Monthly Archives: April 2024

A bit calmer sea. Breakfast like most of the meals was not impressive. Naturally the poached eggs were fine and the berries are surprisingly good pancakes not so much.mediocre coffee, not hot. yesterday’s oatmeal will not be repeated. Ordered pumpernickel … Continue reading →

Early morning so we can have breakfast in the dining room As we continue our voyage across the Atlantic, we pass over abyssal plains and basins. The Rockall Basin has features named after the Lord of the Rings, such as … Continue reading →

Clock set back one hour. GPS does not pick up the correct time zone so you have to reset it to GMT time manually. After dropping the pilot in the late evening, Queen Mary 2 enters the English Channel, where … Continue reading →

Hotel lobby was a virtual madhouse with many ships boarding around the same time and an early check out of 11 AM. If you stayed past 11 AM they started charging you 25 pounds an hour. Odd policy for five … Continue reading →

Southampton Common is the largest of Southampton’s open spaces with the first written record dating back to 1228 although it is possible that the area’s status as a common dates back to the town of Hamwic around 500AD. The 365 … Continue reading →

Another gloomy day overcast and cool, a perfect day for a walk to the beach. With luck, the rain won’t start till later, with luck. Breakfast at top of hotel has some nice views From the marina across the Itchen … Continue reading →

Southampton, a city going back to Roman times. Launching place of ships such as the Mayflower and Titanic. The walking path to the train station takes one past some medieval city walls. Got to see the less than prosperous city … Continue reading →

Early morning, breakfast with Bobby kens and then off to Victoria station to take the train. However, when we got there, I found the train actually goes from Waterloo station. Southern Railway southwestern Railway they all seem the same. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

Late night at the opera. Early morning breakfast before heading to the tour so nicely arranged by Bobbikins. Well, after getting up bright and early before the sun and having lovely porridge at Gales, the tour was canceled. We figure … Continue reading →

Morning, Sunday, barely, breakfast at Bobbikins. Walking and then nap and steak dinner. Monday: Went to the Caravaggio exhibit at the National gallery. After a 30 minute queue you get into the exhibit. It has two paintings and several panels … Continue reading →