A Travel Blog
When we were planning our route back to Dusseldorf from where we were to fly home, we decided to stage through Mainz for one main reason, the Rhine – and so we took a ferry up the Rhine on the second last day of our holiday. We could have gone all the way to Bonn, where we were … Read more
Oh, Mr Sun, Sun, Mr Golden Sun Please shine down on me (Traditional) We thought late summer-autumn was supposed to be a golden time but not here, now. We’ve had rain and drizzle for a few days, which has created a bit of a wardrobe challenge. Oh well, c’est la vie. Anyhow, we set off … Read more
With just one full day in a Dijon we had to make a big decision about how to spend it – and it was to spend the morning doing a self-guided historic walk around town and the afternoon on a Bourgogne wine tour. So, here goes … It will be a bit long, so skip to the photos … Read more
We decided that we’d try to make this a quiet day, and we managed, sorta! First though, despite having said goodbyes the previous night, some group members met Cyra for breakfast before she headed back to Madrid and her next tour. After that, we dispersed – Cyra to the railway station, most of the others … Read more
Most of this day was taken up with another long train trip, during which Sue managed to catch up on post writing, though not much reading. We left our hotel at 8am and reached our Barcelona hotel around 3pm. After the usual 30 minutes to freshen up, it was off for our last orientation walk … Read more