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- Day 7
- Monday, September 23, 2019 at 9:50 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 374 ft
SpainJardins del Turó del Putxet41°24’36” N 2°8’48” E
Ups and downs
September 23, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Slightly reminiscent of San Francisco, parts of Barcelona also have their ups and downs. The local authority have installed escalators though to make the ups a little easier
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- Day 7
- Monday, September 23, 2019 at 12:36 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 98 ft
- SpainBarcelona Sants Railway Station41°22’45” N 2°8’22” E
On our way.... epic journey number 3
September 23, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Leaving the fabulous Barcleona behind as we start out 9 hr journey to Nice. We have eaten our lunch... downloaded some movies and have snacks.
See you on the other side brother (or at the stops alongRead more
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- Day 7
- Monday, September 23, 2019 at 1:05 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 95 ft
- SpainBarcelona Sants Railway Station41°22’42” N 2°8’24” E
Home for the next 8.5 hours
September 23, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
TGV to Narbonne, then Marseille and finally Nice. 2088 passengers and every seat is full. First we travel through the Pyrenees so should be a spectacular start followed by a run along theRead more
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- Day 7
- Monday, September 23, 2019 at 2:35 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 584 ft
- SpainColl de Panissars42°26’38” N 2°51’56” E
Into France
September 23, 2019 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Into France through a tunnel under the Often at 275 kmh. Country number 3, here we come.
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- Day 7
- Monday, September 23, 2019 at 3:11 PM
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 89 ft
FrancePerpignan Railway Station42°41’48” N 2°52’48” E
Delayed in Perpignan
September 23, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Delayed in Perpignan so going to miss our connection in Narbonne. Hopefully another train will be along.
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- Day 7
- Monday, September 23, 2019 at 4:30 PM
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 59 ft
- FranceGare de Narbonne43°11’24” N 3°0’24” E
Staying Fluid
September 23, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
As with all plans involving public transport we have had to improvise. Due to SNCF running out of electricity our 15:25 departure from Narbonne is now going to be 19:19. This means that we can not getRead more
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- Day 7
- Monday, September 23, 2019 at 7:13 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 138 ft
- FranceMontpellier St. Roch Railway Station43°36’12” N 3°52’48” E
Not the day we planned
September 23, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
So here we are waiting at Montpellier station for a train to Marseille. Our current ticket is useless so a very kind SNCF ticket booth operator got two bits of scrap paper and made us tickets BlueRead more
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- Day 7
- Monday, September 23, 2019 at 10:33 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 49 ft
- FranceVieux-Port43°17’48” N 5°22’12” E
nous sommes arrivés
September 23, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A little later than planned but we are in Marseille. I'm treating my bird to a class slap up meal of take away pizza and a bottle of JP Chenet. Ladies you have no idea,what your missing.
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 9:03 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 69 ft
- FranceMarseille Ferry Port43°17’48” N 5°22’0” E
Lots of stairs
September 24, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A great place to stay last night and at just £43 A real bargain. The 93 steps up the spiral staircase were hard work though. Back to the station now to see if the trains are running.
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 2:26 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 148 ft
- FranceCimiez43°43’18” N 7°16’60” E
What a day
September 24, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We have finally arrived at our accommodation in Nice, 24 hours after we left Barcelona and a trip that should have taken 8. Turns out that the poor folks who work for SNCF, on their 36 hour a weekRead more
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 4:38 PM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 187 ft
- FranceParc de la colline du château43°41’42” N 7°16’48” E
A beautiful sight
September 24, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Insise the Castle Hill Parc lies the 2nd biggest man made waterfall in Europe is a beauutiful creation. At 233 feet above sea level it is a hard walk from the town but worth every step. There is alsoRead more
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 6:10 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 13 ft
- FranceOpera Plage43°41’42” N 7°16’30” E
More wine
September 24, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Following our climb that quite frankly would put Hillary to shame we descended in our dehydrated state to find a life saving oasis named locally as Babel Babel. Around this watering hole we found theRead more
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- Day 8
- Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 10:38 PM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 148 ft
- FranceCimiez43°43’18” N 7°17’3” E
He must taste amazing!!
