First day in Paris
2023年9月6日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
I arrived to 32 degrees & very muggy. It took 45 mins in taxi to get to apartment, it's so cute & off a courtyard so really quiet. The area we staying in is really cool, heaps of cafes, quaint shops &もっと詳しく
Paris day 2
2023年9月7日, フランス ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Another hot one today, heading up the Seine River on a hop on hop off bus we had a great view of some iconic sights. Had a guided tour through the Louvre which was pretty amazing . Also checked outもっと詳しく
Pinch me moments from Paris
2023年9月8日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
My pinch me moments from Paris were -
Seeing the amazing architecture - it's everywhere
Going to the Louvre
Cycling from the Arc de Triomphe down the Champs-élysées
Croissant making
Travelling onもっと詳しく
Croissant making
2023年9月8日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Today we did a croissant making class, was so much fun & the tutor was great, he used to live in NZ. Then we walked up to a steep the Sacre-coeur - a chapel which was not far from where we did theもっと詳しく
Cycling in Paris
2023年9月9日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Well we took our life into our hands yesterday & cycled around Paris. It was so much fun despite the heat, you get a bit of breeze when your biking thank god! We covered a lot of miles & wereもっと詳しく
Bye bye Paris, hello Loire Valley
2023年9月10日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We left Paris on the fast train to Tours which took an hour. The whole trip was flat cropping land for miles. Our Air bnb is much bigger than Paris & really nice but lots of traffic noise, don't thinkもっと詳しく
Chateau Villandry
2023年9月11日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We hit the bikes again today & cycled 20km to the Chateau & it's amazing gardens (it was the vege gardens we came to see mostly 🙂). It was originally built in the 1189. The photos don't really doもっと詳しく
TOURS -Day 8
2023年9月12日, フランス ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Today we had a leisurely morning packing up to leave Tours, stored our bags & then went to our first Michelin star restaurant for lunch, was amazing & good value with 2 courses for 22 euro, then did aもっと詳しく
Day 9 - Bologna Italy
2023年9月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We arrived in Bologna this morning & checked into our Air bnb, lovely & spacious, 10 min bus ride to centre of city. Had our first taste of homemade pasta for lunch & then did a food market tourもっと詳しく
Modena - Balsamic & Markets
2023年9月14日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Yesterday we caught the train to Modena the town famous for Balsamic vinegar. We did a taste testing of the different aged varieties from 8-25+ years & heard how it was traditionally made & still is -もっと詳しく
Churches - Modena & Bologna
2023年9月14日, クロアチア ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
The first church I visited in Italy was the Modena Cathedral & I couldn't believe the beautiful interior with all the marble, gold & trimmings along with the stunning art. I've obviously seen heaps ofもっと詳しく
Florence - Art/History
2023年9月15日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We arrived in Florence after an interesting train experience where we missed the train & jumped on another (different coy) but didn't have tickets for it. Wasn't a very relaxing trip wondering if we'dもっと詳しく
Florence - food
2023年9月15日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
On our first day in Florence we went to the market & had pizza, it's the best pizza I've ever eaten, we saw them make it & cooked in wood fire oven. Then we had dinner at a Osterio ( Italian eatingもっと詳しく
Florence - The Duomo
2023年9月16日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Photos of our climb up the Duomo, a wedding we came across today, extras from Florence & off to Tuscany in our rental car this afternoon.
Tuscany - Day 13
2023年9月17日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Had a very chilled day today not venturing far from our Agriturismo (like a farm stay). Did some washing in a little town near by then checked out a Polenta festival that was happening in the localもっと詳しく
Tuscany - Day 14
2023年9月18日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Today we headed off for a cooking class & lunch in the Tuscany hills. We got stuck in traffic due to accident on motorway so we're an hour late but still got there for most of it. Then we went to Sanもっと詳しく
Tuscany - Day 15
2023年9月19日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We started our day with a truffle hunt. The owner of our accommodation took us out to search for black truffles with his truffle dog. It was getting a bit late in the season but we found at least 8 soもっと詳しく
Arezzo churches
2023年9月19日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We visited the Arezzo Cathedral & St Francesco Basilica. The Basilica is famous for the paintings known as the Legend of the True Cross completed in 1400's. As usual amazing artwork & stunningもっと詳しく
Umbria - Day 16
2023年9月20日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Today we planned to go to Cortona the town where 'Under the Tuscan Sun' movie was set. We got there early but still no parks & couldn't face another crowded town so headed to Perugia instead which isもっと詳しく
Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
2023年9月21日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The Roman Forum was amazing to see, loved looking down on it from Palatine Hill & then wandering through it was surreal.
Colosseum
2023年9月22日, バチカン市 ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Rome was a lifetime experience that I'm so pleased I have done. It was a crazy 24hrs but so worth it. The photos don't really do justice for what it was like to experience it for real. I'll do 2 or 3もっと詳しく
St Peters Basilica & Sistene Chapel
2023年9月22日, バチカン市 ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We signed up for an early morning tour lasting 3.5 hrs starting at 7.15, was meant to beat the crowds but it didn't feel like it. Most of the first two hours was a history lesson & going through theもっと詳しく
Rome continued
2023年9月22日, バチカン市 ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
More photos of inside the Basilica & of other Rome highlights
Croatia cruise - Day 19-21
2023年9月25日, クロアチア ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
After flying from Rome to Split on Friday we overnighted in Split then boarded our yacht at the Port on Saturday, weather has been a bit damp over the weekend so been lots of R & R which is just whatもっと詳しく
Croatia cruise - Day 22
2023年9月26日, クロアチア ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Sun in now back out - yay. We had a half day in Dubrovnik so we walked the city walls of the old town. Very popular but we got in early before it was too crowded. It's quite expensive here, paid 5もっと詳しく






















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































