Mollymook to Geneva
2. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Leaving Mollymook and driving to Sydney to fly out added many hours to our normal travel time but we were excited. Explored the old town and lakefront.
Chamonix
4. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Gorgeous ski town. Took the cable car the Aiguille de Midi up to 3842m. Talk about dizzying. Really felt the effects of altitude. Tingling fingertips, racing heartbeat, feeling like almost ready toWeiterlesen
Tour du Mont Blanc
8. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Bye to Chamonix. Hi to a great group of fellow trekkers. A family from Colorado, a mother and daughter from near Banff. And four more Americans plus us. Really nice people to travel with. Up and downWeiterlesen
Walking into Italy
9. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Fantastic day today. Weather quite crisp in the morning and at the top of the Col de la Seigne. Rest of the day just beautiful . Stopped at a fantastic spot for a break at Refuge Elizabetta right nearWeiterlesen
Courmayeur
10. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Found our way here to a spa in a nearby town. (Pre Saint Didier) Sauna, spa, relax and scrumptious lunch in the Italian Alps.
Refuge Bonatti
11. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Walked Courmayeur to Refuge Bonatti. Perched high with an incredible view all the way. Most of the trip is 3 star hotels except for tonight. 😳
Up, up, up over to Switzerland
12. September 2022 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Todays walk took us from Italy into Switzerland. We hiked over a pass at 2537m high (Grand Col Ferret) and was around 20km in length. Tonight we’re at La Fouly. Todays height gain was 980m and theWeiterlesen
Le Champex
13. September 2022 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Some pics not all taken by me but of the group at places we are trekking.
Still in Switzerland, at Triente
14. September 2022 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Hiked a 16km day. Rained a bit just enough to get a bit of use of the waterproof gear we’ve been lugging everyday. These alps are so so high. We see some people trail running them which isWeiterlesen
Madrid
19. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Woke up to snow on the mountains in Chamonix just as we’re ready to go. It was a fond farewell to a lovely town. Had dinner on the last night with our newfound TMB friends from Colorado and Seattle.Weiterlesen
Cordoba
20. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Some pics from our visit to the Mezquita today. Truly beautiful and awe inspiring. Cathedral and former mosque.
Granada
24. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Full on sightseeing mode here. Visited Montefrío and the Castle at Almodóvar del Rio. We have a driver take us to these two places and stopped at a couple castles on a hill. Today though was theWeiterlesen
Generalife Gardens
25. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Went back up to the Alhambre today to look around these gardens. The summer palace of the Caliphs. Very beautiful and loads of tourists to dodge. Really wanted to go to the Hammam Spa today too but itWeiterlesen
Castles on hills and Ronda
26. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Took a drive through endless olive groves and windy roads through another town with a Castle on a hill and one with everything built into the side of a hill. Jem looooooves the crumbling ruins. HeWeiterlesen
The point of the trip is
27. September 2022 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Un espresso y un cafe con leche y agua con gas por favor. #Language skills 💃💃💃💃💃💃💃
Cathedrals and Alcazars
2. Oktober 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Seville was so impressive. The cathedral so enormous our photos couldn’t even capture it. Of course we climbed to the top of it though and looked around the alcazar marvelling at the beauty of theWeiterlesen
I wandered lonely as a cloud
6. Oktober 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
…….that floats on high…. Ok enough you get it. Wordsworth country. We’re in the Lake District after flying from Lisbon to Manchester yesterday and driving up here in the afternoon. NoWeiterlesen
The West Midlands
8. Oktober 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Visited the final resting place of Jems Mum Edith in the garden where her beloved brother is also laid to rest. She always did want to be back in England and now she is…..Had a lovely lunch withWeiterlesen
Reisender
Nice photos Lisa, I can see two very happy people all be it tired ones. Another world isn’t it? Enjoy ❤️
ReisenderYes those flamingo lamps are something else