Ascot Races
2018年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Trip from Benalla to Heathrow went well. Thanks to David for driving to Seymour, then train to Broadmeadows, bus to Melbourne airport and two Singapore airline flights to Heathrow. Anita kindlyもっと詳しく
Picnic at the races
2018年6月22日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We decided today to have a picnic at the Ascot races. There is an enclosure for the locals, where they show their Heath Pass and they are allowed in free. We packed eats and drinks, arrived early andもっと詳しく
A Day in Bath
2018年6月24日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Yesterday we set out for a day in Bath or Bath Spa as the Brit Rail calls it. It was the final day of Ascot races so Anita drove to Martins Heron. Some of the names for these places are hard toもっと詳しく
Windsor Great Park
2018年6月24日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Yesterday we did a small walk in the Windsor Great Park. The weather has been very sunny each day and the temperature is in the mid 20 deg C. The Great Park is very manicured with a large number ofもっと詳しく
At Windermere
2018年6月27日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Yesterday was spent travelling from Ascot to Windermere. There were train changes at Reading, Manchester, and Preston . Then at Oxenholme the train was replaced by a bus to Windermere. The trainもっと詳しく
On Lake Windermere
2018年6月27日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Today we travelled on Lake Windermere to Lakeside where we changed boats. After the
Very pleasant boat rides in ideal conditions we had a vintage train ride which took us to Haverthwaite. This was aもっと詳しく
An evening at Grasmere
2018年6月28日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Last night after dinner Keith kindly drove us to Grasmere. This is where William Wordsworth lived for a significant portion of his life, and where he is buried. It is light here until 10pm so we wereもっと詳しく
Beatrix Potter's Cottage
2018年6月28日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Thank you Jenny for suggesting that it was worthwhile visiting Beatrix Potter's cottage. Beryl and Keith kindly drove us there this morning. It was another sunny day but a couple of degrees coolerもっと詳しく
Coniston and Amberside
2018年6月29日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After the visit to Beatrix Potter's home we visited the Ruskin museum in Coniston. This museum contains information about Donald Campbell and the Bluebird, a replica of the remains of the Bluebirdもっと詳しく
At the Regatta
2018年7月1日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
On Friday Keith and Beryl drove us to Oxenholme and put us on the train to Wolverhampton. From there we caught a connection to Reading, and from Reading to Ascot. It was a very memorable time we hadもっと詳しく
Kew Gardens
2018年7月1日, イングランド ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Today we used our bonus ticket on Brit Rail to go to Kew Gardens. Not perfectly straight forward as works were being done on the line near Richmond so were diverted to a bus for some of the journey.もっと詳しく
Bergen Norway
2018年7月2日, ノルウェー ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
This morning Anita drove us to Gatwick where we got a Norwegian flight to Bergen. Anna came with us too which was great. Traffic to Gatwick was very heavy.
According to a sign at the airport Bergen isもっと詳しく
Morning in Bergen
2018年7月3日, ノルウェー ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
This morning we started out to explore a little more of Bergen. First Anita and I did a small area near our AirBnB which we found very comfortable. The cobblestone streets are very prolific and weもっと詳しく
Food in Bergen
2018年7月3日, ノルウェー ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Walking through the Bergen market was fascinating. The salmon seemed huge, and would cut into much wider portions than what we are used to. There was also a lot of dried fish hanging from hooks, someもっと詳しく
On the Polarlys
2018年7月4日, ノルウェー ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Yesterday afternoon we boarded the Polarlys in Bergen. The boat left at 8pm to music by the composer Grieg. Quite a moment. The boat has about 400 passengers and seven levels. There are numerousもっと詳しく
In the Geirangerfjord
2018年7月4日, ノルウェー ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Today after calling into Alesund the ship continued into the Geirangerfjord which is surrounded by majestic mountain peaks, steep cliffs and cascading waterfalls. The mountain peaks appeared to getもっと詳しく
A Morning in Trondheim
2018年7月5日, ノルウェー ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This morning the Polarlys docked at Trondheim and we did an independent walking tour of the city. Trondheim which was formerly called Nidaros was founded in 997 A.D.. It was Norway's capital from 1030もっと詳しく
Nordland evening (almost midnight sun).
2018年7月6日, ノルウェー ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Greetings from Guest Blogger Anita. Last night, as sensible people were windng down at 9pm after an early, Arctic Circle start to the day, we arrived at Svolvaer 68'N. Pulling in to the quay, thereもっと詳しく
Crossing the Arctic circle
2018年7月6日, ノルウェー ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
This morning we got up early as we were crossing the Arctic circle about 7am. Last evening the passengers were invited to submit a time when they thought this would happen, including the hour, theもっと詳しく
Tromso
2018年7月7日, ノルウェー ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This morning we had a visit from King Neptune to baptise passengers who had crossed the Arctic Circle. This apparently is quite a tradition and many passengers participated. Anna was very quick withもっと詳しく
Honningsvag 71 deg N
2018年7月8日, ノルウェー ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Today is the last full day on the boat. The weather has improved with blue sky and fleecy white clouds. We stopped at Honningsvag which is 71 deg N and noted that the temperature was 11 deg C thanksもっと詳しく
Copenhagen
2018年7月9日, デンマーク ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today was spent travelling. We started off at Kirkenes which is about 70 deg Latitude having seen Finn Whales in the water just before the Polarlys docked. Travelling in the bus to the Kirkenesもっと詳しく
Copenhagen via the Canal
2018年7月10日, デンマーク ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
This morning we purchased a 48 hour travel pass which covers the canal boats, bus and train travel. We only used the canal boats today, but saw a lot of different areas in Copenhagen.
Our first ferryもっと詳しく
Historic Copenhagen
2018年7月11日, デンマーク ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This morning we took the canal boat to Slotsholmen which is the seat of Denmark's national government and an area where there are many historical buildings. Some of these buildings include the Supremeもっと詳しく
Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen
2018年7月11日, デンマーク ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This afternoon Anita took us to the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen via the canal boat and the train to Central station. We found the Tivoli Gardens to be a mixture of well tended gardens and a themeもっと詳しく


















































































































































旅行者An exciting start to your trip.