Our last full day in London started off early with a walk to our favorite neighborhood breakfast spot Dan & Decarlo (which still seems to be open as of 2026!). After that we headed to the tube towards the city. Tashia didn't note it in her travelogue, but there was one day that we took the tube at rush hour and it was a rather uncomfortable, though short-lived, look into what it would be like to live here day in and day out, as opposed to our star-eyed tourist view. But we ma

After the previous day’s travels, we slept in until 9am to ease our way out of the flat by 10am. This time, it was on the tube to head to Oxford Circus. We started the day with a walk to and through the Handel and Hendrix Museum. While this was not my cup of tea completely, the information was interesting and the house was pretty neat. Bryan enjoyed the history and we got some great photos!

Guess what Wednesday was?! PARIS!!!! Je suis enthousiaste! I, for one, was very excited to get to France and check out Paris. So excited, in fact, that it was a breeze to wake up at 3am London time to get ready and out the door by 4am! Of course, it was a bit of a run-around to get there in time because it was too early for a tube. So, we hopped on a bus to take us to the St. Pancras station so we could catch the early Eurostar to Paris. Once we got through ticketing and b

After jumping on the tube at East Finchley to Leicester Square (that's not pronounced how it looks, btw, so look it up and you'll be surprised!), we hopped over to the Piccadilly in order to get to Hyde Park. Stepping out from the Hyde Park stop was just gorgeous! A quick walk through the park provided many photo opportunities, but Continental Avenue was just spectacular...even if we did walk down the bike path instead of the walking path like we were supposed to...that's rig

The day that I hoped would never come hit us like a freight train on Sunday morning. We had to take our beloved cat to the vet because sh...

To all of those who follow us on Facebook, you know that we have welcomed a little girl into our lives! Our daughter, Lucille Breanne Metz, was born on February 28, 2020. She came into the world after 19 hours of labor led to complications with the induction and a change to a C-section. Weighing 10 lbs, 4 oz and measuring 21 inches, she was a BIG baby! The entire surgical staff was floored by her size and everyone was exclaiming throughout the procedure. Of course, her size r

We started off Day 4 of our London trip by heading to Knightsbridge, a very swanky part of town home to the world's most expensive apartment, for some breakfast at Caffe Concerto. I had the full English breakfast (of course) with tea (of course) with milk (of c-- well actually this was a new and welcome development I picked up across the pond). Tashia had the Croque Madame with orange juice. The food was all very good and the decor was so fancy we felt like we needed to drin

After our wild adventures from the day before, I thought it might be nice to slow things down a bit and spend some time "in the country",...

It's the most wonderful time of year. The air is crisp, yards are decorated with lights and inflatable figures, fir trees are on sale at...

The second day of our trip to London started where the first day left off: the Tower of London. Ok first we stopped for tea and avocado...