April Coker, Author

Tag: history

  • All You Need is Love (or To Market, to Market)

    Notting Hill was next on our London list, for the famous Portobello Road Market and the setting for the movie “Notting Hill,” starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. I’d never seen the movie, but I visited the famous bookstore and saw the “Blue Door,” that marked Hugh Grant’s apartment in the movie. Lots of people…

  • The King Was in the House!

    We didn’t see him, though. When the British flag flies over Buckingham Palace, it signals that King Charles is there. We decided to see Buckingham Palace this day, so we grabbed a ride on the Tube and took the long walk through St. James Park. To our great surprise, the Royal Guard came marching down…

  • She made it!

    The next morning I was no longer solo in London. After having breakfast at the hotel buffet, which I had to pay thirteen pounds for because it wasn’t included, I received a text from Trisha saying she was on her way (for real this time). I posted myself outside on the stoop to wait and…

  • Day Siks

    It was Father’s Day and time to hit the road for Inverness. Between Aberdeen and Inverness lies Culloden Battlefield, where the Jacobites, under Bonnie Prince Charlie Stuart fought the British Redcoats on April 16, 1746, hoping to restore James Stuart to the throne. The battle was over in one hour, leaving between 1500 and 2000…

  • Celebrating My Independence in Scotland!

    Oh my gosh! I actually got to go to Scotland in June! It all happened when I reconnected with a first cousin on my dad’s side at my uncle’s funeral last summer (not her dad). I hadn’t seen her since childhood, and we got to talking and realized that we love to travel but need…