Bern and it's fantastic buildings
24. September 2017 in der Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Medieval buildings, cobblestone roads, shutters on windows, window boxes with flowers, attics with their cute doors/windows, underground theatres/shops, fountains, arcade shops....
Exploring Old Town Berne
24. September 2017 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Walked to the Rose Garden, great views of the city, had a yummy brunch, antipasto platter, breads and grilled porcini mushrooms and steak tartare! Found the Bern bears and they were true to form, oneWeiterlesen
Driving the pass through the Swiss Alps
25. September 2017 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Spectacular sights, cool roads, cows with bells :)
Lucerne to the Alps
25. September 2017 in der Schweiz ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Alps to Legnano (Milan)
25. September 2017 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Off to find olives
26. September 2017 in Italien ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Cinque terra
27. September 2017 in Italien ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Cinque terra
27. September 2017 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Manarola-Corniglia- Train to Manarola met up with the Daley's , explored the town nice and early while it was peaceful. Climbed heaps of stairs in the cute village of Corniglia.
Road to Arles
28. September 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Just a bit more driving, with a dip in the Mediterranean for Vince...or was it raining Emi😂..Girls and Vince prepared a yummy dinner then into Van Gogh's hang out for dessert.
Arles
29. September 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Arena, church, theatre
Arles and Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
29. September 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Roman Arena, Van Gogh garden, wandering the streets. Fantastic town with history to rival the romans. Narrow cobblestone streets....Kids ordered at a cafe in French, well done, and we got what weWeiterlesen
Carcassone, yummy lunch and snails
30. September 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Great day in Carcassone, medieval castle with heaps of lolly shops and great food places. Had lunch in a more local restaurant with regional specialties. Vince had the cassoulet while I had the duck.Weiterlesen
Walking through vineyards - Villegly
1. Oktober 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Nice long walk through vineyards surround a small village near Villegly. Found an old church and chateau. Picked some grapes and munched on them as we walked, also picked wild lavender and thyme alongWeiterlesen
Fun day wandering
1. Oktober 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Great walk through vineyards, marvelling at the range of colours amongst the vines, exploring roads - abandoned places, historical sites...great day
Wine tasting Laure minervois, lunch Min
2. Oktober 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Met Marnie and David's friend Florence from a lovely organic winerey 'Boissey' in Laure Minervois. Flo showed us through the winery explaining the loving process of winemaking in the Languedoc region.Weiterlesen
Lunch Minerve
2. Oktober 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Fantastic fortified village. Wonderful lunch! Most had entree of melon and smoked ham, mum had marinated raw steak. Then mains pork and veg, mum had fish and Marnie salmon. Dessert was delish, Jess,Weiterlesen
Chateau Chombard
3. Oktober 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Called into a boutique, chocolatier on our way to the Chateau Chombard. Handcrafted chocolates from tea sets to sheep to life size cars! Em loved the choc 'water feature' and tried to rate the diffWeiterlesen
Villers-Bretonneux to cousins
4. Oktober 2017 in Frankreich ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
Visited the war memorial. The village of Villers Bretonneux has a special relationship with Australia through war. The Australians fought to capture many of the towns, bridges, important vantageWeiterlesen
Play with cousins then back to Ireland
5. Oktober 2017 in den Niederlanden ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Kids chilled, m&d to Carrickmacross
6. Oktober 2017 in Irland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Today J & E opted not to get in a car, spent the day home alone :) M & D went for a drive to Carrickmacross to pay respects to Patrick, then meet a cousin of grandad and mum from the Kenny side if theWeiterlesen
Navan rugby, Athboy gocarting
7. Oktober 2017 in Irland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Watched Drew play a successful, entertaining game of rugby, home for pizza then off gocarting. Mum was setting the challenge by weaving all over the road at a nice steady pace. For everyone else, theWeiterlesen
Carting - drive through country Ireland
7. Oktober 2017 in Irland ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Ireland has many different roads M, N, R and L. I think we tried all of them today. Took a wrong turn in Birr and saw some lovely country side along some very narrow roads.
Portumna
8. Oktober 2017 in Irland ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Learnt a bit about the castle, went inside and checked out the grounds. Found a fantastic kitchen garden. We spent ages in here, sampling some of the fruits, playing in the maze and just wakingWeiterlesen
Nenagh
9. Oktober 2017 in Irland ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Wandered town, met some great locals with personality and great stories :)
Limerick shope, movie, Galway dinner
10. Oktober 2017 in Irland ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Watched a movie with Judy Dench as queen, with Indian sidekick in Limerick. Went to the Front Door for dinner in Galway, then headed back to Athboy to be greeted by Halloween :)