Mike’s Digital Laboratory

Tranquil waters, rain, Insects, sun, fun, adventure are all keywords I might choose for this summers vacation. Posted for your perusal, 31 photos of our 5 day canoe trip in Algonquin Provincial Park Canada. This was my third time to Algonquin. The first time I was just a little older than Melanie. At age 14 this was her first time on such an adventure. When asked if she liked it, she gives two thumbs up. In today’s world of electronics, fast food and all forms of instant gratification I think it’s important for young people to get away from it all that to where there the only electricity is lightning and the cell phones don’t work.

When you view these photos, click on “details” at the bottom of the page and you can read my comments for all the photos. For more about Algonquin see the park web site.

This morning, before leaving Bruges, we took a cruise on a canal tourist boat and then had Belgium waffles for lunch.

In the afternoon we took the train to Antwerp. We enjoyed the sights riding on the top level of a fairly modern double decker train car. Great fun.

We have a nice room here in Antwerp somewhere in the city. Although we are feeling a bit clueless about what to do here and where to go I’m sure we’ll figure it out in the morning. We always seem to have fun wherever we go.

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We just spent two glorius days in Bruges. New photos of Bruges are now online.

Tommorrow we are off to Antwerp

I uploaded some more photos of Bath and the Cotswolds tonight.  I will try to upload some photos of Bruges tomorrow. I also went back and linked up some names of towns to there corresponding wikipedia links.  In case you want to learn more about the towns we have been visiting just look back at the lasr few entries and click on the links.

By the way I love this hotel we are staynig at but the computer here uses the French/belgium style AZERTY keboard and it is very hard to get used to.  But hey I am not complaining for the free use of the machine and the Internet access is very convient.

After a full day of travel including 4 trains and a taxi ride we arrived in Bruges Yesterday. We stay here for 2 days then it’s off to Antwerp.

We are staying in hotel Adornes. The building dates back to the 17th century. It was originally a tin and copper smith’s facility. Later it became a storage building for a brewry next door. The original architecture is largely intact. We have beautiful view overlooking one of Bruges many canals.

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Exploring more Bath and the surrounding areas to the north and west. (the Cotswolds)

Yesterday Susan took us to Lower Slaughter, Stow-on-the-wold, Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Campden. quaint, quaint, quaint. Thatched roofs and 14th century villages.

Today we took a bus tour to Stonehenge, Avebury, Lacock ( Harry potter film location at the Abbey), Castle Combe (very old village).

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Been in Bath (UK) two days now. First a visit with cousin Susan and met her kids, James and Catherine. David was out so we missed him. It was wonderful reconnecting with Susan after 30 something (mumble) years.

Susan is taking us for a drive in the Cotswolds tomorrow. Today we toured the town here, Roman baths, Bath Abbey, Victoria park. Stefanie found a playground in the park for Lydia, while Melanie and I went hunting for a geocache in the botanical gardens. (we found it too!)

Bath is a beautiful, peaceful place. If you ever go to England you must visit Bath.

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We leave London for Bath this morning. None too soon as it’s getting a bit tense around here.  No matter we are having a great time.  Yesterday (Saturday) we visited the National Gallery and the Globe theater. We also wandered along the Thames for  wonderful river side walk. 

The day before (Friday) we went back to the British Museum then off to King’s Cross where we found platform 9 3/4!.   Next we caught the train to Kew Gardens and spent the day taking way too many flower pictures.  Beautiful gardens.

Two days of solid sightseeing. bus tour, St Pauls, Tower of London, Crown jewels, Westminster Abbey, Parliament, London Eye, a british pub and more to come…

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London! took the red eye.

- Posted by MobiBlogr from mobile phone.