Getting Ready 14 Sleeps
17 lipca 2019, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Hi everyone,
So we are off on our Europe trip and we are just a little bit excited! So Pete thinks it’s too early to pack so the pile in the lounge room is growing. We take off on the 1st August and Czytaj więcej
Countdown continues
25 lipca 2019, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
So there are now only 7 sleeps and I am packed and ready to go! What are we waiting for........ oh that’s right for Pete to pack. Sending this out to people on our mailing list to check it works for Czytaj więcej
Some plans dont run to plan!
2 sierpnia 2019, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Ok, so in the scheme of things we should be landing in Abu Dhabi and starting the holiday, but that was not to be. On Monday night I developed a blocked bowel and ended up in Bendigo Hospital for Czytaj więcej
Setting Off
6 sierpnia 2019, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Finally the time had come for us to set off, Pete had been a bit concerned that we were not going to be able to go, but we had a bit of a delay but off we go. Amanda and Wayne arrived nice and early Czytaj więcej
Amsterdam On Arrival
7 sierpnia 2019, Holandia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
So we arrived! After 22 hours in a plane with a three hour stopover in Abu Dhabi we were more than happy to finally be off the plane. It took over an hour for our luggage to come from the plane and we Czytaj więcej
A Day In Amsterdam
8 sierpnia 2019, Holandia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We woke up refreshed and ready for a new day of exploring. This is a beautiful city and you could spend days just walking around looking at the amazing buildings.
We first went on a quest to find Czytaj więcej
And so onto Paris
9 sierpnia 2019, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Our last night spent in Amsterdam we walked the Red Light District and was amazed at how many people there were. Had dinner overlooking the canal and wandered through the streets. Such an amazing Czytaj więcej
A day exploring Paris
10 sierpnia 2019, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
After a great nights sleep we got ready to go off exploring for the day. We had a Hop on Hop off bus ticket so we made our way to the bus stop, after coffee of course and a croissant or two! Stopped Czytaj więcej
A Night To Remember
10 sierpnia 2019, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After a much needed nana nap we headed out to dinner, which was great and so was the cocktail! We then stood in line, just for something different at Moulin Rouge. We were taken to our seats and Czytaj więcej
Paris The Beautiful City
11 sierpnia 2019, Francja ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
After our late night at Moulin Rouge we still managed to wake early and catch a bus to meet up with our Eiffel Tower tour. We wandered the gardens and made like tourists taking photos with the tower. Czytaj więcej
Bordeaux Day 1
12 sierpnia 2019, Francja ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
We woke up in Paris and with great sadness we got ready to move onto the next adventure. There is so much to see and do in Paris that we both agree it’s somewhere we would love to come back to. But Czytaj więcej
Exploring Bordeaux
13 sierpnia 2019, Francja ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Definitely a beautiful place to stay and explore. We are pretty proud of ourselves managing to work out the public transport wherever we go. The weather is perfect and this morning we set off to the Czytaj więcej
Travel to Montpelier
14 sierpnia 2019, Francja ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Our wonderful Air BnB host Michele offered to drive us to the station which really helped with the bags. She has been wonderful and her room is beautiful. We arrived early at the station, mainly Czytaj więcej
Nice - I'm in Love
15 sierpnia 2019, Francja ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
After a reasonable nights sleep in the shoe box we made our way to the station. We had breakfast in a park, with a group of homeless people circling us for smokes. No luck with us. It is amazing how Czytaj więcej
A Day Exploring Nice
16 sierpnia 2019, Francja ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Had a wonderful nights sleep and breakfast was provided by our hosts Gerard and Madeline. We then set off to explore. It is the most beautiful city with amazing buildings, parks and statues. And of Czytaj więcej
On to Italy
17 sierpnia 2019, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A full on day of train travel today, with us sadly leaving Nice at 7:40am. Then onto Milan where we ended up have a burger at Burger King as we didn’t have enough time to leave the station for real Czytaj więcej
Getting to San Gimignano
18 sierpnia 2019, Włochy ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
So what a drama!! We had paid for a hire car to pick up in Florence from Hertz. After finally finding the office, we waited and waited to be served. Finally we were told to go across the road to pick Czytaj więcej
Tuscany
19 sierpnia 2019, Włochy ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
The weather is amazing as is the location. Truly spoilt in this beautiful place.
In the morning we went and found a laundry and washed our ever growing bag of dirty clothes, bought some food and then Czytaj więcej
Taxi, taxi
20 sierpnia 2019, Włochy ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Up sort of early and the Taxi driver set off for Pisa! Good navigation got us into the centre of Pisa and parked. We walked through the streets, having to stop for a refreshment, as it was hot, hot! Czytaj więcej
Onto Venice
21 sierpnia 2019, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After a lovely breakfast on the terrace we headed off in the car back to Florence to drop off the hire car.it was an easy drive with Google maps until we realised our offline map had sent us to a Czytaj więcej
Beautiful Venice
22 sierpnia 2019, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It’s raining in Venice! After a slow start to the morning we headed off to use our hop on hop off water bus pass. It was much cooler today which was great for walking around. Our first stop is St Czytaj więcej
On to Roma!
23 sierpnia 2019, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
After a lovely relaxed morning we said goodbye to Venice, we probably could have had another day here but there is always next time! I am going to learn Italian when we get home as it would make life Czytaj więcej
A Day in Rome - A Test of Endurance!
24 sierpnia 2019, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Ok so off we set after a great breakfast in the hotel, even had scrambled eggs, a bit upmarket for our travel, but this hotel was booked by the travel agent so we certainly paid for it!!
Firstly we Czytaj więcej
More Photos of our day in Rome
24 sierpnia 2019, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Can only put 10 photos per footprint and so I have created a second one as there was so much to see and things we want to remember!
Now to Naples
25 sierpnia 2019, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We had a few hours in the morning before our train so we went to a Museum nearby that housed an exhibition of vintage clothing and decor. Then we wandered around seeing more historical buildings and Czytaj więcej































































































































































































































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