Letzten Samstag habe ich wieder mit Cornflakes, Brtchen, Ei, Kaffee und Orangensaft im Hotel am Ufer gefrhstckt und bin zur Schiffsanlegestelle, um eine Rundfahrt auf dem See zu machen. Zum Glck habe ich auen und halb im Schatten einen schnen Platz bekommen und es ging bei schnen Wetter pnktlich los. Das Schiff war gut gefllt und viele trugen Masken. Nach der Fahrt bin ich mit der Zahnradbahn auf Read on...
There were thunderstorms overnight and 22mm of rain however, the weather is fine again this morning, but very, very humid! We continue to be very lucky indeed with the weather on this holiday. We are also lucky to not be at home in Melbourne where it has been wet, wet, wet!
This morning the plan was to purchase three day tourist passes to use Singapores public transport system (Mass Rapid Transpo Read on...
1st May - Vitebsky Station is considered the most beautiful railway station of St. Petersburg. Today we were able to visit with Anna & learn about the history of this beautiful structure, originally built in 1837 and the first railway station in Russia, Opening its doors in October 1837 The first passenger train headed by Provorny went from there on the line connected St.Petersburg and Tsarskoe se Read on...
Isle of Man is a little island ( population of 86,000) in the Irish sea between Ireland and Great Britain. Indeed, fought over by the Vikings, English and Scottish for control, this three legged symbol wherever you throw it, it will stand- the land of the Manx people. I imagined seal puppies and puffins (thanks to my aspiring zoologist nephew). If lucky, a couple of porpoises.
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During all of our travels over the last 20 years, we have always strived to do more than sightsee, and truly experience the culture of the places we are visiting. What better way to fully emersed in the local culture than by the food they eat? Today, was a day devoted to total emersion in the food of Mexico.
But first, alarms went off at 5:30, sounds early, but I had the best night of sleep since Read on...
After a decent nights sleep, we both woke refreshed after the long day we experienced yesterday. Breakfast, normally a hot and cold buffet, was waitress service only. Menus were placed at each table and orders taken accordingly. It was basic but adequate. At least with this service, one can exercise a certain amount of portion control. Neither of us had about this new procedure.
This morning we d Read on...
So, its already September and my construction project still isnt finished...almost!! But it seems like its been almost for over a month. Argh! This last little push seems interminably slow. Right now the hardwood floors are going in, even as we are still working out kinks - like persistent dampness and leaks in the roof & the staircase. Its been a journey...and in true construction fashion the job Read on...
Ce matin, je suis encore debout 5:00. Cette fois, cest gracieuset des singes hurleurs, qui nous donnent tout un concert dans les arbres pas trs loin de nous. Personnellement, a me rend de bien bonne humeur pour la journe venir! Aprs un en famille, nous partons pour une vingtaine de minutes de voiture en direction du clbre Rio bleue. Bien que perdu au milieu des champs, lendroit est plus touris Read on...
We spent the majority of today just walking around old town Split and exploring our home for the next few days. We woke up around 10:00 and I wanted to get coffee. So Myles slept in a little bit while I headed out in search of caffeine. As we had just arrived in the city the night before I wasnt sure where to go. Many of the streets here are like a maze, so I kept to the outskirts close to our apa Read on...
A visit to Javea / Xabia to visit my cousin who now lives there. Satnav was very good and took us right there along the local roads at first and then we picked up the motorway down to the coast. A lovely catchup as not seen Gillian since we visited her in July 2010 when we were on our way back from Scandinavia and she was living near the Hague. Also met her lovely dog Kita and her husband who we h Read on...