As much as I thoroughly enjoyed my time away, I t is great to be home again. A few days after we left the lovely Bern in Paris, she sent us an email with the contact details of all our touring...
Day 24 – Last day in London and Heading Home
I checked out the hotel after having the included buffet breakfast. The hotel stored my bags while I headed out to have one last look at London. I had found that the Old Spitalsfield Markets were...
Day 23 – Paris to London
Early start this morning for our final day. Quite a few people are staying on in Paris and a number were flying out of Paris. So we said our farewells and 11 of us headed off to meet another tour...
Day 22 – Paris
We started the day with a sightseeing tour on the coach, stopping a number of times for photos. We then picked up Patrick ( our guide from Versailles) and had a walking tour around the historic...
Day 21 – Lyon – Paris via Versailles
6:45 bags and breakfast and we were on our way to Paris at 7:30 A misty morning greeted us as we headed down the highway, we made a short comfort stop at 10:00 and made it to Versailles at about...
Day 20 – Nice -Avignon -Lyon
On the bus at 7:45 we made our way along the Promenade and bid farewell to Nice. The sun was riding over the bay as the view was just gorgeous. We had a comfort stop at a small services that had a...
Day 19 – Nice
A free morning today, so a group of us headed out shopping. Bern gave us details instructions on how to catch the Metro and navigate to the shopping centre in the middle of Nice. Well the budget...
Day 18 – Florence to Nice via Pisa
Another early morning (6:45 bags and breakfast) then off to Pisa. The leaning tower was built as the bell tower for the church in the "Square of Miracles" in 1134 The builder had decided to show...
Day 17 – Florence
We woke to a misty morning and about 15 degrees Yay to some cooler weather. The weather report says it will fine up and be around 24 today. After breakfast we headed into Florence to meet our local...
Day 16 – Sorrento to Florence
Pompeii ...After a good breakfast, quite a few of us went to the pool deck to take photos of Sorrento with Mt Vesuvius in the background We boarded the coach at 8:00 and made the short 30min drive...
Day 15 – Sorrento, Positano & the Amalfi Coast
Arrivederci Roma 7:00 bags and breakfast this morning and we are on our way to Naples While we were in Rome, Bern had set us some "homework" on any public buildings ( ancient and modern) we...
Day 14 -The Vatican & the Colosseum -Rome
We boarded the coach and walked straight passed the lines and entered the museum just on 8:00 We passed through the antiquity halls and saw the many amazing statues, paintings, mosaics and...
Day 13 – Venice to Rome
We had an early start today, ready for a long road trip day today. Leaving the hotel at 7:30 we are driving through the Italian countryside and will reach Rome at appprox 3:00 this afternoon. It is...
Day 12 – Venice
Another glorious day in the beautiful Venice. 🙂 we have a strange phenomenon today... There is a big shiny ball in the sky that has turned the sky blue instead of grey .... yay we have SUNSHINE :)...
Day 11 – Venice
7:00 bags and breakfast then off to Verona.A pleasant drive down the motorway we passed through the Dolomite mountains and gorgeous Italian country side. We saw many fortresses along the river which...
Day 10 – Lucerne to Innsbruck
On the road to Austria via Liechtenstein. Bern tells us that today is brought to us by the letter "S" .... Swarovski, Schnitzel , Strudel and Schapps 🙂 We drove through some stunning countryside...
Day 9 – Mountains, Lake and Bunkers
Breakfast this morning was a genuine "continental breakfast" of cold meats, cheese, croissants, cereal and coffee ( and tea ) We headed onto the bus and off to the alps. Sadly the weather gods were...
Day 8 – On to Switzerland
We had our first "gentle start" we did not have to be at breakfast until 7:15 and were on the road at 8:15 Down the hwy to the Black Forest!! (Hofgut Sternen) for CAKE. We stopped at an old coach...
Day 7 – Amsterdam to Neustadt
A nice sleep in today (6:00) good buffet breakfast, and we were "wheels rolling"at 7:30 on our way to Germany. The motorway to Germany was not particularly interesting and Bern suggested that we...
Day 6 – London to Amsterdam
Today is the first day of my coach tour :). From now on this blog may seem a little disjointed as I will type in small bits throughout the day from the bus and then upload (hopefully) each night...
Day 5 – A Quiet Last Day in London
Had a bit of a sleep in today and pottered round leisurely this morning. I over-did it a bit yesterday, so a slow day is definitely in order. I packed my case, had a long shower, made breakfast and...
Day 4 – More Sights
A big day of sightseeing today as today is my last day before I meet up with the Trafalgar tour people tomorrow afternoon.Hopping on the train I headed to Trafalgar Square. Unfortunately...
Day 3 – London Sightseeing
Started the day with a breakfast of bacon and eggs cooked in the apartment I organized what train I needed to get to the first point of my day sightseeing - Big Ben Checking the weather...
Day 2 – Arriving in London
This is a re-run of the entry that I stupidly deleted. How do you accidently delete an entry you may ask? well...I am using my phone camera for the photos in this blog, so I have the Travel Pod app...
Day 1.. Bon Voyage -Bound for London
Today stated with an early wake up to get ready to go. A quick breakfast and Mick drove me to Bill and Joy's place where my Limo Transfer was to collect me at 9:00. The Etihad transfer has a 60km...
Packing Light
Just over a week now until I go, and I am going to pack this weekend For some time I have been practicing "Travelling Light" While not always sticking to carry on only, I do like to have a small...
European Cavalcade – October 2014
Not long to go now until I head off on my Europe trip. I leave on the 3rd of October and head to London for 3 days before joining a bus tour for 18 days.See the tour here....European Cavalcade I...