W1C 2JY and Surrounds
18 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Late last night we found out that the overground train drivers were taking industrial action for the remainder of this week.
This meant we needed to rethink our plans for the week. The late change inЧитать далее
Exploring London Day 2
19 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Today was a big day. 12 hours of adventuring including a visit to Harrods, The Churchill War Rooms and Westminster, The British Museum and Coventry Garden.
Matt & Leah set out for Knightsbridge andЧитать далее
Buckingham Palace State Rooms
20 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Back on the underground and one stop to Green Park and then off to the Royal Mews and the State Rooms in Buckingham Palace.
The Royal Mews is where they keep the horses, carriages and cars used inЧитать далее
Walking the Streets of London
20 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
St Paul's, Waterloo, The Thames, Westminster and back to Leicester Square.
We caught the underground from Bond Street to St Paul's to see St Paul's Cathedral. From there we caught the underground toЧитать далее
Leicester Square
20 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Tower of London
21 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Last, but not least. A visit to one of London's best tourist attractions - The Tower of London. Anything dating back to 1066 and still in good condition is worth visiting.
A great way to finish anЧитать далее
Paddington Station to Cardiff
21 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Arrived at a chaotic Paddington Station due to train driver's taking limited industrial action. Thankfully our train wasn't affected.
A nice leisurely train trip of two hours back to Cardiff ensuedЧитать далее
Family Time in Cardiff
22 июля 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
After a few busy days in London it was great to get back to Cardiff and spend some family time with Tim, Mel and Gethin.
The somewhat unseasonal weather did little to dampen our happy day includingЧитать далее
Big Pit Trip
23 июля 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
After the meeting Abby and Mel headed off to celebrate their 50th and 40th birthdays in peace and quiet whilst the dads took the kids to Big Pit.
Once a working coal mine Big Pit is now a museum thatЧитать далее
Day Trip to Bath Spa (aka Bath)
24 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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 aЧитать далее
Hwyl Fawr I Cymru (Goodbye to Wales)
25 июля 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
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 theЧитать далее
Last Night in London
25 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
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 SohoЧитать далее
Farewell to Ole London
26 июля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
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, bookedЧитать далее
Notre Quartier Parisien
26 июля 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
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'tЧитать далее
Sainte Chapelle
27 июля 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
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 weЧитать далее
Toot Bus
27 июля 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We had originally booked a five-hour walking tour of Paris, however our guide broke their wrist earlier in the week and we couldn't reschedule. So our alternate plan was a Hop on Hop off bus trip.Читать далее
A Toutes Les Gloires De La France
28 июля 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
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 twoЧитать далее
The Gardens of Versailles
28 июля 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
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 winterЧитать далее
Relaxing in Paris
28 июля 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
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.Читать далее
Weekend in Germany - One Faith, One Hope
29 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We left Paris bang on 10:55 on ICE9573 bound for Karlsruhe, a journey of 2.5 hours. It didn't take long to hit 300km/h.
Karlsruhe is a great place to pick up a rental car. Apparently Stuttgart isЧитать далее
Trossingen and Villingen
31 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The reality of life has hit and this is being written from the laundromat in Karlsruhe. Karlsruhe is a university town however it's summer holidays so the laundromat seems quite vibrant compared toЧитать далее
Triberg and Der Schwarzwald
31 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Off we went to Triberg which is located in the heart of the Black Forest. Photos do the scenery in Triberg a huge injustice. It is a stunning place. Thankfully we elected to drive to the bottom of theЧитать далее
Karlsruhe to Lucerne
1 августа 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
An observation about Germany ...
We stayed in a overnight hotel last night. At breakfast the spreads were served in edible bio-degradable wafer containers as recycling is really promoted in Germany.Читать далее
The Road to Interlaken
2 августа 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
If Germany is gorgeous then Switzerland is superb, stunning and spectacular all in one.
Today was a long day with lots of pictures taken. So this is instalment no 1.
We left Lucerne at 9.30am andЧитать далее
Cog Train to Kleine Scheidegg
2 августа 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After a short bus trip from Interlaken we arrived at Lauterbrunnen station where we caught the local train (a cog railway) to Kleine Scheidegg which is 6,700 ft above sea level. There we changedЧитать далее

















































































































































































































































































































































































































































ПутешественникGreat location - not surprising the prices are crazy
ПутешественникYes. Plenty of window shopping only. Leah loves the underground. Its cheap entertainment as there is a cap on the daily cost.
ПутешественникNice place Matt. So looking forward to London. 👍