Here we go...
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Time to find my wife, she's in Europe somewhere. Managed to keep my check in down to 7kg. Not bad considering I have two sets of hiking poles.
No trains. Waited for bus that took to long so I bookedMeer informatie
Time to find my wife, she's in Europe somewhere. Managed to keep my check in down to 7kg. Not bad considering I have two sets of hiking poles.
No trains. Waited for bus that took to long so I bookedMeer informatie
France is a long way from Sydney. The first leg via Singapore on a very full Scoot flight. It was half an hour late but I had 4 hours between flights.
The Air France flight from Singapore was aMeer informatie
Grace and I just finished the Eiffel Tower. We caught the lift because it's a long way up and we've already had a big day.
Morning stayed with a walk to the Botanic Garden and the Natural HistoryMeer informatie
In contrast to the previous day, yesterday was a nice sunny day. It was the perfect day to visit the Palace of Versailles. It turned out to be a popular day because the place was buzzing.
The placeMeer informatie
First museum visit for the day. Musée d'Orsay. There is a Degas and Manet exhibition so I booked to see that. Not many people know I did at in high school, and my favourite style is theMeer informatie
I booked an afternoon at the Louvre, unaware of what we were in for. It's much bigger than I considered. It was confusing to navigate, though eventually we found a method to follow the map but it wasMeer informatie
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is situated on a very prominent hill with a 360° view over Paris. To get a better view you can pay €7 to climb the steps to the Dome. There are 300+ steps to climb,Meer informatie
I was looking forward to this chapel. It's out last so before travelling to London. It has over 1,000 pieces of stained glass, 70% are the original. The chapel was built to house relics of theMeer informatie
We arrived via the Eurostar. Very nice. Fast, comfortable and on time. We stayed in a very small room near the London Monument and London Bridge.
Next stop Ambleside in the lakes district.
We took the train up to Ambleside via Oxenholme and Windermere.
Another train broke down in front and we were stuck on the train for a couple of hours. We eventually made it to our accommodation andMeer informatie
Reiziger Have a wonderful time and give Grace a big hug from us 😊
Reiziger 7kg Well done Robert. Happy Landing 🤞