Lou and Tony's UK/Europe trip
In and around Europe
This is where we start. Our first time in England, in fact Tony's first trip overseas. Here's a basic idea of where we are going.
2nd Feb-Fly to London
Spend time in London with Josh and Lorraine and John
8th - 13th Feb -Scotland
13th-15th Feb -London
16th-20th Feb -Bath-Exeter-Salisbury - around the south-west coast
21st Feb-Paris-Caen-Rouen-Bayeux-etc etc
27th Feb-Germany
4th March-Italy
14th-Germany
18th March-Tony flys home. Lou stays on.
13 April Lou gets home.
We will endevour to update as we travel along. Stay tuned.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Tony and Louise
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FINALLY ARRIVED
Well we're finally here!!! Great trip over but too damn long (there's got to be a quicker way!!) Fantastic views of China, Gobi d... Continue reading »
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Musical Notes
Harrods has an exhibition on at the moment that we saw on Sunday. It is all guitars, most from well known people including one used by Neil Youn... Continue reading » -
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Monday and |Tuesday in London
Started off having a wander down Oxford St then went to St Paul's Cathedral. Truely incredible piece of architecture. Went up to the whispering cha... Continue reading »
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Highland fling
Arrived in Scotland after a wonderful train trip through the snow - London covered in snow this morning when we left - made for an interesting trip... Continue reading »
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Moving On
Decided to change plans as hostel in Edinburgh was full of Welsh Rugby followers there for a 6 Nations game against Scotland. Kept us up half the n... Continue reading »
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Cold Sunday in Glasgow
Spent the morning with Stewart who lived in Napier last year working in Manna cafe. Was good to see him and catch up. Then went to Modern Art Galle... Continue reading »
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On the Bonny Banks
Set off early this morning to catch the train to Balloch which takes you to the Loch. The weather was fantastic all day and the loch looked a... Continue reading »
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Musical Notes 2
Number 2 in the occasional musical excursion on our trip. Arrived back from Scotland yesterday and went to the legendary Dingwalls in Camden Town l... Continue reading »
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Back in London
Back in London for a couple of days. Nice to be back. On Wednesday we went to the National Gallery in Trafalger Square. An amazing place full of in... Continue reading »
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Down South
Train from London to Bath in the morning. Had a look at the Abbey and the Roman Baths. Abbey was quite overwhelmingly gorgeous (for an old build... Continue reading » -
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$15 for fish and chips!
Arrived in Exeter on Saturday. Another old house for a youth hostel but also nice and comfortable with friendly people. Exeter itself is not much-a bi... Continue reading » -
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A Bunch of Old Rocks!
Came this morning to Salisbury where the first thing as always was a coffee and a look at the map. Went to Salisbury Cathedral which was truly incredi... Continue reading » -
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Paris Calling
Left London on the Eurostar which is an experience. Nice and fast. Managed to negotiate the Metro and find the youth hostel easily. Pretty spartan but... Continue reading » -
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Day 2 in Paris
Off early again in the morning. Caught the tour bus to Notre Dame cathedral. Beautiful building with an added bonus of a choir singing while we were t... Continue reading » -
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Pretty Bayeux
Travelled by train to Bayeux from Paris on Saturday. Bayeux youth hostel was in a 500 year old building which is an old family home. So far the best o... Continue reading » -
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First Days in Germany
Left Paris on Tuesday morning by train. Train travel is so easy in Europe. Before moving on though we must mention that Mdme Lefevre at the Bayeux... Continue reading »
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Another Castle!!
Left on the train to Heidelberg - one of the loveliest places in Germany. The train ride up the Neckar Valley is so picturesque even in Winter.&... Continue reading » -
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A wet Saturday
Spent our last day in Germany on Saturday with a visit to Heilbron for breakfast with Kay and Dieter in the morning. More coffee and pastries! Then in... Continue reading » -
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Italia
On Sunday we took the train to Stuttgart to catch the flight to Rome. Kay and Dieter accompanied us which was much appreciated. A good flight with a g... Continue reading » -
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3 Days on the Med
Time to leave the fast and furious city of Rome. Its an exciting city but it was good to get going again on the train. Got to Riomaggio... Continue reading »
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Under the Tuscan Sun
We left Riomaggiore by train and headed to Florence, albeit a little late due to inefficient Italian railways. Florence was warm and we treated our... Continue reading »
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