Today we have to get up early to drive two and a half hours to a place near Birmingham. I booked a movie car experience that I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but only now did our holidays fit the date. On the race track at a former airport at Prestwold Hall, there is already a lot going on when we arrive. The [Weiterlesen]

Today we visit the Bluewater Shopping Centre. Here we like to spend a day doing some shopping on almost every trip. And always park near the Lego shop which we visit first. I am especially curious about the latest, second largest Lego Star Wars set that is the Devastator, Darth Vader’s Star Destroyer. It’s really big! And wide! And although it looks nice, it doesn’t [Weiterlesen]

This morning we meet Caroline and are very happy to see her again. We start with a breakfast at Costa, where I can’t resist the little polar bear chocolate cake. Then we go to the Costco across the street, where we have been with Caroline before. They have large packs… of everything! You can buy croissants by the dozen for example, or whole barrels of [Weiterlesen]

After our short trip to London in October, we are looking forward to a real holiday in the UK. We leave at 10am and first make a short stop at our local the motorway service area to buy a croissant. As always we prepared sandwiches and have snacks and beverages with us. As we enjoyed the new route we took last time, we drive again [Weiterlesen]