Off the bench and back in the air!

Our adventure begins! We are currently in the Qantas First lounge (not too shabby) waiting to head to Perth where we will meet up with Bronwyn, who is currently flying from Brisbane. After a shortBaca selengkapnya
Hello Paris - it has been a while

We arrived a little late into London, but with plenty of time to catch the tube to Kings Cross St. Pancras for our trip to Paris on the Eurostar. The trip on the Eurostar was quick and uneventful. WeBaca selengkapnya
An afternoon in Paris

We left the hotel and explored the area on foot - definitely the best way to see Paris. We found our way to The Madeleine, a very big, impressive church, where we found a nice bar to have a bite toBaca selengkapnya
Musee d’Orsay - Thurday night

After wandering around Tuileries Garden we headed over to Musee d’Orsay - Bronwyn had noticed that they had a special reduced entry for Thursday evening so we decided to take advantage along withBaca selengkapnya
More fabulous paintings and views

Here are some of the paintings that we particularly liked - there was so much wonderful art.
A impressionist smorgasbord!

Van Gogh, Gaugin, Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Renoir, Degas, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, Sisley and Cezanne and there may be others I can’t remember. It was a fabulous collection to see in one place andBaca selengkapnya
Pere La Chaise Cemetery

I know some people may find wandering around a cemetery boring or uncomfortable - not us! We have been trying to visit Pere La Chaise since 2009, when we had the opportunity to stay in Paris for threeBaca selengkapnya
Street art of Paris

As we have wandered around this beautiful city I have snapped a number of artworks that have appealed to me.
Place du Mange

After leaving Pére La Chaise, we headed across the Seine to make our way to where we had booked lunch (more on lunch to follow in a separate entry).
What I love about Paris is all the littleBaca selengkapnya
La Table de Colette

We had planned to have lunch at MUMI today - I had done some research on good Parisian restaurants and MUMI had ticked all the boxes, including consistently excellent reviews. However, a couple ofBaca selengkapnya
Wandering around Paris

After our fabulous lunch we decided we needed to do a bit of walking - so we did. We went to the Pantheon, Luxembourg Gardens, Notre Dame and île Saint-Louis. We were also entertained by a brass bandBaca selengkapnya
Sacre Couer

This evening we headed off to the Moulin Rouge, but before the show we had time to make our way up to the Butte de Montmartre to take in the views of Paris at sunset. It was a fairly steep climb butBaca selengkapnya
Moulin Rouge - Yes we Can Can

We arrived at the Moulin Rouge for the 9pm show. It is a caberet style show and the place is packed with most people drinking champagne - as we had wine at lunch we decided to abstain as I thought theBaca selengkapnya
Saturday morning à Paris

We had a lunch date today with Gerry Wilson and his wife Cilla to celebrate her birthday and also to just catch up. We weren’t due to meet them until 1.30 pm so we took the opportunity to wanderBaca selengkapnya
Lunch and the best views in Paris

We arrived at Les Ombres, located at the top of Musée Quay Branly, following our meander through the Trocadero area and past the Eiffel Tower. We were seated at the best table, with wonderful viewsBaca selengkapnya
The remainder of Saturday

Following our delicious long lunch it was unanimous that we needed to get in some walking to settle our stomachs. And, it was such a glorious day. Gerry and Cilla headed off towards the Eiffel TowerBaca selengkapnya
All aboard the Champagne Train

We are left Paris this morning to catch the train to Epernay, where everything is about the bubbles.
We met up with Gerry and Cilla for breakfast and, after bidding them farewell, did a quick pack.Baca selengkapnya
Hello Epernay

It was an smooth and uneventful train ride to Epernay. The biggest hurdle was getting our suitcases up and down the steps at the station (thanks Ian).
It was a very short stroll to our Airbnb, whereBaca selengkapnya
We are in Champagne Heaven

After lunch we first went to the tourist office to get some advice on how to best tackle the city. We ended up walking a kilometre up and back Champagne Avenue, chocked full of champagne houses - bothBaca selengkapnya
We DO get our kicks from Champagne

Today we had a busy schedule. In the morning we toured the Moët Chandon Champagne House, which is the largest House in Epernay. It was established in 1743 by Claude Moët. The company was renamedBaca selengkapnya
Champagne by any other name!

Just in case you didn’t work it out we are immersed, literally, in Champagne. It really pops our cork.
Balades insolites en Champagne

This translates to unusual walks in Champagne. We were collected by Maëva, an Epernay local, and driven in an interesting “classic” Renault Estafette Alouette van. The business, started fourBaca selengkapnya
More from beautiful Épernay

Épernay is a wonderful picturesque town with so much to see and take in. The flowers are still amazing and the parks are so well kept.The people are very welcoming and friendly and have tolerated myBaca selengkapnya
Champagning at the bit

To ensure we arrived in Mareuil-sur-Ay for our e-Bike tour of the Champagne area in plenty of time we had booked an Uber, which gave us piece of mind. We had booked it for 8.30am and were downstairsBaca selengkapnya
More higlights from the day and night

We saw so much today and had such fun with a great group of people, here are a few more photos.
Tonight we had planned to eat some delicious food from the local charcuterie, however, after consumingBaca selengkapnya
PelancongHave a wonderful trip. Don't go anywhere near Green Park, The Mall, Constitution Hill. You'll disappear into a 7.5km long vortex queueing to see QEII at Westminster Hall. (Can a vortex be linear?) Anyway, keep away. Xx
PelancongWe had departed London by 9.30 and we were on our way to Paris- didn’t see many people