Our trip this year was to pick up our youngest daughter who was studying at UEA in Norwich England. I’ll start by saying thanks to all that helped answer questions.
We had spent about 5-7 months planning and finalizing the trip. We ended up starting in Norwich (obviously) and used sail & rail to get to from Norwich to Amsterdam. From Amsterdam we flew to Copenhagen. From Copenhagen we trained to Stockholm. From Stockholm we flew to London, and from London we flew home to Phoenix.
Our trip got off to a rather shaky start. Our flight from Phoenix to London was delayed by about 3 ½ hours. We were franticly sending emails to Just Airports, informing them of the delay. We received a calming email informing us that they were monitoring our flight status and not to worry. Arriving late did have one benefit. We were able to get thru immigration in less than 30 minutes. There was a little confusion with our Just Airports driver. He wanted to drop us off at the Liverpool Street tube station, after we kept telling him the Liverpool Street train station. Our train from London to Norwich, was delayed because of a signal malfunction and a gentleman who needed medical assistance. We found out later that the medical assistance was for someone who was quite intoxicated. We finally arrived at our B&B in Norwich at 10:00 pm.
In Norwich we stayed at the Arrandale Lodge Guest House. The rooms and breakfast in the B&B were outstanding. Maurice, the owner, was a wonderful host and very knowledgeable of the goings on in the area. We toured The Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich Cathedral and Norwich Castle. On a side note both of our girls go into Norwich Castle free because one teaches history and the other is a history major.
We used the Stena Lines Sail-Rail to get from Norwich to Amsterdam. I was skeptical about using this form of transportation, but everything was smooth sailing (pun intended).