Well quite a lot actually. We visited the Notre Dame Cathedral, which is the biggest church in France. Apparently two of the Paris Notre Dames …Read More
Month: April 2019
ANZAC Day…Villers Bretonnoux, Pozieres and Thiepval
It was an amazing experience to be in these towns on the Somme for ANZAC Day but oh, what an absolute waste of lives. So …Read More
We Found It!!!
Yepindoody! We found a French vanilla slice in France. And here it is…
Does the French Vanilla Slice Really Exist?
We have been in search of the French Vanilla Slice for five days now and I am not sure that is actually exists. However we …Read More
Paris and of course MontMartre
Well Paris is cleaner than I remember it twenty or more years ago. No sign of any dog poop and rubbish gets picked up every …Read More
Zweisimmen in the Swiss Alps…Heaven on Earth
After leaving Bern we travelled not far to the small Swiss village of Zweisimmen, where we stayed at Garbi BnB with a beautiful Swiss couple, …Read More
Easter is here!
So this is just going to be a collection of photos of Easter decorations in shops and at homes and in gardens, which we have …Read More
Besotted by Beautiful Bern
Didn’t really know much about Bern, except that it is the capital of Switzerland but not their biggest city. So it was a lovely surprise …Read More
Mountains, Mountaineers …and Mortality.
While in Zermatt we visited the Mountaineers’ Cemetery. A very emotional experience. So many young men, and a few women, who lost their lives on …Read More
The Glacier Express
Well that was the trip of a lifetime! The most spectacular views all the way, of the Swiss alps and the little hamlets along the …Read More
In Switzerland What’s A Girl to Do?…except go to a Chocolate Factory!
There just happened to be a chocolate factory near Lugano, so with a short train trip we got there and went straight to the tasting …Read More
Brescia…A Little Beauty!
When planning the trip from Venice to Lugano in Switzerland, we had one night to stop along the way and so I looked at the …Read More
Grande Canale, Gondolas and A Man Called Leonardo
So for our last day in Venice we had a few things on the list. First was a vaporetto ride on the Grande Canale which …Read More
Ciao Venezia!
So we made it to Venice. Our apartment is brilliant. Views of the canal from every window as well as our own local bell tower …Read More
Easter Is On Its Way
As we strolled around Bologna we saw some gorgeous shops with their Easter displays in the windows. Photos below are some of them. We will …Read More