July 22, 2026 I love Downton Abbey so a trip to see Highclere Castle was what I planned for celebrating my birthday!!! Yes, I am going to be Lady Mary for the day!!! Very early in the morning we headed to our pickup spot to go on our Downton Abbey, Cotswolds, and Highclere Castle Tour. …
London
London – Beetles and Buckingham
July 21, 2026 I have been a Beetles fan since they first appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. I remember creating a drum set from cardboard boxes an along with neighborhood friends playing air guitar holding concert in the garage for the other kids and charging them a nickel to attend our concerts. …
London – Tower of London, Westminster and St. Paul’s
July 20, 2026 We were picked up at our hotel by our private guide Sandra Jack and departed via a chauffeur driven Mercedes for a drive along the river Thames Embankment to the City of London, London Bridge and ending at the Tower of London to visit the Beefeaters and Crown Jewels. The private guide …
London – Exploring the city
July 19, 2026 After a 10 hour flight we arrived at London Heathrow Airport at noon on Sunday, cleared passport control then took an uber to our hotel in central London. The Grand at Trafalgar Square has been converted from a private aristocratic mansion, to one of the grandest hotels in Central London. Housed in …




