One more sleep!
5 августа 2019 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Sooo much to do and so little time. Tomorrow morning we leave for the airport and Elena’s things need to be sorted out because she’s straight off to Canada when we return. Busy day sorting outЧитать далее
Take off!
6 августа 2019 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
On the plane ready for take off to Barcelona.... got seats with extra leg room!
Barcelona
6 августа 2019 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Day 1... still in Spain, but after the flight and checking in to our hostel we took a stroll to La Boquería, a large food market off La Rambla, and plus it was nice to have the opportunity to catchЧитать далее
Made it to Asia!
7 августа 2019 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
I’ve wanted to come to Istanbul for years and now I can finally tick it off my bucket list. We have just got through passport control at SAW airport and now we’re on the HavaBus heading towardsЧитать далее
ПутешественникAncient gateway to the East, so exciting, lots of pics later please xxx
Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque & Hagia Sofia
8 августа 2019 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Had a busy morning... got up early and headed straight out after breakfast. We hit the Grand Bazaar early to buy our headscarves and after haggling a bargain we went to reserve our sleeper for theЧитать далее
ПутешественникStunning places bringing back memories. Don’t forget to try pomegranate juice and apple tea but don’t eat the Bosphorus fish. Enjoy! Looking forward to more pics. xx
Grand Bazaar & Blue Mosque
8 августа 2019 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Here are some more pictures from today
Knackered
8 августа 2019 г., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Got back to the hostel at 19:30h after walking around Topkapi Palace after lunch and poor Alex is shattered. She’s crashed out and Elena is relaxing so I’ve come to watch the sunset over theЧитать далее
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What do you expect? You’ve done a lot - ie. most of the attractions in one day!! If you’re doing the river cruise tomorrow, maybe you can rest on the boat? Do try and get to the basilica cistern if you can before Saturday. xx
Basillica Cistern & Galata Tower
9 августа 2019 г., Турция ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Our first stop this morning was the Basillica Cistern, which is a Roman water storage tank measuring nearly 10,000 m2. It was impressive, but also 😎 cool out of the sun for a bit!
We then got aЧитать далее
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"And now, all the way from LA! Singing her latest hit, Elena . . . "
Spice Bazaar, Basil. Cis. & Galata Tower
9 августа 2019 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Sleeping Souls
9 августа 2019 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Throughout the trip there have been moments full of wonder, adventure and magic, but unfortunately that doesn’t last forever. Our bodies need replenishment & rest. Because of that, I am able toЧитать далее
Breakfast in Europe, Lunch in Asia
10 августа 2019 г., Турция ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Our last day in Istanbul and after dropping our bags off at the train station luggage storage we went to the docks and now we’re on a cruise up the Bosphorus. We are currently at a small fishingЧитать далее
Istanbul comes to an end
10 августа 2019 г., Турция ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
After finishing our tour of The Bosphorus we got off the boat at Besiktas so that I could get an Armada Sur photo outside with my scarf. We then got the train back into town and had a walk through theЧитать далее
ПутешественникHave loved every minute of your trip so far. Safe journey and catch up in Bulgaria. xx
YAWN!!
11 августа 2019 г., Турция ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Passport control at Kapikule on the night train to Sofia.
And.... REVENGE!!
ПутешественникThat reminds me...must catch up on "the Walking Dead' on Netflix.... xx
Sofia, Bulgaria
11 августа 2019 г., Болгария ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We arrived in Sofia 2 hours late, but that wasn’t a problem because our check in wasn’t until 1pm so we could take our time. We reserved our next train to Belgrade so that we knew it was ok andЧитать далее
Churches, Churches, Churches...
12 августа 2019 г., Болгария ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
No, not the band. Sofia is Church capital! Most charge you to take photos, but we managed to do some sneaky ones.
Plus another panorama outside the oldest church in Sofia, St Sofia Church. The cityЧитать далее
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Where’s Wally? This is tricky - possibly two Alex’s and three Elena’s if you count the one behind the post....?
Entering Serbia
13 августа 2019 г., Болгария ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We are currently on the Balkan train going from Sofia to Belgrade and have just stopped at border control entering Serbia 🇷🇸
The passport and customs officers have just taken our passports...Читать далее
Another border check?!
13 августа 2019 г., Сербия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Waited an hour on the Bulgarian side, now on the Serbian side and our passports have been taken again...
Still on the train...
13 августа 2019 г., Сербия ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We were supposed to arrive almost an hour ago, yet we’re still 1 hour from Belgrade on what has to be the slowest and hottest train in the world.
It has a disgusting toilet and no aircon too, withЧитать далее
ПутешественникSounds a bit like the Transpennine here...slow, hot, dirty and always late! Nil carborundum.......
Belgrade, Serbia
13 августа 2019 г., Сербия ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Finally got to the apartment at 22:30. Had showers and now going to sleep in order to get a little done tomorrow. If the next train is also really late, we may skip Ljubljana and go straight toЧитать далее
Cloudy Belgrade
14 августа 2019 г., Сербия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Belgrade has turned out to be one of the best stops so far. We wish we had another night here.
The apartment we had for the night was gorgeous and the shower was simply fantastic. Our host, Borjan,Читать далее
ПутешественникLooks fabulous, even with clouds, Now you know Borjan, maybe worth a return visit? Hope the onward journey goes to plan. xxMeanwhile back in Istanbul, Liverpool beat Chelsea in Penalty shoot out...
Another train drama in Serbia
14 августа 2019 г., Сербия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We got on the night train to Ljubljana at 9pm after our wonderful host, Borjan, dropped us off at the station.
We got on the train at 9pm and although there were no sleeping cars as such, we had aЧитать далее
Skipped Ljubljana... straight to Zagreb
15 августа 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Because of the accident last night our train was delayed by a couple of hours so we decided to get off at Zagreb instead.
We arrived at 7am at the station, almost missing our stop. As we pulled intoЧитать далее
ПутешественникPs. If you have internet, listen to Radio 4 Comedy Awards - 6 weeks of this years competition you can stream online. xx
Zagreb and the Museum of Torture
15 августа 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Crazy pidgeon man
15 августа 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This afternoon we strolled around getting to know the city. We stopped in a square with an old Croatian man who was feeding the pidgeons and it was like a scene from Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’. TheЧитать далее
Zagreb - Day 2
16 августа 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
We started the day off with a lunch of Struckli. This was a type of ‘lasagne’ that is made by layering a Croatian pasta dough with cottage cheese and other things, depending on your preference andЧитать далее
ПутешественникBill wants to know more about the food. What did you eat? What were the potion sizes? More detail please! xx 🥘
Look forward to following you're adventures, try not to get sold into white slavery in Turkey, and end up in a Sheiks harem !
ПутешественникSo has Alex packed yet?
ПутешественникYes!