Bamberg
20 de maio de 2024, Alemanha ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Another quaint German town.
The town of black smokey beer. We had to try some and it initially tasted like pea and ham soup.
The town had the typical Residence, chapel, town square etc, but also aLeia mais
Wurzburg
21 de maio de 2024, Alemanha ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Time for another walk.
First up, the Residence. Opulence. So much wealth!
A lot of the ‘treasures’ were hidden during the Second World War. The roof was destroyed in 1945. Ever since it has beenLeia mais
We enter the Rhine.
23 de maio de 2024, Alemanha ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
It’s been a quiet couple of days with mainly cruising.
But now we are in the Rhine, the river of castles, 20 or so? Let’s see how many pics I get?
A monastery handed over by the Hapsburgs inLeia mais
Marksburg Castle.
23 de maio de 2024, Alemanha ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
It’s all original, impenetrable to invaders.
The Marksburg is a castle above the town of Braubach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is one of the principal sites of the Rhine Gorge UNESCO WorldLeia mais
Cologne walking tour.
24 de maio de 2024, Alemanha ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
It’s going to rain all day. Once again a fantastic guide. So much information.
The Cathedral is huge and has many stories to tell. Apparently there is lots of underground crypts, rooms and cavesLeia mais
Beer tour in Cologne.
24 de maio de 2024, Alemanha ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
So we did a private beer tour. Oh what a treat. Nico, our guide was great.
A great crew too, mainly Australian.
We enjoyed it.
And guess who was there??? An ex president!
Kinderdijk
25 de maio de 2024, Países Baixos ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Another walking tour.
These windmills were used to pump the water from one section to another. This, along with the channels that were dug, provided areas in the swamp lands to live and grow vegiesLeia mais
Our first full day in Holland.
27 de maio de 2024, Países Baixos ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We are staying in a great location in Amsterdam.
Today we walk.
Just having a look around.
First stop Noordermarkt. Lots of second hand goods.
Then we wandered past Anne Frank’s old place.
ThenLeia mais
Museum day
28 de maio de 2024, Países Baixos ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Will we actually go in any?
Walked past the Rijksmuseum to have a look.
Then went into the Moco Museum where there was a Robbie Williams display about when he was suffering mental health issues.Leia mais
Our day with the family.
29 de maio de 2024, Países Baixos ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
An early start today to get to the airport to pick up Anthony. Caitlin and Joost met us at the airport, we picked up the hire car and off we went. A full day including waiting for Airbnb to be readyLeia mais
Family reunion
1 de junho de 2024, Países Baixos ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
A fun afternoon with family.
I didn’t grow up with real bloodline family near me so it is always such a pleasure to meet my family. It’s good to see where some of my quirks and behavioursLeia mais
Belgium.
7 de junho de 2024, Bélgica ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We didn’t know we were getting fed. A very nice surprise.
And a cheeky Chardonnay too.
Lille is France.
7 de junho de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Just stopped for a quickie. But when in France ……… 🤔
Have arrived London.
7 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
What a quaint little hotel room.
Check out this fridge?
And plenty laid on for us all for free. Water, beer, cucumber sandwiches, chippies, jam and more. And it’s pretty central, just around theLeia mais
A trip through Camden.
7 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
So we’ve settled into the hotel and decided to take a stroll to Camden and the markets.
A busy bustling place.
Fremantle markets on steroids.
I found it interesting but too busy so a bit ofLeia mais
The King is home.
8 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Apparently, if the flag is up King Charles is home.
Maybe I can do a beer review with him?
We’ve had a bit of a wander today. Strolling about.
Do you notice the nude man?
Foodie walking tour.
9 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The adventure started with a train that turned out should’ve caught a different one to get us closer to our start point.
35 minute walk.
Was nice though as we were well early.
Into Borough MarketLeia mais
Hire car London to Liverpool
10 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
On a wet day, we have picked up the hire car from London City Airport and we are heading to Liverpool.
Of course they did the obligatory upgrade, but coz I’m a nice bloke, no extra charge.
FirstLeia mais
Liverpool
11 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
There’s a story to tell here.
But anyways, a day early in Liverpool.
Beatles. Part 1
12 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The Beatles story.
I really enjoyed this. A great trip through history.
So much good information.
And to top the day off, we went to the Cavern Club where the Beatles kicked it off
Beatles Part 2.
13 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
This was a great personalised tour with a great guide. We saw where John, Paul, George and Ringo were either born, lived or grew up. Lots of info in between.
Narrow boat time.
14 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Arrived Middlewich nice and early.
Went to the White Bear for lunch, then grocery shopping.
Induction time.
Wheelock.
15 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We made it to Wheelock on our first day. About 3 hours travel and 6/7 locks.
We have docked just outside of town and walked in for a look around and yet more groceries! Maybe 3km each way.Leia mais
Kidsgrove
16 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A big travel day today with 23 locks opened and closed.
Had assistance by other friendly boaters as we all traveled through.
Captain Milenko at the helm most of the day.
Trentham
17 de junho de 2024, Inglaterra ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
A good days travel today from Kidsgrove to Trentham. 10-11 miles and one tunnel that took 40 minutes.
Dropped into Wagamammas in Stoke-on-Trent for lunch. Also a bit of grocery shopping.
A good daysLeia mais