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The Griswalds are off again. Clark and Ellen are off to England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Baca lagi
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    Liverpool - Grasmere - Glasgow

    16 Ogos 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    First up this morning we went to the Beatles Museum in Liverpool. Clarke enjoyed this experience and spent lots of money. Lol

    Liverpool is a lovely city and we enjoyed looking around.

    We left Liverpool and headed for Grasmere for lunch then onto Gretna Green for a quick afternoon tea. Then we travelled another two hours to reach Glasgow. Big day today - left Liverpool at 10am and arrived Glasgow at 6pm - that’s including breaks.

    Had a quick walk up the street in Glasgow. It’s a very busy city but nice.

    Some photos from today.    Baca lagi

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    Glasgow - Isle of Skye - Inverness

    17 Ogos 2023, Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    Day 17 and we are off to Inverness today leaving Glasgow at 7.50am.

    We went through some lovely countryside past Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor, Glen Coe and Fort William. We stopped at Fort William for morning tea which consisted of a scone with jam and clotted cream. Yummo.

    After leaving Fort William we drove past the Glenfinnan Viaduct (this appears in Harry Potter).

    We then headed to the Ferry to get us to the Isle of Skye to visit the Museum of the Isles. We were lucky to be able to see the Jacobite Train (another Harry Potter thing) as we approached the Ferry. We also had lunch here. Back on the bus and we drive across the Inner Hebridean Island back to the mainland stopping at a place near Dornie.

    We also stopped beside the Loch Ness to look for Nessie.

    Then we finally arrived at our hotel just after 6pm. Another big day.

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    Inverness

    18 Ogos 2023, Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Today we visited the Bronze Age chamber tomb site of Clava Cairns. This was very interesting. Then we went on to the Culloden Battlefield and then to Brodie Castle.

    We had free time this afternoon so we had a bit of a look around Inverness then visited the laundromat.

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    Inverness to Edinburgh

    19 Ogos 2023, Scotland ⋅ 🌬 21 °C

    Up early to head for Edinburgh today and the Military Tattoo tonight. It was pouring rain when we left Inverness.

    It was a noisy night with all the crazy Inverness people enjoying their drink far too much and screaming and arguing on the street below us.

    We stopped at a town called Pitlochry for morning tea and St Andrew’s for lunch. St Andrew’s is where all the famous golfers play. Nice town but we have no interest in golf lol.

    Then on to Edinburgh. The tour director told us there is an extra two million people come to Edinburgh for the summer, the festivals and the Military Tattoo.
    Observing the amount of people walking the streets I would say he is fairly spot on.

    The military tattoo was AMAZING. Well worth the hike up the hill to see it. I was lucky enough to have a front row seat which made it extra special.

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    Edinburgh

    20 Ogos 2023, Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    A later start this morning to go on our tour of Old Town and New Town Edinburgh. A local tour guide took us and talked about history, architecture and other stuff but she talked so fast I had trouble working out what she was saying. This included a tour of Edinburgh Castle.

    I opted out of going up to the Castle and decided to sit at a coffee shop drinking a hot chocolate right near where we had to meet the bus for pick up and waited for them to return as my legs were not favourable to me today. I had already walked up to it last night for the Tattoo.

    Before getting off the bus to go to the Castle we were given the option of returning to the bus or walking back to the hotel.

    Now Clarke spent the drive around on the bus snoozing so obviously missed those instructions but I did say to him ‘I will wait here and when you come back down from the Castle you will see me but stick with some of the others from the bus.

    Well what do you know Clarke has decided to go on his own little adventure and wander off. Nowhere to be found amongst the thousands. A lovely lady from the bus went looking for him but couldn’t find him. I said to the bus driver and guide to go and I would wait where I’d already sat for an hour and a half and see if he came back.

    No sign of him so I walked around a bit until I could log into a wifi to see if I could contact him. Still no luck. So I rang Audrey and Betty for them to watch for him to be online and ring him on Messenger to find out where he had got too.

