Hmmmm. Still not quite feeling like I’m on holiday. Yes, feel free to slap me now. Not quite sure what it is, but time has developed an elasticity, not yet settling into a rythym. Perhaps […]
Hmmmm. Still not quite feeling like I’m on holiday. Yes, feel free to slap me now. Not quite sure what it is, but time has developed an elasticity, not yet settling into a rythym. Perhaps […]
The morning brings treats. Chris, going for brownie point gold, wakes me bearing gifts. Coffee (of course – nothing happens without coffee), croissants fresh from the boulangerie, every bit as good as yesterday’s baugette and […]
It’s an early, early (oh so early) start for the ferry this morning. We’re off to France! Land of boulangeries and fromage…oh and vin. Mustn’t forget the vin… This year’s French odyssey has a slightly […]
It’s my birthday! Yay!! And we’re in France: double yay!!! I feel very blessed to awake to an avalanche of birthday wishes. I get to speak to Mum, my niece Tay and sister Sylvia too, […]
It’s up oh so bright and early this morning. We’re off the beautiful Honfleur, our last stop in France before catching the ferry back to England tomorrow. Not for the first time am I left […]
And so, at day 82, we have our first lazy day. This was always going to be an ambitious trip, but even so, that took a while. There’s still a little sightseeing to be […]
Chris is absolutely determined to visit the Australian War Memorial this morning. It’s only a short distance away (funny that, with him being in charge of driving and all…) near the village of Villers-Brettoneux. I […]
Things are really starting to move quickly now. We leave Belgium for France this morning. No matter how many times we do it, I’m constantly amazed how quickly you can move from country to country […]
Travel day. Onwards to France. We have a Dover to Calais ferry booked for midday and are as ready as we will ever be. The rain has settled somewhat and off so we set. First […]
Our last day. Last day in Paris and the last day of our holiday. From here it will be the hard slog of travel to get back home. We spend the day in hot pursuit […]