I'm going to be in Manchester for a week this summer, and am going to add some extra days for me and Mrs. to explore.
We've seen the major stuff on previous trips in London, Wales, south coast, east coast, Liverpool, Edinburgh, etc. This time we wanted to go into the highlands of Scotland and enjoy the scenery. I feel like I've seen enough castles for a lifetime, but I'm a sucker for cathedrals and abbeys.
Any recommendations for stuff up north?
I do plan a future trip to Scotland. It's my ancestral homeland on both sides and I've never been. So I will be watching you for ideas.Originally Posted by Brian
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Spending a month, all of July in England. 3 weeks of it are business, and 1 week of fun. Taking the Mrs. along. Super excited. Giving lectures at 3 universities, including one at Oxford. Kinda nervous about that one..... I own one tie and no suit or sports jacket...
Summers are miserable where I live, so I wont mind spending the worst part of summer in the 50s and 60s.
Anyway, we're spending our 1 week of fun up in Northern Scotland. Going all the way to the top. Skipping the islands (Shetland, Orkneys, Outer Hebridies), which I fear may be a mistake, but the Mrs. is not up for a lot of barfing on ferry rides.... Oh well. 3 days on Isle of Skye, which is accessible via road. Not really sure what were going to do, really like sitting and watching waves hit rocks, and driving and walking around scenic places. Heard the whale watching tours are nice. Planning to take it easy and not have that much of a schedule. Anyone been up that far north? Recommendations?
Kind of tired of seeing castles and manor homes, unless there is something really unique. Heard the Fairy Pools are nice.
We spent 10 days in England last summer with the kids, most of it in London. We did take an overnight trip and Walked around Oxford. The library is amazing. We then spent the next morning at Stonehenge and stopped by Salisbury cathedral to see one of the three remaining original copies of the Magna Carta.
I totally get not wanting to deal with barfing. We drove back to London and went to see Phantom of the Opera. My girls, especially the oldest, had been looking forward to this as the highlight of their trip. Unfortunately my oldest got some stomach bug/car sickness and spent the entire performance with her head in my lap. She assured me she was fine to take the tube back to our apartment and didn't need to use the loo. So we walked out of the theater into the crowded sidewalk and she promptly threw up right in front of the theatre doors, all over my shoes.
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Just spent a week in Yosemite. Had never been there before. What a beautiful place. Too many people, but the waterfalls are magnificent right now.
Looking for some recommendations for a few days in western Germany.
Friday morning I'm in Frankfurt, and Sunday evening I need to be in Luxembourg. In between, I have a car.
Anything cool in eastern france?
I've heard the WWI sights are interesting. And perhaps WW2 sites up in Belgium?
or maybe a southern loop through Zurich?
I'd travel the rummelstraub (sp?) And see neuswanstein
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