Day 5 in Paris: Markets + the Louvre Paris, France Paris, France Day 5 Sun 18 It had been raining a bit last night whilst we walked home from dinner. This was a good thing though as we were hoping it might curb the St Patricks Day celebrations from the Irish pub below our apartment.… More
Day 4 in Paris: Versailles Paris, France Paris, France Saturday 17th March The weather was cool and overcast this morning but we still headed out for our morning walk. The poor old banks of the Seine were heavily littered with rubbish from the previous nights celebrations. A mild Friday must spell misery for the poor… More
Day 3 in Paris: Walking + Meltdown day! Paris, France Paris, France Friday 16th Another beautiful day greeted us on waking so we set out for another morning walk along the Seine. This time we headed east and even took some photos. Our plan for the day was to maximise the good weather and to… More
Day 2 Paris: First full day! Paris, France Paris, France Thursday 15/3 It was a beautiful day when we woke; mild and sunny with clear blue skies. This was such a nice way to start the day. We headed out for a walk along the Seine and then came home to get ready for a… More
First day in ParisParis, France Paris, France Apartment: http://www.vacationinparis.com/apts/id_ 122.htm Edinburgh: Our last morning. This morning was like all of the others; grey and cold. We braved it though and took an early walk in to the New Town area. We were hoping to catch a glimpse of the more vibrant commercial and shopping district… More
Day 3 in Edinburgh: The Castle Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom Tuesday 13/3: Edinburgh Castle + Whisky Tour + The Witchery for dinner The day looked less ominous and much less windy this morning so we braved the elements and set out for an early walk around the historic old town cobbled streets. We… More
Day 2 in Edinburgh: first full day Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom Monday 12/3 We both woke way too early again but there was little chance of getting out for a walk. It was grey, cold and windy. Our cabbie from the yesterday had laughed that there is one thing you don’t need in… More
First time ever to Scotland! Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom Edinburgh Apartment: http://www.vrbo.com/134258 Sunday 11/3 Sun 9am London: Our last morning in London as we head to Edinburgh at 10am. We are both still waking way too early. I got up and did a bit of writing and then noticed that it was going… More
Day 5: Last day in London: Markets + London Walk London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Saturday 10/3 It was another overcast and cool morning as we headed out early to Portobello Markets. We had planned on visiting the slightly less trendy but very popular Borough Markets instead but our research revealed that these were… More
Day 4 trip to Leeds Castle, Dover & Canterbury London, United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Friday 9/3 Our day trip out to Leeds Castle, Dover and Canterbury Cathedral required us being at the Bloomsbury Hotel by 8am. This was a 15 min walk from our apartment and we set off under more grey skies and… More