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It’s time once again to see the world, as we start the first of three adventures in 2025. This trip takes us on a cruise from England to Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway, and Iceland. It does not appear that we will need any sunscreen, but having said that it’s a lovely morning here in Southampton. But I’m getting ahead of myself…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Days one and two were long travel days; we left Boise Friday at about 2:30 MDT, changed planes in Minneapolis and left there at 9:30 PM CDT, arriving in Amsterdam on Saturday at 12:30 PM CEST, then one more plane change towards Southampton, arriving there at 5:30 PM BST. All went well, but we were pretty tired when we got here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our hotel is the White Star, an old hotel near the waterfront that has been very nicely remodeled. the main floor has a restaurant and pub that were absolutely hopping on a Saturday night. Our room was on the third floor of a building with no elevator, so a little bit of lugging bags up narrow stairs was required. We split an order of fish and chips and Greg had a pint of cask ale; both were very good. Then it was off to bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning found us feeling much better after a good night’s sleep. Our room included breakfast in the restaurant; we shared an English breakfast and each had a cup of very good coffee. Later we will get over to the cruise terminal to truly start our trip. Tomorrow’s first stop is in Belgium, and will be taking a tour of the city of Bruges. More then…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Saturday night party spilled out of the pub and into the street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The English Breakfast was great, although we\u2019re still not sure what Black Pudding is\u2026you\u2019ll find it on the left<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New horizons in airport vending machines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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