    About 30 minutes had passed by and I get a call from Clarke but he couldn’t hear me. So I sent him a message - where is he - he’s got a taxi back to the hotel. Apparently he became separated from the group and couldn’t find his way back to the bus. The instructions back to the bus were to go down the hill from the castle and instead of going straight ahead follow the road around to the right at the church. I thought they were very clear but Clarke had wandered straight ahead. I wonder when he was gonna turn right. He then tells me later two others from the group got in the taxi with him so obviously none of them followed instructions.

    Clarke did tell me he saw the Scottish Crown Jewels and commented ‘it was a big hat’!!!

    Anyway after that excitement I caught a taxi back to the motel.

    The afternoon was spent resting as we are fairly tired as we come to nearing the end of our trip.

    I’ve had a few suggestions sent to me of how I could make sure Clarke doesn’t get lost again. They are below. Anyone got any experience with these.

    I’ve also included photos from today.    Baca lagi

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    Edinburgh to York

    21 Ogos 2023, England ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    We left Edinburgh at 8am this morning to head to Alnwick Castle. On arrival at Alnwick we met up with Anne - a relative we had never met. I used to write letters to Anne’s mum when I was growing up so it was lovely to finally meet her. We had morning tea and a look around the state rooms at the Castle before boarding the bus again to continue our journey to York.

    We arrived into York late as one passenger had lost his phone at the Castle so considerable time was spent looking for that then we had to contend with the traffic on the way to York.

    We are now foraging around for some tea before going to bed.    Baca lagi

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    York to Stratford Upon Avon

    22 Ogos 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Off we go for our second last day on the bus. We are headed for Stratford Upon Avon. We passed Hardwick Castle at Derbyshire on the way.

    We stopped off at Anne Hathaway’s cottage for a photo session of our bus group and to have a quick squiz at the Cottage.

    We got into Stratford Upon Avon around 1230pm and visited where William Shakespeare was born.

    We then had two hours spare to have a look around and some lunch before heading to our hotel.

    We are off out tonight for our final group dinner.

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    Stratford Upon Avon to London

    23 Ogos 2023, England ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    We left Stratford Upon Avon this morning at 8.30am to head for Blenheim Castle at Woodstock. This is where Winston Churchill was born. We were able to get a little buggy to take us to the Castle as it was quite a hike from where the bus parked. Clarke went on the guided tour while I chose to sit at the cafe as there was lots of walking and stairs involved. Clarke said it was very interesting and he enjoyed it.

    We left there and headed for London. Our tour finishes tonight with us going to see the Jersey Boys at Trafalgar Theatre. Looking forward to this.

    Off to Paris tomorrow on the Eurostar.

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    London to Paris

    24 Ogos 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    What a great night the Jersey Boys was. Absolutely fantastic is the only way to describe it.

    Today we left London and travelled on the Eurostar to Paris. It was a nice trip and although the train got up to speeds of 297kmh it didn’t seem like it. It was a very smooth ride compared to riding on Australian trains.

    We were met by our transfer driver who took us on a very scenic drive through Paris to our hotel.

    Now we are off to find something to eat and a laundromat.    Baca lagi

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    Paris - Day 1

    25 Ogos 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    After a sleep in this morning we caught the hop on hop off bus for a scenic ride around Paris.

    We got off at the Eiffel Tower and had a walk around. Thousands of people and you have to go through a security checkpoint (like at the airports) before you can enter the grounds.
    We had a look at going up the Tower but the queues were long and I wasn’t real keen on the height so we sat underneath and had an ice cream.

    Back on the bus to continue our journey around the city.

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    Paris to Dubai to Brisbane

    27 Ogos 2023, Perancis ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    We’ve spent today wandering the streets of Paris while we wait for our shuttle to the airport for the long journey home.

    It’s been a great four weeks and we’ve enjoyed every moment.

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    Brisbane to Singleton

    30 Ogos 2023, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    We arrived in Brisbane at 6.30am to find out our connecting flight to Newcastle had been cancelled. Instead of flying out at 11.20am we had to wait until 2.20pm. Wayne’s sister and brother in law came in to see us and we had a quick bite to eat.

    On arrival in Newcastle Audrey and Betty had come to pick us up. The drive home took a while due to traffic but was uneventful.

    I have now tested positive to Covid - lucky me - not.

    We’ve had an amazing holiday and loved every bit of it.

    We hope you’ve enjoyed the photos we’ve posted.    Baca lagi

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