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- Day 32
- Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 8:00 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 62 ft
ItalySpiaggia Ischia Porto40°44’28” N 13°56’47” E
Fashion Parade - Ischia
May 6, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Gary to Jane: "What will you give me if I join the parade and walk down the red carpet?"
Jane to Gary: "A divorce!" 😂😂
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- Day 34
- Monday, May 8, 2023 at 10:42 AM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 20 ft
- ItalySpiaggia Ischia Porto40°44’36” N 13°56’46” E
Recharged, and ready to go
May 8, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Four lovely days of relaxation and rest in beautiful, sunny Ischia.
The weather has finally turned against us on our last day, but three out of four ain't bad!
Back to Naples tomorrow morning to catchRead more
TravelerCheers Mike. Sunshine helps. Unfortunately, the forecast for the next 3 weeks is diabolical. Almost as bad as the UK! 😂💦🌧️☔
Traveler24º and sunny tomorrow Sue, but after that it looks like 3 weeks of showers and heavier rain in Northern Europe. We are debating whether to abandon our planned route, and head south to Spain and Portugal. We've got the hang of this now.... We could always come back and do Switzerland/Germany/Holland/Belgium again.
Great to have options and just be free to decide where to go when. Loving watching your trip, something to aspire to If I could get Mike to pack light haha xx [Suzanne]
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- Day 35
- Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 3:27 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 33 ft
- ItalyArena Garibaldi43°43’32” N 10°24’1” E
Reinforcements arrive!
May 9, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
5 weeks into our trip and the long awaited reinforcements arrive in the shape of Simon and Gaynor Austin.
Fortunately for Jane and I, we arrived in Pisa ahead of time and managed to catch the last ofRead more
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- Day 36
- Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 11:19 AM
- 🌧 17 °C
- Altitude: 200 ft
- ItalyPonte Vecchio43°46’3” N 11°15’10” E
Ponte Vecchio, Florence
May 10, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Lloydie found a fabulous apartment for the four of us right by the Ponte Vecchio.
Wonderful couple of days wandering around the old city with a bit of rain and a bit of sun.
If you want old buildings,Read more
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- Day 38
- Friday, May 12, 2023 at 12:15 PM
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 2,172 ft
SpainPlaza Puerta del Sol40°24’60” N 3°42’11” W
Madrid, via Barcelona!
May 12, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Having looked at the weather forecast for Northern Europe for the following 3 weeks we decided to abandon our original itinerary (again!), and head west to Spain and Portugal for the sunshine andRead more
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- Day 40
- Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 2:54 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 751 ft
- SpainTemplo de Diana Mérida38°55’3” N 6°20’40” W
Vindication!
May 14, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Just look at the temperature on the train monitor at 7.00pm!
After the news that the San Marino F1 Grand Prix was being cancelled because of flooding, this picture was further vindication that we hadRead more
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- Day 40
- Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 6:05 PM
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: 650 ft
- SpainBadajoz Railway Station38°53’23” N 6°58’49” W
Las Vegas?
May 14, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
No, just our hotel lobby in sleepy Badajoz.
In fairness, the NH Gran Hotel Casino Extremadura is a gem, and tremendously good value. Highly recommended if you ever are in this part of the world.
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- Day 41
- Monday, May 15, 2023 at 11:00 AM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 650 ft
- SpainBadajoz Railway Station38°53’23” N 6°58’49” W
Badajoz - lovely surprise
May 15, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This was supposed to be a little overnight stop on the way to Lisbon. But, starting with a pleasant surprise with our hotel, which was great, we then spent a lovely morning walking around the oldRead more
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- Day 42
- Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 12:00 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 20 ft
PortugalPraça do Comércio38°42’28” N 9°8’12” W
Lisbon - the original Curate's Egg
May 16, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
You can make anything look good with pictures, but trust me, the majority of the places we saw in Lisbon were more akin to the last photo in the series than any of the others. All the travel shows sayRead more
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- Day 43
- Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 12:50 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 20 ft
- PortugalPraça do Comércio38°42’28” N 9°8’12” W
When in Portugal.....
May 17, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
....... You must have a Portuguese Tart!
Lloydie's favourite.
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- Day 43
- Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 1:56 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 203 ft
- PortugalPraça de Santa Maria39°21’43” N 9°9’26” W
When friends say pop in for lunch
May 17, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We were chilling one evening in Lisbon when we received a message from some old friends in Woolaston (Tony and Wendy Franchina). They said they lived about an hour from Lisbon and would we like to popRead more
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- Day 44
- Thursday, May 18, 2023
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 308 ft
- PortugalPraça da Liberdade41°8’53” N 8°36’43” W
Porto - Soooo not Lisbon!
