Hi Mom! That’s right…we’re coming home! Just 3 weeks from today, we’ll be pulling into the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. I can’t believe our epic journey is coming to an end. But we’ve had an amazing last 2.5 weeks in the UK filled with castles, pubs, and footy!
CASTLES
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- The Tower of London
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- Cardiff Castle, Wales
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- Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
PUBS
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- Dick, Craig & John in London
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- The boys in Cardiff
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- John, Mark & Paul in Manchester
FOOTY
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- Arsenal v. Hull in London
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- Outside Old Trafford
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- United v. Chelsea in Manchester
And we’ve had lots of visitors, too! It’s been amazing just how many people we’ve seen since September: Sue & Garrett in Germany; Jodi & Matt in Belgium; Sal, La & Ando in Paris; Craig, Dick, Lisa, Alyssa, Trevor, Katie and Jen in London; Mark & Paul in Manchester; and Ben & Eva in Edinburgh. After being on our own for so long, it’s been great to have so many familiar faces around. Shout outs all around!
As you know, today is also our 3rd wedding anniversary and I’m happy to report that all is quiet on the Scottish front! For those of you who don’t know the recent history of October 29th, here’s a quick catch up:
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- Freak snow storm on 10/29/11
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- Hurricane Sandy on 10/29/12
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- Visit to North Korea on 10/29/13
But today we had a lovely, quiet day…so far! I probably shouldn’t jinx it so I’ll just shut up about it now.
With just a few weeks till we return, John and I thought we’d ask everyone to start submitting their questions for our last Q&A. Please send us all your burning questions and we’ll answer them all and post the answers the day we arrive back home, Wednesday, November 19th. If anyone is interested, here are the two previous Q&A posts we did:
From January: https://werefinemom.com/2014/01/11/asked-answered/
From April: https://werefinemom.com/2014/04/10/twenty-questions-plus-3/
Can’t wait to see you, Mom, and everyone! OK…off to a (hopefully) quiet 3rd anniversary dinner in Edinburgh!
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I may be too late since you may have already shouted Bon Voyage from the Lido deck, but…
1) Where will you be laying your heads upon your return?
2) When does the pretirement officially end? Are you giving yourselves some R&R on native soil until after the holidays?
3) Where was the best hair root touch-up (for Amy)?
4) Did you say ‘Big Ben, Parliament’ when in London? (ode to European Vacation)
5) Are you already planning your next venture and where would you go?
6) Do you now need to purchase a car and will it be Cleo-clone (since don’t sell them in US)?
Looking forward to Dec 7th, but remember I am a hop-skip away from Flourtown if you are in PA before then! – Rach
Can’t believe y’all are coming back right around the corner! Here are my questions
-Will you completely retire all clothing items from the duffel bag upon return?
-Anything you look forward to buying for your wardrobe once you hit the States?
-Have you talked about what travel will be like for you in the future?
-Amy, first thing you want to bake? (Do you even miss it?)
-If you both had to pick only one picture from your adventure that has the most meaning, which would it be?
You’re taking a cruise back to the USA? And now a few Qs for the Q&A…
Any brushes with the law?
Did you ever run out of money? And, did you bring it all with you or use your ATM card? Are there still traveler’s checks?
Best weather/worst weather?
What do you want to eat first when you’re back?
Did you get anything on the trip that you’ll be sad you can’t get at home?
I’m guessing you must be somewhat looking forward to “sitting still” for a while when you’re back…enjoy your last weeks!
What are your plans when you get back?
If you could revisit only three places in your lifetime, where would you go?
For some reason that comment was logged in as Ella’s account. It’s Jamie, actually!
What would be on your menu of choice for your homecoming given all the exotic stuff you have eaten?
At any point did you consider cutting the adventure short and heading home earlier than planned?