Sebastian Keane Henderson: 11:04pm, June 5, 2010
Well it was an emonitonal 9 months of being pregnant and a stressful 10 days in the hospital, but our little boy was worth it! He came when he was ready (17 days early!) and we're still trying to get him to adjust to us, rather than the other way around. Click on the link for a quick photo montage of his first 6 weeks at the helm. Sebastian
Europe 2010
Our last hurrah, sans kids.
What a way to see the world. I'm not sure if Cruising is our # 1 choice in terms of travel, our first experience on an Italian cruise line (MSC) of 2800 people about 2500 were German. We did manage to find some people who spoke English, and a variety of other languages. We wanted to pack in a lot of places we hadn't been before and Stephanie being pregnant we didn't want too much stress in terms of traveling (or what we're used to). Our cruise started inHamburg and ports of call were Amsterdam, Lisbon, Palma, Barcelona, Naples (Pompei), Messina, Dubrovnik, and Venice. For Pictures and details, click here, or on the link on the left
San Francisco
I took Stephanie to San Francisco for her 30th Birthday. It was a surprise and I kept it that way until the very last minute (Literally). Our flight was cancelled and we had to either wait for the next flight later that evening or take a few different flights on a much smaller plane to get there. So we took the latter to try and get there asap. The last of the three different legs of the flights was delayed so we didn't arrive until late afternoon, but still there before if we waited until the night flight. We were able to check out a lot, including biking to the Golden Gate Bridge, the Cable Cars, Fisherman's Warf, Union Square, an Alcatraz cruise!
England
The North
What a fantastic trip visiting relatives and friends and checking our some new sights and cities. We started in London and spent time with the Spences' and Bob for a few days before renting a car and heading up to the North. Up north we saw the entire Henderson clan (except for Andrew unfortunately), the Greenwoods, Faulders, Macdonalds, Lord Tudor, grandpa Rankin resting in peace... we even had time to stop in at Trevor's infamous old chippery in Stokesley and a quick trip to Suggitt's.
London
We checked out a lot in the few days we had in London including visits with the Spence family and Bobby G! Imperial War Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Camden, V & A, Margaret Thatcher, Tate Modern, etc...
Germany
The north west of Germany is very nice with loads of old buildings and cathedrals to visit. We did notice a ton of Graffitti while on the train from Dusseldorf to Aachen and Koln. Aachen Cathedral, Köln Dom (Cathedral),
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is an amazing city with a ton of character. Loads to see and do. The architecture is quite well preserved and has a great timeless style to it. Van Gogh Museum, Heineken Experience, Anne Frank Museum, etc