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Sunday, 28 Jun 2009 | Views [704]
We are sitting on a plane and leaving Europe behind us. Paul was very disappointed to make his last high speed train trip from Madrid to Bilbao on Wednesday. We were impressed that we got breakfast on the train. This is unusual for Spain for, after ... Read more >
Monday, 22 Jun 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 22 Jun 2009 | Views [1197]
Paul wanted me to title this entry as “Let nothing worry you nor frighten you” which is a saying of St Theresa, the patron saint of Avila, the school at which he teaches and the city which we have just spent 2 days. This statement should not be taken ... Read more >
Sunday, 21 Jun 2009 | Views [835]
Another high speed train, another Spanish city. We arrived in Cordoba earlier this week. The first view of the city appeared that Cordoba was like any other Mediterranean city, palm trees and modern buildings, until the taxi arrived in the old centre ... Read more >
Thursday, 18 Jun 2009 | Views [966]
As I have never been to Spain before I have decided to write entries on each city that we visit as a way of keeping a diary of our experiences. As I am typing this, we are travelling on a very high speed train from Barcelona to Cordoba. In contrast ... Read more >
Monday, 15 Jun 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 6 Jun 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 6 Jun 2009 | Views [605]
I think I mentioned last week that we would be stuffed full of foie gras and red wine by the time I wrote my next entry. However, this was not the case. We were in for quite a surprise with our walking tour. We have spent 8 days on the tour in the Dordogne ... Read more >
Monday, 1 Jun 2009 | Views [615]
From the middle of the Perigold Valley in the Dordogne we write to you. Believe you me, after the last week we do feel very much like the foie gras ducks and geese you can see in this area. Lucky that we spend every second day of the next week walking ... Read more >
Monday, 1 Jun 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 25 May 2009 | Views [633] | Comments [2]
After a week in Paris we can now stroll the streets, ride the Metro and use the local bike hire system like locals. Our week commenced with a visit to the Pompidou Centre where we saw some great exhibitions by artists Alexander Calder and Kandinsky.... Read more >
Monday, 25 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 18 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 18 May 2009 | Views [863]
Finally we are in Paris and I am writing this from our apartment overlooking the roof tops of Paris from The Marais. This week of our trip has been a range of varied experiences. We started last Monday with a trip to Europa Park, the German Equivalent ... Read more >
