Trip: Europe 2010
There are [13] stories from my trip: Europe 2010
MALAYSIA | Wednesday, 4 Aug 2010 | Views [354]
Tuesday 3rd to Thursday 5th August 2010
Arrived in KL at 6.30am to a very heavy and humid atmosphere. A previously organised taxi took us to our hotel in KL where we were able gain an early entry to our room and consequently had a welcome sleep ... Read more >
FRANCE | Monday, 2 Aug 2010 | Views [374]
Friday 30 July to Sunday 1 August 2010 It was really about 4 nights rather than 3 days. After arriving back in Paris on Thursday evening, we found our hotel and checked in, showered, changed and headed to see the Moulin Rouge. I booked the tickets ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thursday, 29 Jul 2010 | Views [466]
Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29 July 2010 After staying the Tuesday night in a Paris hotel after seeing Eily off on the Eurostar, we set off on a train to visit an old friend named Robbie Marmottan (Jewson) who was a childhood neighbour and friend and ... Read more >
FRANCE | Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010 | Views [683]
Sunday & Monday 25 & 26 July 2010 A trip to the Loire valley to inspect a number of châteaux was the purpose of a two day trip, but as is the way of the adage of “the plans of mice and men” this did not happen in the manner that was intended.... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 25 Jul 2010 | Views [664]
Saturday 24 July 2010 We took the Eurostar chunnel train to Lille and then another train to Amiens, which is where we stayed the night. After booking into the hotel, we travelled to Villers-Bretoneux to have a look at the Australain war cemetery located ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 24 Jul 2010 | Views [361]
Friday 23 July 2010 This day of the trip was set aside for just one purpose - a shopping trip to Harrods, promised to Gloria, as we did not do it the last time we were in London. Male family members (or any males living on this planet) please take ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 23 Jul 2010 | Views [719] | Comments [1]
Sunday 18 th to Thursday 22 nd July 2010. We were to head to Cornwall and first night’s accommodation was booked at a place named Saltash, to the west of Plymouth. Did we go directly there or did we take the Treseder route? We did not arrive ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 17 Jul 2010 | Views [551] | Comments [1]
14 -17 July 2010 – Wednesday to Saturday Oops – the title is wrong – just a typo. It should have read The Booze in Birmingham. For Gloria and Eily anyway. Our time in Birmingham started with a flight from Milano on an aircraft operated ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 | Views [349] | Comments [1]
Tuesday 13 July 2010 Nothing to report from Milano, as this is only an overnight stop before catching our flight to Birmingham to meet with Murray and Eily The city looks to be like any other city and looks more modern than Rome, although I'm sure ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 | Views [500] | Comments [1]
Sunday & Monday 11 & 12 July 2010 An uneventful train journey from Venezia to Monterosso saw us arrive mid afternoon, once again to quite warm and humid conditions on the seaside. The trip was notable however because the last 15 kilometers ... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 13 Jul 2010 | Views [500] | Comments [4]
8, 9 & 10 July 2010 G’day from Venice. There is little to report on our visit to Venezia. We arrived by train from Assisi mid afternoon and walked from the station to the apartment and of course managed to get lost on the way. Venezia is ... Read more >
ITALY | Saturday, 10 Jul 2010 | Views [351] | Comments [1]
Wednesday 7 July The day started in typical Italian style. After an early breakfast, we headed for Termini to catch the train to Assisi. On arrival, we found the electronic board listing the departures – we could see our train listed, along with ... Read more >
ITALY | Saturday, 10 Jul 2010 | Views [543] | Comments [2]
4 July – 6 July 2010 Had the most pleasant flight from Australia with Malaysian Airlines – would thoroughly recommend them to anybody – most definitely on a par to Singapore. The food was very, very good – the best airline food either of us have ... Read more >
