First day in Paris
6 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 &Читать далее
Paris day 2
7 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌙 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 outЧитать далее
Pinch me moments from Paris
8 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 onЧитать далее
Croissant making
8 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 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 theЧитать далее
Cycling in Paris
9 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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 & wereЧитать далее
Bye bye Paris, hello Loire Valley
10 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 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 thinkЧитать далее
Chateau Villandry
11 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 doЧитать далее
TOURS -Day 8
12 сентября 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 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 aЧитать далее
Day 9 - Bologna Italy
13 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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 tourЧитать далее
Modena - Balsamic & Markets
14 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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 -Читать далее
Churches - Modena & Bologna
14 сентября 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofЧитать далее
Florence - Art/History
15 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 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'dЧитать далее
Florence - food
15 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 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 eatingЧитать далее
Florence - The Duomo
16 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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
17 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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 localЧитать далее
Tuscany - Day 14
18 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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 SanЧитать далее
ПутешественникSienna one of my favourite places in the world, glad you got to go.
Tuscany - Day 15
19 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 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 soЧитать далее
Arezzo churches
19 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 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 & stunningЧитать далее
Umbria - Day 16
20 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☁️ 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 isЧитать далее
Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
21 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The Roman Forum was amazing to see, loved looking down on it from Palatine Hill & then wandering through it was surreal.
Colosseum
22 сентября 2023 г., Ватикан ⋅ 🌧 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 3Читать далее
St Peters Basilica & Sistene Chapel
22 сентября 2023 г., Ватикан ⋅ ☁️ 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 theЧитать далее
Rome continued
22 сентября 2023 г., Ватикан ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
More photos of inside the Basilica & of other Rome highlights
Croatia cruise - Day 19-21
25 сентября 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☁️ 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 whatЧитать далее
Croatia cruise - Day 22
26 сентября 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 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 5Читать далее
