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I can’t believe we’ve only had Day One of what will be 7 days of World War II sites. It’s hard to see these places and not feel incredible anger and a bit of vulnerability for being Jewish. Krakow is full of preserved memories and homages to the plight of the Jewish people killed here […]

Today we toured the Bodleian Library. We opted for the extensive 90 minute tour and so we were assigned Sue as a guide. I knew it wasn’t going to go well when she revealed she has a PhD in “informatics”, which she got after stints in teaching and nursing. Ron boldly asked what informatics is […]

When I was planning this trip, I ran into a lot of trouble finding affordable lodging in Oxford, and so I went with the idea of booking a dorm room for the two nights we are here. The TripAdvisor reviews of this Keble College place were pretty good, and described the dining room in glowing […]

I want to report to you about my experiences this first time traveling Premium Economy on Norwegian Air. But first I must let you know that we are traveling to London with my adult (22, so maybe adult-ish) daughter, Grace, who will remain in Oxford to study. We have not traveled as a trio in […]