so it’s not a short flight. The seats do not lean back and the head …
Last Day in JordanJordan Museum We see our Czech friends (Ivanka and Martin) at breakfast. They are getting ready to catch their flight home. After breakfast we catch an Uber to the Jordan Museum. This museum is not part of the Jordan Pass. The museum is very interesting and worth the visit. I learn a lot and especially enjoy the section on origns of the written word. At one spot I have …
