Listening to disco and doing the night before packing and Nadya decides this is the trip our luggage is going to get lost. She insists we cross pack and carry extra underwear in our carry on bags. The nice thing about the trip is we are limited to one suitcase and one day pack. No steamer trunks and no extra train case. Nadya of course is much more sophisticated than I am, so I...
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Monthly Archives: June 2004
Our rough intinerary
Nadya and I sat down a couple of months ago and wrote out our must see and must do list. Like most lists, it is way too long and we had to pare the list to the really really must see and do list. We also tried to make the list a “one a day” to leave plenty of time for relaxing and doing things that just happen to look interesting. Fri- Travel Sat...
More shopping
Our umpteenth preparatory trip to REI. I came away with a fabulous day pack – the Jansport Penelope. I also snagged a rain hat made of breathable nylon, so it will double as a sun hat – and it’s called the Booney Hat! We threw in a few miscellaneous items – straps & hi-tech moleskin. Found some rainpants but at $75 I decided to take my chances with the nylon walking pants I already...
Obsessive Wall Behaviors
While Jim is obsessing over the size of his daypack and how many gigs of digital storage he needs, I’m working on my own priorities: reading all my assigned reading before we leave! Kind friends and family keep tossing Hadrian related books my way, my various new bosses have sent me books to make me a more useful person, and my soon-to-be-a-mother friend has loaded me with books regarding adoption, China, and child rearing....
Thoughts on the Intinerary
The British weather is extremely variable. To ensure that you have a great holiday please come prepared for every conceivable type of weather. Between that warning and the suggestion, no the essential, bringing of waterproof everything I think it might rain on us. Oh well I don’t think that will dampen our spirits. Nadya had a chuckle when reading the note from David regarding our lodging. “We certainly seem to have a VERY English...