Dinner in the Tuscan Hills
27 sierpnia 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Another one of the delights on the tour. About a 15 minute drive into the Tuscan Hills to a winery called ‘i tre pini’ where we had dinner.
On arrival we were given some blue champagne which was Czytaj więcej
Lucerne Switzerland
28 sierpnia 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Rather a long drive today of 6 hours but it does go relatively quickly as there’s always interesting views. Like today the flatness of Italy and then driving through the mountain ranges of Czytaj więcej
High up in Lucerne
29 sierpnia 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
First activity of the day a short 10 min drive on the coach to the foot of Mt Pilatus. Mt Pilatus is just over 7000 ft high and we went up it in a very modern cog train at a pitch angle of between 41 Czytaj więcej
Be my Guest - Swiss Alps Farm
29 sierpnia 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Went for a 30 min drive up into the Swiss Alps to a little town called Engleberg. It’s well known for being a ski resort in winter. One of the nicest places we’ve been to.
We visited a small Czytaj więcej
Swizterland and their Grass Mowing
29 sierpnia 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
One thing the Swiss do is mow the grass on all their hills, looks amazing. What’s more amazing is when you see the slopes of the fields they mow. A lot is done by hand. They collect the mown grass Czytaj więcej
Lucerne we Love You
29 sierpnia 2024, Szwajcaria ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We have been so impressed with Switzerland and Lucerne, our favourite city so far in Europe. So clean, fresh and not busy. Nice people.
If you want to buy a Swiss watch or Swiss army knife, this is Czytaj więcej
Paris by Night
31 sierpnia 2024, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Long drive from Lucerne to Paris. It’s the last weekend of the French school holidays and with the Paralympics on, traffic was expected to be heavy. Rudy, our driver, took some back roads into Paris Czytaj więcej
Paris by Day
31 sierpnia 2024, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Bonjour. Brushing up on our French, have mercy!
Drove back to the Arc du Triomphe and walked around the Latin Quarter of Paris with a local guide. Enjoyed one of the best coffees of the trip at a Czytaj więcej
Palace of Versailles - The Gardens
31 sierpnia 2024, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
We visited the Palace of Versailles, built by Louis 14th. First was a walk around the gardens. Absolutely massive. Included fountains, manicured gardens, maze, lake and a whole orchard of orange Czytaj więcej
Palace of Versailles - The Palace
31 sierpnia 2024, Francja ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Oh the opulence! No wonder there was the French Revolution and uprising of the people, when the country was in poverty but the royalty was living it up.
Just grand room after grand room.
Dinner and Cabaret
1 września 2024, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Well that was an interesting and entertaining night! And in the words of Forest Gump ‘That’s all I have to say about that’.
Thank You Trafalgar
1 września 2024, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
What an awesome experience and tour. We thoroughly enjoyed it. It was called the ‘European Whirl Tour’ and lived up to its name. Some early mornings and a few long drives, but when we reflect on Czytaj więcej
Paris Final Day Walk About
1 września 2024, Francja ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Our tour officially ended. We went for a huge walk in preparation of our long flights ahead. 20,000 steps!
🇫🇷 Walked through a Sunday Market, and Lyn bought a hand bag.
🇫🇷 Down to the Czytaj więcej
Paris to Singapore
2 września 2024, Finlandia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We flew Finnair from Paris to Helsinki and then Helsinki to Singapore. First flight was only 3 hours but Helsinki to Singapore was over 13 hours, but we were so stuffed from our huge walk that we Czytaj więcej
Singapore Walk About
3 września 2024, Singapur ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Went for a walk about down to the Marina Bay, only about 15 minutes from our hotel.
There was a thunderstorm in the morning so we walked around the giant mall Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands. A lot of Czytaj więcej
What do you do in a Thunder Storm?
4 września 2024, Singapur ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
You go to the shopping Mecca of Singapore … Orchard Rd. Took a taxi because it was so wet.
Nothing can prepare you for Orchard Rd. About a dozen large shopping malls on the street, but then most of Czytaj więcej
Gardens by the Bay - Flower Dome
4 września 2024, Singapur ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We understand why Trip Advisor has this as one of the world’s top attractions.
Amazing outdoor gardens, and then two large indoor plant houses.
🌼 First was the ‘Flower Dome’ with an Czytaj więcej
Gardens by the Bay - Cloud Forrest
4 września 2024, Singapur ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Gardens by the Bay - Light Show
4 września 2024, Singapur ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
The Gardens have a light show that comes on at 7:45 pm so we decided to grab a bite to eat at the Gardens while we waited to watch it.
It did not disappoint.
Singapore to Auckland via ‘The Jewel’
5 września 2024, Singapur ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Final day of our amazing trip. We headed home arriving at the Changi Airport 6 hours before our flight was due to leave. We understand why Singapore’s airport has been voted best in the Czytaj więcej
Appendix
7 września 2024, Nowa Zelandia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Some thoughts and observations from our trip to Europe and the UK.
👎 UK are terrible at Jay-walking do it all the time,
👎 Many travellers are obsessed with posing for selfies. You see them more Czytaj więcej































































































































































































