Goodbye Wingham
12.–13. Aug. 2025 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The adventure had began.
No train so a coach ride to Sydney.
Time for a wander before dinner in Chinatown.
Sydney
13. August 2025 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Managed to easily fill in the day before flying out tonight
A few hours at the art gallery seeing the Archibald prize, where there were some amazing art works including very talented young Archies.Weiterlesen
ReisenderArchie’s look amazing- some very talented people. Look forward to seeing it in Geelong in October
Copenhagen
14.–19. Aug. 2025 in Dänemark ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Finally arrived after a long flight to lovely warm weather.
Then got a good gym workout carrying our suitcases up the train station stairs as the escalator wasn't working 💪 .
Our first DanishWeiterlesen
Hannah's tour part 1
15. August 2025 in Dänemark ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
So good to finally see Hannah after so long.
We were in tour guide Hannah's hands. It's the Pride festival, so there are rainbows everywhere.
First stop, the town hall where the first gay
marriageWeiterlesen
ReisenderYes lovely to see Hannah has caught up with you…..#1 tour guide 😘 we know you are in great hands now!!
Hannah's tour part 2
15. August 2025 in Dänemark ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Off to see the Little Mermaid via the Royal Palace. Unfortunately Mary wasn't in so no vegemite sandwiches for us. Instead we saw the changing of the guards.
Checked out the famous NyboderWeiterlesen
Seeing Wildlife
16. August 2025 in Dänemark ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The only way to start today was to go to HUG, a totally gluten free bakery. It was a hard choice ad everything looked delicious. After our stomachs were filled it was off to the museum of naturalWeiterlesen
ReisenderLove the bakery sign and amazing array of gluten free goodies and the red wine looked pretty good too cheers 🍷
Day of culture
17. August 2025 in Dänemark ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Off to see Rosenborg Castle, built by King Christian lV in the 1600s.
The Danish crown jewels and royal regalia reside here and can only be worn in Denmark by the sitting queen.
The Brilliant Set isWeiterlesen
ReisenderTried to interest her in a sorceress' staff from the Viking sorceress' exhibition at the natural history museum but she declined.
Cultural day continues
17. August 2025 in Dänemark ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After this morning effort, it was time to indulge in a traditional sweet, marzipan topped with a whipped flavoured filling coated in chocolate. So delicious 😋 .
Then onto Christianborg PalaceWeiterlesen
Hamlet
18. August 2025 in Dänemark ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Today we trained it to Helsingor to see Kronborg Castle.
Built between 1574 and 1585 by King Frederick ll for his wife Sophie.
William Shakespeare was inspired by the castle and used it for theWeiterlesen
ReisenderInteresting. I’ve just finished a book by Jodi Picoult ‘by any other name’ posing that it was a woman that wrote most of his plays, was a great read
Goodbye Denmark
19. August 2025 in Schweden ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Before we said farewell to Denmark, we spent a few hours at the National Museum seeing the most amazing Viking exhibition. It was the best exhibition we'd seen. Very interactive , lots of Norse mythsWeiterlesen
A walk in nature
20. August 2025 in Schweden ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Off to get out in nature today .
Bussed it to Dalby Söderskog national Park, Europe's smallest national Park. While we didn't see any wildlife, we could hear the woodpeckers. So different to home,Weiterlesen
Lund
21. August 2025 in Schweden ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
No sightseeing see today as we
helped Hannah clean up of her room while waiting for the removalist.
To celebrate her last day in Lund we went back to Lenoteket wine bar.
Goodbye Lund
22. August 2025 in Schweden ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Final morning in Lund before training it ti Stockholm.
A short walk to see Newton's Apple tree. This a dirctect descendant from the original tree he used for his theroy of gravity.
Then past theWeiterlesen
Goodbye Lund cont.
22. August 2025 in Schweden ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
After a delicious lunch it was onto the Cathederal to see the Astronomical Clock and into the crypt.
In the end we had to hot foot it to the station for our 5hr train trip to Stockholm.
Hello Stockholm
23.–27. Aug. 2025 in Schweden ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Welcome to rainy and cold Stockholm. That was last night. Today was much better, no rain.
Once we managed to navigate the confusing metro warren we felt elated.
Headed straight to old town which isWeiterlesen
More of Stockholm
23. August 2025 in Schweden ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
More photos of old town aka Gamla Stan
The Royal Palace
24. August 2025 in Schweden ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today we braved the cold and icy wind to do a walking tour of old town. The Rune stone was carved in the 11th century . The cannon supposedly protects the house. Then onto lunch to warm up.
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Vikings
25. August 2025 in Schweden ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Today was another balmy 14° ,so much for summer.i
Took a ferry ride to Djurgarden to the Viking museum. Absolutely brilliant. Very interactive and informative.
Fun facts: 1. no horns on a vikingWeiterlesen
Sigtuna
26. August 2025 in Schweden ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Today was our last day in Sweden.
We decided to get out of Stockholm and take a train ride to Sigtuna.
It's the oldest town in Sweden and former capital and was established by Eric the Victorious inWeiterlesen
Edinburgh
27. August 2025 in Schweden ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Goodbye Stockholm.
Getting to the airport was a nightmare. After trying to get on 3 trains, they were so packed, it was time to get an uber. Peak hour traffic is like Sydney's..aahhh. We made it justWeiterlesen
ReisenderOmg that’s a bit too tight for comfort and stressful glad u r there now but the weather 😱 at least the giraffes r enjoying it 🥳
Edinburgh
28. August 2025 in Schottland ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Today was a walking day and of course ir rained on us.
First it was up to Calton Hill to look out over Edinburgh, see the Nelson and Burns monuments
A quick look in Old Calton Cemetery,. Opened inWeiterlesen
Oban
29. August 2025 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Today started with high hopes. Woke up to sunshine, but as we headed to the highlands and west on our Rabbies tour, the weather had other plans.
There's only 10 of us, 1 English couple and 3 AmericanWeiterlesen
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With all this heritage l think Gordon should look into getting (& wearing ) a tartan kilt 🫣 👀. 🤗 yahoo
Iona
30. August 2025 in Schottland ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Up early for a beautiful ferry crossing to the Isle of Mull. Sun was trying to shine, warm and the sea very calm. Even saw dolphins.
Once on Mull we drove straight down the island to catch the ferryWeiterlesen
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Fine looking gentleman on a fine warm summers day. Aren't the highlands beautiful, steak and bleak but still hauntingly beautiful.
Mull
30. August 2025 in Schottland ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Due to coming back to Mull early. We had time to wander through a herd of highland coos before an impromptu visit to Durat Castle, home to the Maclean Clan. We arrived in time to watch a pipe bandWeiterlesen
ReisenderWow the weather is definitely unpredictable up there. That must hv been great to hear the pipes at the castle
Glencoe
31. August 2025 in Schottland ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Today the weather was kind, no rain.
We headed north towards Skye.
Stopped to see Castle Stalker then on to Glencoe. Glencoe is known for the MacDonald massacre in 1694 on the Kingston order.
The areaWeiterlesen
ReisenderLooking ready to hit the road🤗 have an awesome adventure
ReisenderWe'll do our best
ReisenderHope you're not taking our ☀️ away with you! Wishing you a great trip!
ReisenderYou can have the sun. I hear its already sunny in Copenhagen