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London Layovers

This post is going backwards because this is one of the last photos I took in London before we went home.  I was also feeling very sick but adrenaline kicked in....because hello, it's LONDON ! I completely loved London.  I wasn't expecting that at all.  I thought I'd like it but I LOVED it.   I'm already calculating when I can go back with the girls:) Our charter bus from the cruise dropped us at Heathrow 7 hours early and the airline attendant when checking our bags noted that we  "were quite early" :) So we hopped on the Elizabeth Line and walked over to Hyde Park. It was full of friends, and dogs off leash with their owners, families...just everything. It just felt perfect. Like, was this real? Am I in a movie? Are these accents real? Oh wait...I'm the one with the accent:)  ( Remember, I have never really traveled outside of the the country and now the pandoras box of traveling is officially open...okay,  I digress...) Anyway, back to our afternoon  i
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Hei Hei from Norway!

Is this a dream? Are we here? I was trying to play it cool but inside, I was exploding with excitement, awe, and maybe some nerves:) NORWAY...we have arrived! Our first stop in Norway was a port in the town of Flam. It was a magnificent day. I woke up at 4:30am, did a lot of walking on the upper deck loop as we slowly cruised through the fjord.  It was truly remarkable!  Clay chose our tour for the day to a "Viking Village" It was kind of a joke/tourist trap:( BUT... located in an incredible valley with so much to see.  I wished our bus could have just stopped a dozen times to take it all in :) Our stop (before the tourist trap) was here at Tvindefossen:) Clay was incredibly sick but determined to go on the tour he chose. For two people who grew up around tourists and tourists on buses...we swallowed are pride and realized, it was easier this way and it was paid for. Although, our tour guide could have been the worst we have ever had! It was laughable. Truly. He rambled abou