National Trails Day at Glendalough
October 4th being National Trails Day in Ireland we took ourselves off to Glendalough, Co Wicklow to support this worthwhile event and to give the Small Boy more practice in his new backpack. We chose Glendalough because it ticks a number of boxes for walking/hiking with an infant. For one thing It is an easy Read the Rest…
Photo Friday: Wicklow Way
MT’s mention of the Wicklow Way in her recent post made me realize that I really don’t write about Ireland enough on this blog. So today I thought I’d redress that a little by sharing some photos of the scenery along this 127km trail which winds through the Dublin and Wicklow mountains. Mountains in Ireland Read the Rest…
Ye Olde English Sweet Shoppe
Here’s a funny thing: I’ve no idea whether or not sweet shops (candy stores) such as the one pictured above ever existed in the U.S. or not. This Mr. Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe is in Falmouth, England. The jars of sweets, especially the boiled sweets, reminded me of the thrill of excitement my sisters and Read the Rest…
Trebah Gardens
I took these photos at Trebah Gardens in Cornwall when we visited earlier this year but I saved them for today – you’ll see why below. This view of the gardens was taken from in front of the house looking down on the gardens towards the bay. According to the history of the gardens, this Read the Rest…
All About Tulips At Eden Project
For Photo Friday today, I’m sharing my totally self-indulgent flower photos. Much easier to capture in the right pose than children will ever be 🙂 These photos were taken at the Mediterranean Biome of the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK in March. By now, I hope you’ve been able to enjoy tulips blooming in your Read the Rest…
Cheer for Earth Day with WEEE-Man
This is WEEE-Man. WEEE stands for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, waste which usually ends up in landfill but from which this seven-foot tall piece of artwork was constructed. His teeth are computer mice, his eyes the doors of front-loader washers. Within the structure there are kitchen appliances such as toasters and microwave ovens; large Read the Rest…
The Long Way to Murano
Murano I’m using a photo from Flickr for Photo Friday today, much as I would love to be sharing the photos I took while we were in Venice 🙁 When I wrote about navigating Venice by Vaporetto, I ended by alluding to our crapo-vapo day when I goofed so gloriously that my kids will probably Read the Rest…
Our First Wander In Venice
The joys of depending on the Italian train system. We had planned to have a lazy Monday morning in Lucca relaxing after a busy (wedding-filled) weekend, possibly catching an afternoon train towards Venice. Unfortunately, when we arrived at the train station on Sunday afternoon to purchase tickets, we were told that there would be a Read the Rest…
Navigating Venice by Vaporetto
Note from Wandermom: This past weekend I realized that I hadn’t written much about our time in Venice last June. Over the next week I’ll be writing about this – I hope you enjoy! If you click on this image, a full-color PDF of the route map will be displayed Ah Venice! The city of Read the Rest…
Paddington Bear and Harry Potter Make The Day
We caught the 8:30am train from Truro to London Paddington. It seemed just wrong to pass through the station a second time without stopping for a photo of BigB, his bear and the statue of the eponymous bear. But, we weren’t all done with trains. We needed to get to St. Pancras for our (thankfully Read the Rest…
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