It's in the planning

After discussing where we wanted to go on our trip, I narrowed down cities between the bigger cities to visit, namely Lyon and Genoa. These places will have 2 nights each and 3 nights will be spent inЧитать далее
Countdown underway

Well today marks two weeks until we set off on our adventure! We've been looking into things to do in each of the cities and have booked a few things so far like a walking food tour in Paris and aЧитать далее
The journey...

We were both not really looking forward to the travel to get us to our destination. This involved a 3 hour drive to Brisbane, an 8 hour flight to Singapore, a 3 hour stopover then a 14 hour flight toЧитать далее
A quick British visit

Yes, the remaining 10 hours of that flight did eventually pass. We arrived at London Heathrow 20 minutes early...which was then spent in line at immigration (1.5 hours...they do say the Brits like toЧитать далее
Bonjour Paris

The Eurostar was quite simple to use with immigration and security and it ran with military presision. After sitting in carriage three for 3 minutes we realised we needed carriage 2 and swiftlyЧитать далее
It's up and up in Paris

After an early night we made up for lost sleep and woke around 6:30am. After our lunch yesterday we didn't have dinner so needed some breakfast. We found a place that had 2 coffees, 2 orange juice, 2Читать далее
Paris strolling

Today we had crossaints and coffees at Eric Kayser (quite a popular boulangerie) followed by a stroll to the Louvre and through the Jardin De Tuileries. We strolled back to the hotel to get ready forЧитать далее
Bonjour Lyon

We woke up to an almost sunny sky this morning. We have been lucky with weather, it's been very cloudy but it's only sprinkled twice. After breakfast at a cafe we went back to the hotel to pack. WithЧитать далее
Walking Lyon

Today we woke early to get some washing done. After a 15 minute stroll in dark Lyon (the sun has been rising about 7:30am and setting at 5:30am) we reached the laundromat. Of course, it was all inЧитать далее
Bonjour Nice

After a much needed sleep in we had breakfast and packed our bags. We set off for the train station for our next city, Nice. After a short delay we were on the train. We were luckily on the rightЧитать далее
Eze and Monaco

We woke up and had breakfast in our little apartment then set off to catch the bus to Eze, a medieval perched village 30 minutes from Nice. It took us ages to find the bus stop but we found it andЧитать далее
Nicely played Nice

Today we got up leisurely and decided what to do...Both a bit weary from the amount of walking we've been doing we decided to have a more relaxing day and use the hop on hop off bus. Now, I've alwaysЧитать далее
Au revoir France

Today we say farewell to France. We've loved all three cities we've seen for different reasons, had some great food and done a lot of walking. There may have been a few cold beverages in there too!Читать далее
Buongiorno Genova

Today we set off around the old port town of Genova (Genoa in English, not to be confused with Geneva). We walked around the port to see where the cruise ships dock when they are in town. We had lunchЧитать далее
Buongiorno Firenze

After waking up and having a coffee we packed our bags for our trip to Firenze (Florence). We grabbed a coffee and pastry from a small cafe then grabbed our bags and got the metro to station. TwoЧитать далее
Finding Firenze

After a slow start, we walked to the Pizzale Michelangelo. Quite a hike up stairs and a steep road had us looking over Florence with its terracotta roofs, bridges and the Duomo. We then walked downЧитать далее
Firenze Frenzy

An early start saw us strolling around the corner to the Uffizi Gallery to see works of art by Leonardo Da Vinci, Botticelli and Michelangelo. There was no wait to get in which was handy. The galleryЧитать далее
Buongiorno Roma

A late check out had us on a midday train to Roma! It was a quick and relatively painless train journey and we were soon at our apartment in Rome. We got some groceries then went for a stroll towardsЧитать далее
Roman roaming

An early start this morning had us walking to the Vatican for a 9am scavi tour. This tour runs under Saint Peter's Basilica to see the musoleums and Saint Peter's remains that were found inЧитать далее
Rome wasn't built in a day....

Another early start had us walking to the Colloseum for our underground tour. There was no line at the structure when we arrived and our tour was soon underway. It was a fantastic way to see theЧитать далее
English countryside

Yesterday B and I flew from Rome to Bristol on EasyJet. Our first experience on a European low cost carrier - it was actually not too bad after a little bit of a delay. We arrived to the smiling facesЧитать далее
Chilly Canterbury

We woke to a shining example of English weather - no sun shining at all. Looking at the weather we were in for a balmy 7 degree maximum. Still think we'd rather this than the 36 degree days home isЧитать далее
London's Calling

We had a very cruisy morning just relaxing at the house in Canterbury before taking an afternoon train to London. I had a great time in Canterbury - there are still many quaint buildings and it had aЧитать далее
Real life Monopoly

Today we set out near Buckingham Palace, walked past some very horsey horses, downing street, Trafalgar square and made our way to the London Dungeon to embark on a scary but fun adventure. After thisЧитать далее
Last day in London

Today (yesterday as I'm writing this) we set out at about 9.30am to Leicester Square. We bought three tickets to Jersey Boys for 3pm. We then went to the Natural History museum - I didn't realize justЧитать далее