Relaxing in Paris
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I'm not sure that you can really say this afternoon was relaxed. The rain was determined to drench us, and it won the battle but didn't stop us enjoying ourselves even if we were soaked through.Read more
I'm not sure that you can really say this afternoon was relaxed. The rain was determined to drench us, and it won the battle but didn't stop us enjoying ourselves even if we were soaked through.Read more
The gardens are magnificent. You could spend an entire day in them.
Louis XIV had the largest collection of exotic fruit trees in Europe. The trees were planted in planter boxes so that in winterRead more
A really full-on day, so this is being written as we cruise along at 300km per hour on our way to Germany.
Up early and on the road to Versailles. We left our apartment at 7.30 and had to catch twoRead more
After a breakfast of fresh baguettes and jam we headed out to the Metro to travel to Sainte Chapelle.
The Metro maps make it really easy to work out which train you need to catch. The first train weRead more
The arrival into Gare du Nord was very underwhelming but reasonably efficient. We caught a taxi to our apartment. The driver spoke good English but wanted to charge us €55 as "the meter wasn'tRead more
Our day started with a mad panic. We slept in until 9am!!
Gone were our plans to catch the underground to St Pancras. We hurriedly got up, raced down for breakfast, back upstairs for showers, bookedRead more
After arriving at our accommodation at 7.30pm we decided to walk to Soho for dinner at Wong Kei's (pronounced Wonky's).
We walked over the Jubilee Bridge, through Trafalgar Square and arrived at SohoRead more
A massive thanks to Tim & Mel, Gethin and friends for a happy time in Wales, and to the UK in general for such a great holiday. So nice to reacquaint and refresh friendships that have lasted over theRead more
Up early and on the 8:55 train from Llandaf to Bath, being a journey of just under 90 minutes in total each way.
Bath is very unusual in that all the houses are built from Bath stone which gives it aRead more