Thursday 5th May: Our first full day in Lisbon. As suspected, we woke to an overcast morning. The rain held off enough to allow us to get a morning walk in along the Harbour front though and we also went back to the Ribeira markets so that Mark could get his coffee fix for the… More
Wednesday 4th May Apartment: https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Vacation RentalReview-g189158-d3731449-Comfort_c lass_convenience_Historic_Centre_CS2-Li sbon_Lisbon_District_Central_Portugal.h tml. It was our last morning in Marseillette and, with a Somewhat cruel and twisted irony, it was sunny mild and calm. Gone were the bitter winds that had plagued us since our arrival. The story gets better though as the forecast for Lisbon, our next port… More
Tuesday 3rd May 2016. Today was our last full day and, as luck would have it, the sun was out for our visit to the medieval Cite de Carcassonne. Mark and I began the day with our usual Canal du Midi walk and noted a significant increase in the number of moored boats. We all… More
Monday 1st May. The long day of driving around Cathar Castle territory yesterday had left us all a bit weary and so we decided to take it a bit easier today. The plan was to have a leisurely morning before heading out after lunch to visit the Abbey at Villelongue and the historic village of… More
Sun 1st May. Cathar Castle Day The plan for the day was to drive south for about 90 min or so and visit a few of the more notable Cathar Castles. The wind was still up but at least there was a bit of sun so Mark and I fitted in a walk before we… More
Sat 30th April We woke to an overcast and chilly morning for our first full day in Carcassonne but braved the conditions for an early walk along the Canal du Midi. The plan for the morning was to visit the weekly Farmers Markets in Carcassonne and we set off by about 9 am.
Marseillette, France Fri 29th April – Wed 4th May: http://www.vrbo.com/848569ha Fri 29th April. We woke to a beautiful sunny morning in Paris and this went part way to cheering Mark following the lost luggage saga. When we checked the British Airways website though we discovered little progress was made as they were looking for my… More
Thursday April 28th : Hotel de la Place du Louvre We eventually made it in to Paris but only after a journey of some 32 hours. In fact, since we left home Tom’s 19 birthday has come and gone and this event triggered quite a storm of FB photo posting. The trip, although long, went… More