On September 1st, 2016 our family went on a two hour “Hawk Walk” with Ireland’s School of Falconry at Ashford Castle. This was one of the highlights of our Animal Adventures so far! Here are Hope’s reflections on the day:...
Kylemore Abbey, Ireland
There is something so beautiful about Kylemore Abbey! When Ryan and I first saw it 16 years ago, I was awed by the pastoral setting, the gorgeous architecture, and the glassy lake reflecting the whole thing perfectly. I knew...
Medieval Archery
We loved visiting Mary Arden’s Tudor Farm, visiting animals and some of the demonstrations they had available. This is the location where Shakespeare’s mother grew up. We could have spent much more time at this attraction and listened to all...
Hope’s Animal Adventures: Falconry in Stratford upon Avon
FALCONRY Our girls love animals of all kinds, so we also stopped in to visit the Falconers shop at the Mary Arden Tudor Farm. Here is Hope’s latest Animal Adventure: “The Kestrel was cute and was a really small...
Fashion Museum Bath
Our first “hop off” of our Hop On Hop Off Bus ride in Bath, England was to the Fashion Museum. Joy, in particular, has her own sense of style and is curious about fashion and costume design. We figured...
St. Michael’s Mount Marazion, Cornwall, England
We enjoyed a beautiful sunny day at St. Michael’s Mount with Nicole’s Cornish cousins! From left to right: Nicole Warne-McGraw, Paula Zubiri, Ryan Warne-McGraw, Graham Nesbitt, Charlotte, Amanda Davies‘ daughter Eloise, Hope, Lauren Reid, Joy, Harmony, and Rohan! ...
St. Petersburg Arts and Theater
Mariinsky Theater and Backstage Tour We had a wonderful private backstage tour of the Mariinsky Theater! The Mariinsky Theater was developed on site of an old circus. In fact, the current building maintains the location of the original “Big...
Harmony’s New York Musical Review
We had such a great time in New York City. One of my favorite parts were all the Broadway shows we got to see. We saw An American in Paris, Something Rotten, and an Finding Neverland. An American in...
Blue Lagoon, Iceland
Iconic hot springs just a short bus ride away? Yes, please!! We couldn’t wait to join in the Iceland public bathing ritual that is the Blue Lagoon. The Reykjavik Excursions bus picked us up from our hotel door and...
Hope’s Animal Adventures at the Santa Barbara Zoo
Hope absolutely loves learning all about animals and plans to share what she learns with our readers. So, in the first of a long series of “Hope’s Animal Adventures,” Hope would like to teach you about some of the...