Dijon

Saying goodbye to Paris and on the train to Dijon. There is a fast train available which is quick and comfortable, just try and book it far enough in advance to get a good price. Paris is perhaps theBaca selengkapnya
Saying goodbye to Paris and on the train to Dijon. There is a fast train available which is quick and comfortable, just try and book it far enough in advance to get a good price. Paris is perhaps theBaca selengkapnya
Our first day in Dijon was fairly damp with persistent light showers. The best remedy seemed to be the remarkable 'Muses des Beaux Arts', a museum located in the Palais des Ducs, the palace built byBaca selengkapnya
Second day in Dijon and the showers are not quite gone, but definitely on the retreat. Plenty of blue sky and sunshine as long as you had plenty to do if a shower came along. It was market day whichBaca selengkapnya
Another nice day on the horizon and we have a tour booked to get out in the country and see some of the country. Our tour guide is actually an american, Steve (or Stevie in French :) ) and we are theBaca selengkapnya
Another fine day and the plan is for a self guided trip - to Beaune, one of the wine communes of the Côte de Beaune subregion of the Burgundy wine region. But for us it was just another interestingBaca selengkapnya
Last day in Dijon and time for our longest travelling day. We have to catch a train from Dijon to Zurich which is about 7 or 8 hours. We are giving the Swill a miss as we have heard how expensive itBaca selengkapnya
Salzburg wasn't really on our itinerary, but we had booked an extra night so we could have a look around. Our hotel was conveniently located and we were able to walk down and cross the river into theBaca selengkapnya
Our hotel in Salzburg wasn't anything particularly special, but the room was really big compared to what we have had so far and it was in a really good spot. It was easy for us to walk to the bus stopBaca selengkapnya
Another really cloudy day for our first full day in the mountains. Undaunted we set forth on a day trip to Hallstatt, another tiny town on another lake, Hallstatter See. We first caught a bus to BadBaca selengkapnya
This was the day for the big trip up to the top of Schafbergspitz (mountain? I would say so) on the Schafbergbahn Cog Railway. A long, long way up some of it steep enough to be thankful that theBaca selengkapnya
Phil Douglas
Our studio apartment is in part of what remains of a 17 th century (or older) mansion - probably the kitchen - this photo doesn't do justice to how truly old the building looks and feels but the apartment is really homey.
Phil Douglas
Our Dijon street