Life's about experiences. These are mine.
On every cruise we have been on and this is our fourth, the first full day is spent at sea. I am not sure why that is necessary and why we can’t just sail straight to the first port of call over night. I say this because the captain of the ship revealed last night …
This holiday seems to have been a long time coming, mainly because we booked it so long ago. I mean a long, long time ago. More than a year ago. So the build up has been excruciatingly long. Anyway, we are on our way finally. First stop is Bristol where the flight leaves from. I’ve …
Now that I am back home and have wifi that doesn’t run at a snails pace I have been able to upload a selection of photos from the trip for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! [AFG_gallery id=’17’]
This is the only stop on the cruise where we have been before, albeit some time ago, not that Venice is ever going to change that much. Last time we were here I came away decidedly unimpressed, for reasons I cannot really explain. This time I was wowed. I’m fickle like that. We were taken …
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Last days away are always hard as you have to balance the time you have available to do something meaningful with an eye on the clock to ensure you leave enough time to make your flight. Today was one of those days although with a flight not due to leave until 17:20 we had plenty …
Another walking the streets of Rome and today we headed towards the Vatican. We have been told that the weather back home has finally turned but it is still lovely here with the top temps getting into the mid to high twenties. Despite this the locals were already beginning to wrap up with scarves and …
Today was a bit of a departure from the norm in that while we did all the usual touristy things we also went to a museum to see and exhibition of the works of MC Escher. His work fascinates me and is some of the most accessible art that I have come across. Part of …
Today we ventured further afield with a trip to Ostia Antica, the old port town of Roman Rome which had been recommended to us. To get there required a couple of tubes and an overground train. Coming from London it is always a shock to find a major city with only two tube lines, in …
