Tag: London

  • Europe Bound – On our way to Vimy!

    Europe Bound – On our way to Vimy!

    As some of you may know, this year is Canada’s 150th birthday.  What some of you may not know, is that April, 2017 marked the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge, which took place during World War 1.  To celebrate these two important anniversaries, my school organized a trip to England and France for almost 30…

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  • Wrapping up the UK with HP and Chunnelling Our Way to France!

    Wrapping up the UK with HP and Chunnelling Our Way to France!

    Well it’s time for us to leave the UK.  We had a wonderful day in York and then made our way South to London. It was the perfect time to catch up with the Elwin family and say our final goodbyes. They shared their holiday adventures in Greece, while we shared our time in the…

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  • Pip Pip Cheerio!

    Pip Pip Cheerio!

    We’re moving on…it’s time to say “Pip Pip Cheerio to London! We’ve had a fabulous couple of weeks at the Elwin home. Staying in this house certainly made our stay so much more comfortable. We were able to rest and rejuvenate after our touring and simply relax on our “homeschool” days. The girls really enjoyed taking…

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  • Stories from Westminster

    Stories from Westminster

    A big shout out to our friends Cathy and Morgan from Ottawa, Canada. Twenty years ago we were invited to a long weekend BBQ at their place in Ottawa.  There were a number of people there who participated in a water fight (Oliver and I lost big time!).  Anyways, when we blogged that we were…

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  • A Marvelous Musical

    A Marvelous Musical

    Last night, my family and I went to see Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre in London to have fun. The play is based on the book Matilda by Roald Dahl. Matilda is a fun musical about a five year old girl named Matilda Wormwood (at our show Matilda was played by Lottie Sicilia) who…

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