We can all probably agree that 2020 is not a year that we will remember fondly, although we surely wont soon forget. Our Christmas plans to head to the beach for Christmas week were given the kibosh by the Chilean government about three weeks before the day, as they decided that a recent uptick in cases necessitated a move back to fase 2 in their paso a paso plan (update on this in my next blog po Read on...
It was purely coincidental that the weekend we were passing through Roxby just happened to coincide with Fathers Day a coincidence that turned out to be a lovely relaxing celebration of a and his son and love and respect for each other. It was the time spent creating and concocting the things they know Greg loves and activities shared that truly show the loving relationship they share.
We arri Read on...
We had visited Cornwall several times and found adverts for Newquay at Bodmin, St Austell and Falmouth, but never had the time to visit there. We decided to visit Newquay for our short holiday between 19th and 23rd September 22.
Britains long lasting living queen had finally passed away – we had been told that her funeral would be set on 19th September and a number of shops would be closed on Read on...
We arrived in Florence from Pisa about four in the afternoon. First stop was at the Hotel Kraft. It is a vey nice older hotel in a quiet neighborhood. I also very much liked the Italianate stye of the building. The hotel is a bit removed from the historic center of Florence We found it to be about a 12 block walk from Piazza della Repubblica at the edge if the historic center to the hotel. A real Read on...
With a final temple tally of 22, this morning it was time to leave Siem Reap. Steves guide book had a list of 12 ‘must see temples and we ticked off all of those. I had a list that someone had put on the internet of their 33 Best Temples and Ruins in Siem Ream. It was never my aim to tick off all 33 sites on that list, it was more of a rough guide just to know what temples were where to keep th Read on...
Back in January 2020 we came back from a trip in Brazil. Little did we then know that we would not be travelling abroad any more that year or the next. Well, we have visited Tallinn twice, but that doesnt really count as travelling abroad. In these two years we have done plenty travelling in Sweden and we have enjoyed that immensely. But weve missed going to foreign destinations.
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So we wer up early this morning and decided to go to the funicular to see if it is running as it is a Bank Holiday Monday just like at home. Anyway, thank goodness it was working so we decided not to get a return ticket but a single and we would walk down.
It is the first ever funicular that I have been on that was carved through rock so there is absolutely nothing to see apart from a tunnel. How Read on...
I, Susan, woke up this morning to the most beautiful rainbow I have ever seen. The pictures dont do it justice. Not long thereafter, I was able to snap a picture of a Polish lighthouse with the light on. Then we passed the WWII memorial, this is where WWII started when Germany invaded Poland. Of course, Claire called me and said, did you see the monument?. Well of course I did, what a great mornin Read on...
On our second trip to Istanbul I put myself down for a tour of the Spice Market followed by a visit to the the Hamam (a turkish bath).
The Spice Market or Egypt Market was very busy and at every corner vendors called you inside to try their product. Its was very hard to resist and by the fifth stall I was convinced I needed to buy some tea. But before deciding on the right tea they made me taste Read on...
We started today thinking about the climb to the Cruz de Fiero and how rough it was going to be from Foncebadon. It turned out the worse parts, for sure, were from Rabanal del Camino and the vicious climb, and from the Cruz de Fiero downhill... I mean downhill. We left just after 6am, and for the next hour and a half, we climbed, and I mean climbed! It was brutal. When we reached Foncebadon, there Read on...