United Kingdom

As promised, I moved on from the UK to Germany today.

I spent about 24 hours exploring the island of Jersey.

Four hours on a ferry.

Today I left Isle of Man and made my way through the English and Welsh countryside.

Farewell, Dublin. Hello, Isle of Man.

I left Dublin this morning and flew to the Isle of Man, which is in the Irish Sea between Dublin and Liverpool.

Today I explored into Northern Ireland again.

Borders fascinate me. Always have.

I spotted a point on the map where a road follows a relatively straight line across a national border between Ireland and the United Kingdom that is anything but straight.

So, of course, I had to go.

Borders are like magnets to me.

Today we said farewell to Scotland and took a short afternoon flight to Dublin.

Today, we took the car east for a bit more exploring and a few photos.

Today we took the car a bit farther west (to the coast).

Today we rented a car and explored the countryside around Edinburgh.

I asked Ayla some months ago whether she would prefer that I drive or we take the train from London to Edinburgh. She chose the train.

Yesterday was a long day. Fortunately we had the option of taking a daytime flight from Boston, which I think (Ayla might disagree) made the time zone transition easier.

Today we ventured into the heart of London.

So long Switzerland, it was very nice to get to know you. We drove from Lugano to Zurich yesterday morning. I commented while we were driving that I could spend a day in each of the little valleys just soaking in the beauty and taking photos that I would love to have.