September 24, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
If your a moz... I sleep next to the man and I have 0 bites... he has 27!!! Honestly older meat must be better!!!
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- Day 9
- Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 9:41 AM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 125 ft
- FranceCimiez43°43’24” N 7°17’6” E
The strike is over!
September 25, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Very happy to see the trams running again... off to Genoa. Bye for now France.
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- Day 9
- Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 11:04 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 253 ft
MonacoMonaco Monte Carlo Railway Station43°44’20” N 7°25’12” E
Playground of the rich and famous
September 25, 2019 in Monaco ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Flying visit into country number 4. Even the train station is opulent..
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- Day 9
- Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 11:52 AM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 59 ft
ItalyVentimiglia railway station43°47’30” N 7°36’30” E
A stroke of luck
September 25, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
So we are on our way to Genova and we have to swap trains from French to Italian in the first town across the border called Ventimiglia. Now, due to a rather nice twist we have about 4 hours until ourRead more
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- Day 9
- Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 4:36 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 138 ft
- ItalyMonumento a Cristoforo Colombo44°25’0” N 8°55’24” E
Exploring the home of exploring
September 25, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The home of Christopher Columbus. We have arrived in our home for the next two nights and our first overnight in Italy.
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- Day 9
- Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 4:57 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 138 ft
- ItalyMonumento a Cristoforo Colombo44°25’0” N 8°55’24” E
Home from home
September 25, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We miss the car so much but we've been teased with a glimpse of home to warm our hearts.
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- Day 9
- Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 8:09 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 39 ft
- ItalyPalazzo San Giorgio44°24’36” N 8°55’42” E
Pushing the boat out
September 25, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
So tonight I treated the Memsahib to a takeaway Chinese, on a park bench with rose wine in plastic cups. Stop it, that's enough applause. And get your own fella to spoil you.
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- Day 10
- Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 9:38 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 72 ft
- ItalyAquarium of Genoa44°24’42” N 8°55’42” E
Pieces of Eight
September 26, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The Neptune. Built for the film Pirates in 1985. Not real but still an impressive sight.
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- Day 10
- Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 10:03 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 16 ft
- ItalyBiosfera44°24’36” N 8°55’30” E
Found some more penguins
September 26, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Had a fabulous visit this morning to the Acquario di Genova.
They had enormous tanks filled with all sorts of aquatic life including some fantastic dolphins.
Very highly recommended.
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- Day 10
- Thursday, September 26, 2019 at 12:59 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 190 ft
- ItalyPorta Soprana44°24’18” N 8°56’6” E
Home of Columbus
September 26, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We found the home of Christopher Columbus. A modest little house for someone with such great navigational skills. Do wonder how he would feel now seeing his discovery completed "Trumped"
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- Day 11
- Friday, September 27, 2019 at 10:54 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 43 ft
- ItalyCarozzo44°7’6” N 9°51’22” E
Again!
September 27, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
TrenItalia has now run out of electricity. Seems to be a common issue down here. Only issue is 124 sweaty people in a tin can with no windows makes for an interesting atmosphere.
Journey time extendedRead more
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- Day 11
- Friday, September 27, 2019 at 12:43 PM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 26 ft
- ItalyAngelo Caduto43°43’24” N 10°23’48” E
It really leans!
September 27, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We have arrived in Pisa and after finding a bag b and b... we have arrived at the main attraction... you hear about it and its used a lot in sayings but you are not aware of its sheer magnificence.Read more
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- Day 11
- Friday, September 27, 2019 at 2:31 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 52 ft
- ItalyPalazzo Agonigi da Scorno43°43’6” N 10°23’48” E
Wow!