Best birthday ever
7 augustus 2019, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Breakfast at home, lunch in London and dinner in Paris... I might decide this is how every birthday should be spent! I can thoroughly recommend it, and my 3 boys were fab company 🥰 Several queuesMeer informatie
Fortuitous delay
8 augustus 2019, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
What a shame - forced to spend an extra morning in Paris! Utterly breathtaking views and fabulous weather to boot.
Barcelona part 1
9 augustus 2019, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
After a rough night trying to get used to our new floating accommodation, we managed to explore a little of this vast, hot city! Gorgeous lunch of tapas helped to keep us going, as did the products ofMeer informatie
Barcelona part 2
11 augustus 2019, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After another almost sleepless night for me (including 2am walk to the loos), I thought our second day would be a total washout, but we managed to get going and met up with the wonderful Searings andMeer informatie
Carcassonne 1: La Bastide
11 augustus 2019, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Our excitement levels on arriving in this awe-inspiring place went through the roof. Our apartment is 5 minutes' walk from the delightful station grounds through a street shaded by umbrellas.Meer informatie
Carcassonne 2: La Cité
12 augustus 2019, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Must have taken hundreds of photos! Perfect day to view La Cité - sunny but breezy too. It was an interesting 20 minute walk from our apartment, via Mathilde's fab chocolaterie which Matt hadMeer informatie
Carcassonne 3: last evening
12 augustus 2019, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Just a few more photos of our Carcassonne visit whilst we're on the second of 3, possibly 4 trains to Geneva.
Genève: city of sparrows
14 augustus 2019, Zwitserland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Not too many disagreements about naming Geneva, although "City of Money" comes a close second. Apartment in fantastic location; 20 minute walk from station across bridge at base of the lake, in fullMeer informatie
Heidelberg 1
16 augustus 2019, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Took three trains to get here; first to Olten alongside fabulous Rhône-Alps scenery, then to Mannheim, then the short hop to Heidelberg. Taxi to our apartment as the helpful lady in the stationMeer informatie
Heidelberg part 2
17 augustus 2019, Duitsland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I spent quite a lot of time on Saturday way out of my comfort zone! Actually, heights and edges have been more of a feature of this trip than I anticipated. Our second full day in Heidelberg beganMeer informatie
Amsterdam 1 - Linda's walking tour
18 augustus 2019, Nederland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Another 3-train journey dropped us safely in Amsterdam in the middle of the afternoon. We sorted out our onward trip on Tuesday (always the first job on arrival!) and put our luggage into a lockerMeer informatie
Amsterdam day 2
19 augustus 2019, Nederland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
I started this day by getting our laundry done in the hotel's single washing machine, which was occupied last night! But the boys started the day by showering us with anniversary gifts, which they hadMeer informatie
Amsterdam pics
19 augustus 2019, Nederland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Brussels part 1
20 augustus 2019, België ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
So we arrived Brussels after an easy journey from Amsterdam, but it was quite tricky to find our air BnB. Once we had, we wished we hadn't bothered. It was truly scuzzy ... Feelings about it notMeer informatie
Brussels part 2
21 augustus 2019, België ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Covered a lot of ground and got very hot today. Found the Mannekin Pis, then metroed to Atomium. I was very brave ... And it was interesting and worth the effort, in spite of the queues. Also includedMeer informatie
More photos from part 3
21 augustus 2019, België ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Took far too many pictures! But look how happy Andy is after a hard day's sightseeing...
Last day in Brussels
22 augustus 2019, België ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Another fantastic day in this amazing city - I had no idea it was so grand. Stumbled upon the phenomenal Courts of Justice up a street lift and bridge whilst looking for the Royal Palace and Parc deMeer informatie





































































































