LE PECQ, FRANCE – I had a great night’s sleep on my first ever river cruise and it was nice to just walk down the hallway to a massive breakfast. On this Viking River Cruise, they cater to Americans, specifically with their crispy bacon and a wide selection of carbs for breakfast. I tried to…
A Journey to France, Day Three and Four
PARIS – Tuesday started off at a fast pace as we were off by 8 that morning to breakfast across the street to have a croissant, eggs, coffee and orange juice. Foods in different countries have always sparked my interest, except this morning Leroy asked for fried eggs with bacon, but they do things a…
A Journey to France, Day One and Two
PARIS – It was nice to hop the pond again this summer, but this time it was to the city known for its crepes and beautiful sites. On this trip is Leroy Coffman; his daughters Mary Jane Coffman and Donna Beardmore; along with son-in-law Brad Beardmore, along with myself. On the flights over, Leroy and…
A Trip to London, Day Twenty Two and Three Journal
DUBLIN – The sights of London are long gone, but we are now off to explore a new city with a completely different style than the former cities we have been at. The first difference was the coffee at breakfast. At every hotel so far the serve sludge coffee with a bit of grits as…
A Trip to London, Day Nineteen, Twenty and Twenty one Journal
LONDON – Our time in London was over as we headed to Euston station for a three-hour train ride to get on a ship. It was a very uneventful day and can be summed up in that we went on train, ship and bus to get to Belfast. While it seemed like a simple route,…
A Trip to London, Day Seventeen and Eighteen Journal
LONDON – The end of our time in London was nearing, but not without another full day of walking throughout the city looking at different areas of the real estate market. It was one day that everybody was dreading on the trip as many of the dread walking throughout the city. We started our trip…
A Trip to London, Day Fifteen and Sixteen Journal
LONDON – It was a suit and tie day as we embarked to Lloyd’s of London for a tour of the building and to learn how the company works. Beforehand though we took a quick tour of the British Library for those who had not seen it before and got a great tour by Randell…
A Trip to London, Day Thirteen and Fourteen Journal
LONDON – With a change in hotels and structure, we began our day at The Royal National in the cafeteria-style breakfast hall, but to no surprise, the food was the same. I was finally getting tired of the English breakfast because I usually do not even eat breakfast back home. We headed off for an…
A Trip to London, Day Eleven and Twelve Journal
LONDON – I was beginning to feel really tired on this last day before our presentations and had been up late working, only to be back at it again at 6 in the morning. I was planning on meeting University of Central Oklahoma student Rebecca Dahl that morning, but we pushed our meeting off to…
A Trip to London, Day Nine and Ten Journal
LONDON – It was a late night the day before talking with the former planning commission member, but I pushed on and conquered the day. I made a small change at breakfast and got the fried eggs instead of the poached eggs, which were pretty much the same thing. Apparently, they do not fry theirs…
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