May 18, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
How can two cities be so near and yet so far?
As much as Jane and I just didn't 'get' Lisbon, we absolutely loved our two days Porto.
It's full of character, quirky alleys, beautiful buildings and aRead more
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- Day 45
- Friday, May 19, 2023 at 10:30 AM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 308 ft
- PortugalPraça da Liberdade41°8’53” N 8°36’43” W
When in Porto......
May 19, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
....... You must try the Port!
We took ours with a chocolate cup. It went down very well, even though it was 10.30 in the morning!
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- Day 45
- Friday, May 19, 2023 at 3:32 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 266 ft
- PortugalGare41°8’44” N 8°36’34” W
Severn Tunnel Junction........ Not!
May 19, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Porto train station is my new favourite station in Europe.
It is so good, there was a queue of tour groups today waiting their turn to go in and see it. How nuts is that?
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- Day 45
- Friday, May 19, 2023 at 8:00 PM
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 282 ft
- PortugalMercado do Bolhão41°8’58” N 8°36’25” W
Our new, new best friend
May 19, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Stumbled across the Mercado de Bolhão whilst wandering around; It's Porto's version of the Mercado San Miguel, in Madrid.
Spent an entertaining couple of hours eating wild boar pies and drinking aRead more
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- Day 46
- Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 1:22 PM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 125 ft
- PortugalEntroncamento39°27’42” N 8°28’22” W
Train travel Portuguese style!
May 20, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Only one carriage from Entroncamento to Badajoz; small, but colourful.
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- Day 46
- Saturday, May 20, 2023
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 627 ft
- SpainCathedral of St. John Baptist de Badajoz38°52’41” N 6°58’13” W
Back to Badajoz!
May 20, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Coming back from Porto, heading towards our place in Vélez, we had to choose somewhere to stop to break up the journey. The timing was right, and we knew of that fantastic hotel in Badajoz, so whyRead more
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- Day 48
- Monday, May 22, 2023 at 6:30 AM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 617 ft
- SpainPlaza España38°54’40” N 6°36’46” W
Early start!
May 22, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Off home to Vélez today! Early start in the drizzle.
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- Day 48
- Monday, May 22, 2023 at 12:21 PM
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 538 ft
- SpainVélez de Benaudalla36°49’47” N 3°31’1” W
Weather finally catches up with us
May 22, 2023 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
After ducking and diving, and changing itineraries to chase the sun and avoid the bad weather that has afflicted Europe this Spring/early Summer, it has finally caught up with us.
And how ironic isRead more
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- Day 56
- Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 11:58 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 2,182 ft
- SpainGranada Railway Station37°11’0” N 3°36’31” W
Normality returns
May 30, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After a soggy welcome, Vélez returned to type and we had a lovely week, resting and recuperating, ready for the mad dash home. Barcelona, Paris, and Brussels here we come!
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- Day 57
- Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 7:24 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 449 ft
FranceSacré-Cœur Basilica48°53’13” N 2°20’35” E
Sacre Bleu.....It's the Sacré-Coeur!
May 31, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Despite a few previous visits to Paris, Jane had never been to the Sacre-Coeur. Our trip back home provided the opportunity for us to stay here for one night and put that right.
Lovely hotel, reallyRead more
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- Day 58
- Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:44 AM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 249 ft
- FranceParis Nord48°52’49” N 2°21’18” E
Gare du Nord - C'est magnifique!
June 1, 2023 in France ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The picture doesn't do the Gare du Nord justice. I could only fit in about a third of this huge edifice.
One thing that I will mark it down for though, in my league table of European Train Stations,Read more
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- Day 59
- Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11:40 AM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 89 ft
BelgiumGrand Place Brussels50°50’48” N 4°21’6” E
Brussels
June 2, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The final full day of our eight and a half week tour! We spent the morning wandering around Brussels before catching the train to our final destination to make the 'Last Post' of our tour thisRead more
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- Day 59
- Friday, June 2, 2023 at 6:31 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 66 ft
- BelgiumWesthoek50°51’7” N 2°53’28” E
Menin Gate - Ypres
June 2, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Well that was an anti-climax. We were hoping to video the daily rendition of the Last Post at the Menin Gate, Ypres, as a fitting end to our tour around Europe. However, as you can see from theRead more
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- Day 60
- Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 10:11 AM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 121 ft
EnglandLondon Paddington railway station51°30’59” N 0°10’33” W
Homeward Bound!
June 3, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Unfortunately, the time has finally arrived when we have to go back home to our day jobs........ Not doing very much!
What a fabulous 8 1/2 weeks. It has been so enjoyable that we are already planningRead more
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