UK/Amsterdam Trip Recap

So we are stoked to report that our entire trip went down without a hitch! 

On this trip we:

Walked an average of 5 miles a day

Went to 3 countries:

England

Scotland

Netherlands

Went to 9 cities:

San Diego

London

Liverpool

Manchester

Leeds

York

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Edinburgh

Amsterdam

Saw 5 theatrical productions:

Burnt City

Six

Life of Pi

Back to the Future

Come From Away

Attended 2 football matches: 

Man City vs West Ham and Man city vs Aston Villa

Saw 5 different football stadiums: 

West Ham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle

Went to 15 museums:

British Museum

Sir John Soane Museum

Tower of London

York Castle Museum

Liverpool FC museum

National Football museum in Manchester

Army museum in York

Anne Frank House

Hash Marihuana and Hemp Museum

Edinburgh castle

Museum. Of Edinburgh

National Museum of Scotland

Surgeon’s Hall

National War Museum of Scotland

London Mithraeum

Took in every kind of transportation imaginable:

Plane, train, subway, car, ferry, bikes

Ate at restaurants that served cuisine from 11 different countries:

English, Scottish, Syrian, Nepalese, Vietnamese, Greek, Lebanese, Indonesian, Dutch, Indian, Kurdish

On the way home, we met a catholic priest in the Amsterdam airport lounge and talked to him for 3 hours. He lived in San Diego and the Bay Area but was based in France. He was nice and put up with all our philosophical questions as we passed the time between flights. 

We had to get a picture with him as we do with all the fun characters we meet on our travels.

And with 6 different flights, a cross country train, a rental car,  5 diffferent AirBnbs, traveling during a pandemic (had to test before returning) and the Queen’s 70th jubilee, we didn’t have a single problem (except some dodgy Wi-Fi in Manchester). All in all, it was a terrific trip!