Today the weather was a lot nicer than yesterday so after breakfast, packing up as unfortunately we have to head
Author: Xanthe
Sunday 2nd October Around Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Last nights early night didnt quite go to plan, after a few drinks in the lounge in the hotel we
Saturday 1st October – Nuremberg
The forecast today wasn’t great but despite that we set off to explore Nuremberg before we move to Rothenberg ob
Friday 30th September – Happy birthday Chris
Today is Chris’ birthday so after coffee and opening of the cards and presents I had managed to bring with
Thursday 29th September – And we are off First flight for two and a half years
Well there you go, we managed to get out of the hospital at about 8:30 last night so we decided
Wednesday 10th August – homeward bound
After a couple of great days we had to head home today, so after breakfast we packed up our belongings,
Tuesday 9th August – Exploring Deal
Today we decided to go to Deal by bus, luckily we had spotted the bus station on our walk yesterday
Monday 8th August – Around Canterbury
We left the apartment and walked along the river to the West Gate, which is our nearest entrance to the
Sunday 7th August – Bowling then to Canterbury
We originally planned to come to Canterbury tomorrow for a week, but due to Chris needing a biopsy on Thursday
Friday 1st July – The Medieval Town of Rochester
We have a very leisurely start today as we didn’t want to get to Rochester too early, so about 10:00
Thursday 30th June – A quick break in Kent
As we are only away for one night it didn’t take long to pack, in fact it probably took longer
Monday 6th June – Homeward bound
Today we have to head back to the UK, we started as we have every day with a trip to
Sunday 5th June – Museums in Brussels
Today the forecast was for rain but when we first got up we started to think that perhaps the forecast
Saturday 4th June – Exploring Antwerp
Today we decided to visit Antwerp so about 9am we set off for the station and the train to Antwerp,
Friday 3rd June – Around Brussels Part 2
After the long day yesterday we decided to take it slightly easier today so we had a lot more relaxed
Thursday 2nd June – Ghent here we come
After breakfast back at cafe Mokafe we got ready for our day out in Ghent, first stop back at Central
Wednesday 1st June – Brussels Part 1
The day started, as they all will, with a walk round the corner to the Mocafe where we have breakfast.
Tuesday 31st May – Brussels here we come
Because we had left it until Friday to book the tickets we ended up on the 15:04 train which gave
Tuesday 3rd May – homeward bound
We got up this morning as normal and decided to go to breakfast before packing, as it turned out we
Monday 2nd May – Around Portland and Sandcastles
Luckily the weather forecast was right and although it wasn’t sunny at least the rain had passed through and it
Sunday 1st May – Visiting different parts of the Lulworth Estate
The weather had changed this morning and it looked quite overcast when we went up to breakfast, but that didn’t
Saturday 30th April – Portland lighthouse
Originally we had planned to do a scenic walk around the south of the island taking in the lighthouse at
Friday 29th April – Exploring Weymouth
We had a very nice breakfast overlooking Chesil beach and the Olympic Rings, then it was time to get ready
Thursday 28th April – Portland here we come
After a relaxed start we set off down the M3 on route to our only stop on the way. We
Wednesday 1st December – Christmas Markets and a final look at Strasbourg
Today is our last day in Strasbourg and our plan was to visit the Cathedral, we had originally intended to
Monday 30th November – Day trip to Colmar
Today we visited Colmar which is about 30 minutes by train from Strasbourg. It is another medieval city which I
Monday 29th November – it’s my birthday
Today I officially became a senior citizen, well for some things anyway! Chris had brought banners and balloons for my
Sunday 28th November Petite France and surrounding area
We had a very relaxed start to the day this morning, we hadn’t been able to book into breakfast at
Saturday 27th November To Strasbourg
We set the alarm for 6:30 so we could have a relaxed start to the day, as it turned out
Thursday 16th September – To the most southerly point
A very relaxed day today with only one visit planned, to Lizard Point. We had breakfast then set off to