Monthly Archives: June 2016

  Day 29 – Sunday 19 June 2016 We were off at 8am this morning & north over the Firth of Forth, we made fairly good time as there was hardly any traffic in Edinburgh this morning (Sunday). The rail … Continue reading →

Day 28 – Saturday 18 June 2016 A lazy 8.30am start for a guided tour around the streets of Edinburgh with a local guide wearing his kilt & surprisingly, a good sense of humour. He was very knowledgeable & pointed … Continue reading →

Day 27 – Friday 17 June 2016 Another typical English breakfast & departure at 8am where we thread our way through York as they go to work & school traffic. It gets worse as we get to nearby Harrogate & … Continue reading →

Day 26 – Thursday 16 June 2016 Well, a reasonable sleep apart from a couple of missed phone calls during the night, then messagebank on the phone letting me know that I had missed the calls. Up early at 6am, … Continue reading →

Day 25 – Wednesday 15 June 2016 A lazy & late start for us today, our bags didn’t need to be ready until 7.45am in our room & departure at 8.30am, so plenty of time to catch up on some … Continue reading →

Day 24 – Tuesday 14 June 2016 Another delightful breakfast at 7.45am, they really do have nice fresh fruit & pastries & bread in Paris. Amazing, we have seen the sun shining this morning. Next a pleasant walk along the … Continue reading →

Day 23 – Monday 13 June 2016 A lazy start this morning, no rush, no tours to catch. We didn’t finish breakfast until 9am before heading out on a stroll around the streets of Paris by ourselves. We could take … Continue reading →

Day 22 – Sunday 12 June 2016 Up at 6am & packed our bags before breakfast at 7am so that we could catch up with our fellow travellers before they all went their separate ways. The first batch left for … Continue reading →

Day 21 – Saturday 11 June 2016 A leisurely start this morning, after yet another magnificent breakfast, we departed at 8.30am & enjoyed very light traffic for a change as we drove out towards Volendam & the Zuiderzee. Our first … Continue reading →

Day 20 – Friday 10 June 2016 Another great breakfast at our hotel before starting our walking tour of old Maastricht, right outside our hotel on the riverbank. Maastricht is the oldest continually habited town in the Netherlands. The first … Continue reading →