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- Tag 32
- Samstag, 6. Mai 2023 um 20:00
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 62 ft
ItalienSpiaggia Ischia Porto40°44’28” N 13°56’47” E
Fashion Parade - Ischia
6. Mai 2023 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 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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- Tag 34
- Montag, 8. Mai 2023 um 10:42
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 ft
- ItalienSpiaggia Ischia Porto40°44’36” N 13°56’46” E
Recharged, and ready to go
8. Mai 2023 in Italien ⋅ ☁️ 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 catchWeiterlesen
ReisenderCheers 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]
Reisender24º 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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- Tag 35
- Dienstag, 9. Mai 2023 um 15:27
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 33 ft
- ItalienArena Garibaldi43°43’32” N 10°24’1” E
Reinforcements arrive!
9. Mai 2023 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofWeiterlesen
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- Tag 36
- Mittwoch, 10. Mai 2023 um 11:19
- 🌧 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 200 ft
- ItalienPonte Vecchio43°46’3” N 11°15’10” E
Ponte Vecchio, Florence
10. Mai 2023 in Italien ⋅ 🌧 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,Weiterlesen
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- Tag 38
- Freitag, 12. Mai 2023 um 12:15
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.172 ft
SpanienPlaza Puerta del Sol40°24’60” N 3°42’11” W
Madrid, via Barcelona!
12. Mai 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 andWeiterlesen
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- Tag 40
- Sonntag, 14. Mai 2023 um 14:54
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 751 ft
- SpanienTemplo de Diana Mérida38°55’3” N 6°20’40” W
Vindication!
14. Mai 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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 hadWeiterlesen
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- Tag 40
- Sonntag, 14. Mai 2023 um 18:05
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Höhe über NN: 650 ft
- SpanienBadajoz Railway Station38°53’23” N 6°58’49” W
Las Vegas?
14. Mai 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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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- Tag 41
- Montag, 15. Mai 2023 um 11:00
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 650 ft
- SpanienBadajoz Railway Station38°53’23” N 6°58’49” W
Badajoz - lovely surprise
15. Mai 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 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 oldWeiterlesen
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- Tag 42
- Dienstag, 16. Mai 2023 um 12:00
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 ft
PortugalPraça do Comércio38°42’28” N 9°8’12” W
Lisbon - the original Curate's Egg
16. Mai 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 sayWeiterlesen
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- Tag 43
- Mittwoch, 17. Mai 2023 um 12:50
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 20 ft
- PortugalPraça do Comércio38°42’28” N 9°8’12” W
When in Portugal.....
17. Mai 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
....... You must have a Portuguese Tart!
Lloydie's favourite.
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- Tag 43
- Mittwoch, 17. Mai 2023 um 13:56
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 203 ft
- PortugalPraça de Santa Maria39°21’43” N 9°9’26” W
When friends say pop in for lunch
17. Mai 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 popWeiterlesen
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- Tag 44
- Donnerstag, 18. Mai 2023
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 308 ft
- PortugalPraça da Liberdade41°8’53” N 8°36’43” W
Porto - Soooo not Lisbon!
18. Mai 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 aWeiterlesen
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- Tag 45
- Freitag, 19. Mai 2023 um 10:30
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 308 ft
- PortugalPraça da Liberdade41°8’53” N 8°36’43” W
When in Porto......
19. Mai 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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- Tag 45
- Freitag, 19. Mai 2023 um 15:32
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 266 ft
- PortugalGare41°8’44” N 8°36’34” W
Severn Tunnel Junction........ Not!
19. Mai 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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- Tag 45
- Freitag, 19. Mai 2023 um 20:00
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 282 ft
- PortugalMercado do Bolhão41°8’58” N 8°36’25” W
Our new, new best friend
19. Mai 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 aWeiterlesen
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- Tag 46
- Samstag, 20. Mai 2023 um 13:22
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Höhe über NN: 125 ft
- PortugalEntroncamento39°27’42” N 8°28’22” W
Train travel Portuguese style!
20. Mai 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Only one carriage from Entroncamento to Badajoz; small, but colourful.
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- Tag 46
- Samstag, 20. Mai 2023
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 627 ft
- SpanienCathedral of St. John Baptist de Badajoz38°52’41” N 6°58’13” W
Back to Badajoz!
20. Mai 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 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 whyWeiterlesen
ReisenderI 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 !! 😋😉
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- Tag 48
- Montag, 22. Mai 2023 um 06:30
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Höhe über NN: 617 ft
- SpanienPlaza España38°54’40” N 6°36’46” W
Early start!
22. Mai 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Off home to Vélez today! Early start in the drizzle.
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- Tag 48
- Montag, 22. Mai 2023 um 12:21
- 🌧 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 538 ft
- SpanienVélez de Benaudalla36°49’47” N 3°31’1” W
Weather finally catches up with us
22. Mai 2023 in Spanien ⋅ 🌧 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 isWeiterlesen
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- Tag 56
- Dienstag, 30. Mai 2023 um 11:58
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.182 ft
- SpanienGranada Railway Station37°11’0” N 3°36’31” W
Normality returns
30. Mai 2023 in Spanien ⋅ ⛅ 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!
ReisenderWhat tales to tell. I can feel a family event at the Wheatsheaf coming on !! 👍🍻
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- Tag 57
- Mittwoch, 31. Mai 2023 um 19:24
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 449 ft
FrankreichSacré-Cœur Basilica48°53’13” N 2°20’35” E
Sacre Bleu.....It's the Sacré-Coeur!
31. Mai 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 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, reallyWeiterlesen
ReisenderLove the area and the photos; not 100% sure of the food though !! 🤢 😂
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- Tag 58
- Donnerstag, 1. Juni 2023 um 11:44
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 249 ft
- FrankreichParis Nord48°52’49” N 2°21’18” E
Gare du Nord - C'est magnifique!
1. Juni 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 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,Weiterlesen
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- Tag 59
- Freitag, 2. Juni 2023 um 11:40
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Höhe über NN: 89 ft
BelgienGrand Place Brussels50°50’48” N 4°21’6” E
Brussels
2. Juni 2023 in Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 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 thisWeiterlesen
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- Tag 59
- Freitag, 2. Juni 2023 um 18:31
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 66 ft
- BelgienWesthoek50°51’7” N 2°53’28” E
Menin Gate - Ypres
2. Juni 2023 in Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 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 theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 60
- Samstag, 3. Juni 2023 um 10:11
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Höhe über NN: 121 ft
EnglandLondon Paddington railway station51°30’59” N 0°10’33” W
Homeward Bound!
3. Juni 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 planningWeiterlesen
ReisenderI think you guys have been amazing and deserve a big round of applause 👏.
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