Fashion Parade - Ischia
6 mei 2023, Italië ⋅ ☀️ 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!" 😂😂
Recharged, and ready to go
8 mei 2023, Italië ⋅ ☁️ 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 catchMeer informatie
ReizigerCheers Mike. Sunshine helps. Unfortunately, the forecast for the next 3 weeks is diabolical. Almost as bad as the UK! 😂💦🌧️☔
I was wondering when the Tomo curse ☔️☔️ would kick in 🤣 [Suzanne Donoghue]
Reiziger24º 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]
Reinforcements arrive!
9 mei 2023, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofMeer informatie
Ponte Vecchio, Florence
10 mei 2023, Italië ⋅ 🌧 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,Meer informatie
Madrid, via Barcelona!
12 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 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 andMeer informatie
Vindication!
14 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 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 hadMeer informatie
Las Vegas?
14 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Badajoz - lovely surprise
15 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☀️ 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 oldMeer informatie
Lisbon - the original Curate's Egg
16 mei 2023, 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 sayMeer informatie
When in Portugal.....
17 mei 2023, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
....... You must have a Portuguese Tart!
Lloydie's favourite.
When friends say pop in for lunch
17 mei 2023, 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 popMeer informatie
Porto - Soooo not Lisbon!
18 mei 2023, 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 aMeer informatie
When in Porto......
19 mei 2023, 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!
Severn Tunnel Junction........ Not!
19 mei 2023, 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?
Our new, new best friend
19 mei 2023, 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 aMeer informatie
Train travel Portuguese style!
20 mei 2023, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Only one carriage from Entroncamento to Badajoz; small, but colourful.
Back to Badajoz!
20 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 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 whyMeer informatie
ReizigerI have to say; I admire your diet of tapas and wine. I think we’ll all have to try it. Beats the calorie control diet !! 😋😉
Early start!
22 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Off home to Vélez today! Early start in the drizzle.
Weather finally catches up with us
22 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ 🌧 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 isMeer informatie
Normality returns
30 mei 2023, Spanje ⋅ ⛅ 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!
Sacre Bleu.....It's the Sacré-Coeur!
31 mei 2023, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 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, reallyMeer informatie
Gare du Nord - C'est magnifique!
1 juni 2023, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 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,Meer informatie
Brussels
2 juni 2023, België ⋅ ⛅ 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 thisMeer informatie
Menin Gate - Ypres
2 juni 2023, België ⋅ ⛅ 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 theMeer informatie
Homeward Bound!
3 juni 2023, Engeland ⋅ ☁️ 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 planningMeer informatie
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