Tag Archives: tourism

Gift #1185: National Gallery of Art Part 2

Posted on April 5, 2020 by ordinarymiracletoday

Hello everyone! How are you all doing? Since we’re all at home and the museums are closed, I thought it would be an opportune time to share with you more pictures from our day at the National Gallery of Art. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, British holiday, England, Impressionism, J.M.W. Turner, landscapes, London, Monet, National Gallery of Art, Thomas Gainsborough, tourism, Travel | Leave a comment

Gift #1184: National Gallery of Art

Posted on March 5, 2020 by ordinarymiracletoday

Hello dear readers! Welcome to March – I’m so delighted that we’ve had some sunshine and warmer temps here. January and February are really hard on me and I feel great relief upon entering March. Now there’s just the time … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged art, art history, art masters, Holiday, London, medieval art, mythology, National Gallery of Art, religious art, renaissance art, still life, tourism | 1 Comment

Gift #1183: Of Crypts and Cocktails

Posted on February 16, 2020 by ordinarymiracletoday

Hello everyone! I’m back today with a wee bit more of St. Paul’s Cathedral. There was so much from our time there that I wanted to share with you that I decided to break it up into two posts. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Architecture, Britain, Christianity, culture, England, History, Holiday, London, St. Paul's Cathedral, tourism | 1 Comment

Gift #1175: York Minster

Posted on November 11, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

Well, you knew it wouldn’t be too long before I found another cathedral to blog about. Today I’ll share with you York Minster, the crown jewel of York. I was so excited to visit the Minster – it is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cathedral, Christianity, Church, History, Holiday, spiritual living, tourism, York, York Minster, Yorkshire | 1 Comment

Gift #1174: Touring Yorkshire

Posted on November 6, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

After spending a day walking around the city of York, we were excited to participate in a bus tour of the surrounding Yorkshire country. Now, actually I was a bit apprehensive because my only experience with bus tours in England … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bolton Abbey, Brontes, England, Haworth, Holiday, tourism, Travel, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, Yorshire moors | Leave a comment

Gift #1173: A Walk through York

Posted on November 4, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today I wanted to share with you the special time we had in York. We spent 3 wonderful days here and I instantly fell in love with this city. It was probably my favorite place in our trip, but that’s … Continue reading →

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Gift #1171: A Visit to Lincoln

Posted on October 22, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today I want to share with you the lovely city of Lincoln. This was our third day in the Midlands of England, and we spent each day visiting a nearby town or estate (as in the case of Chatsworth). The … Continue reading →

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Gift #1170: Chatsworth

Posted on October 16, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

When planning our itinerary to England, there were about a hundred grand estates that I would have loved to visit (and I still hope to one day), but at the tops of my list was Chatsworth. This was the main … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Britain, Chatsworth, country estate, derbyshire, Gardens, Joseph Paxon, Midlands, Outdoors, tourism | 2 Comments

Gift #1144: Jingle Rails

Posted on December 31, 2018 by ordinarymiracletoday

Yesterday we went downtown to a museum to experience “Jingle Rails” – a holiday miniature train exhibit. It’s been a long time since we’ve been and I was excited to visit it again and see what had changed. About 10-15 … Continue reading →

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Gift #1094: Alpine Gardens

Posted on June 28, 2017 by ordinarymiracletoday

I do hope you will excuse my absence on the blog front recently. Life got busy, I got tired, and then I was out of town for a while on a business conference. I was able to return to my … Continue reading →

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