In the car again and off to Melton Mowbray, the farmers are still busy as we head into town, we park the car and head into the town center for a look around, the bakery has some yummy Belgium buns for...

Today is a loop circuit from Ely to Bury St Edmunds and back....

Another dry day as we head out to Melton Mowbray as our first stop, farmers are working busily in the fields, and tractors pulling wagons of onions and spuds are common on the road. We arrive and get...

Overcast with a cool wind greats us as we step from the hotel and head off. Up the hill from the hotel we find a place to climb onto the top of the wall. The view is impressive and we walk around the...

Up early and off to the tube station, today we start our driving holiday and we are off to pickup the car up from Marble Arch. It is 8:30 and the central line is very busy, trains arrive every minute,...

After a hearty breakfast we head out for our day in Ely....

Monday, only 2 days left in Paris and being Monday the Chateau of Versailles is closed so that makes it tomorrows outing. So today we are first off to see Monets Lillie’s....

Another sunny day greets us as we head for the RER to catch the train to Versailles, we have metro tickets to get us there but we need to buy a ticket back to Paris to get back, this is slightly cheap...

Alas all good things come to an end and our time in Paris is over. We pack the bags and catch a taxi to Garde de Norde, the morning traffic is heavy and the going is a bit slow, I have a theory that a...

Blue sky, sun and a cool breeze greets us as we step out into the morning, can this be London? We head to the underground to catch the train to Trafalgar Square, the national gallery is our first stop...

Another sunny day in Paris and today we are off to Saint Chappell we catch the RER to the Norte dame station and head over the river to the hall of justice and the chapel. We arrive at a good time as...

Cloudy skies great us today as we step out into the street on our way to the tomb of Napoleon, we make our way across the champ de mars where they have set up for a disabled games. The streets are ful...

The sun is poking through the clouds as we checkout and head for the train, 2 first class seats await on the 11:48 TGV to Paris. We make it to the station with plenty of time to spare and soon are sea...

First full day in Paris and the sun is out, promises to be a warm day making a nice change from the mist and rain....

Today is a trip to Colmar to checkout the medieval town, a 1/2 hour train trip tracking the route of the rine river sees us at Colmar....

Another day of light rain as we venture out to check out the city. The main areas to checkout today are petite France and the cathedral....

Another damp day as we hit the trains again this time bound for Ypres, our first surprise of the day is the train is unable to get us all the way as track work is being done, so it is train to Menen,...

Today was going to be a trip to Amsterdam but the direct train no longer runs and the trip now takes 4 hours one way, the only way to get there faster is by the fast train costing 36 euros one way....

5:30 am and an early start, the rain is starting to ease, the 7:37 train to Basel is the only direct train that will take us to Strassbourg. We board the train on time and settle back for the 5 hour r...

Another overcast day as we walk to the station to catch the euro rail to Brussels, the trip is smooth and enjoyable with the train hitting 300 Klm / hour just before entering the tunnel, but for the m...

The day starts off with blue sky’s and very promising, today we are off to explore Brugge but before we can go I need to get our train pass validated. We head to the station to get the necessary stamp...

12:30 am and I am bolted out of bed by a sound no traveller want to hear. No it isn’t a drunk Irishman trying to get into your room and refusing to believe he has the wrong room, that’s another story,...

A cloudy day greets us as we head for the tube, it is made quickly apparent that 8:30 am is not the time to try and get on the central line as train after train of sardine packed workers travel by, bu...

Another day and the day is overcast and cool, but no rain is forecast until late afternoon. We head out for Hyde park and we find ourselves in the middle of the international triathlon, we head to the...

5:15 am and I am up and on the way to the airport, 9:00 am flight to Sydney then a 2:25pm flight to London via Hong Kong. Flights to Sydney is smooth the virgin rep checking in our bags gives us a tra...

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Well the morning is a better one as we look out over the Reims cathedral while having breakfast. There is a light mist but also breaks of sunshine as well....

First full day in Paris and it is sun sun sun, today we are catching the RER to Versailles to see the Chateau of King Louis the XIV. I have bought the tickets yesterday so it is just a matter of catch...

Today is another full day of walking and we head of the see the tomb of Napoleon, on our way we encounter a street parade, many cultures with tall figures are heading along the street to the sound of...

Another big day, today is museum day but first a visit to the Notre Dame cathedral, the RER takes us straight to the front door and we manage to get inside just as mass was finishing and the organ was...

Well the alarm is ringing for 7 am but it is pitch black outside, to dark even to see the clouds. Today we are on the rails to Reims, the 11:07 train to Tergnier with a connection to Reims. We arrive...

Drizzle is the best way to describe the weather today, and it looks like it will be with us for awhile. We start the morning with a wonder around the streets of the inner city, as we approach the gran...

Rain rain go away, not perturbed we are heading off on our first long train trip to Ypres....

The sun is showing signs of making an appearance today and we are heading on another day trip, this time to Amsterdam....

Well today will be an interesting day, a lot of train connections to catch and not a hugh amount of wiggle room....

Well the last day of driving around Britain is upon us, only a 1 hour drive back to the airport to drop off the hire car is left. The day is quite good as we head down the motorway, the traffic is pla...

Well yesterday I bought a nice scottish woolen scarf and today the icy winds arrived....

Well today we are off to Wales, Wrexham is our final destination today....

Sunshine greets us and it is a short trip to Pontcysylite which is the home of the longest aqueduct in Britain, it is 1007 ft long and 127 ft height and is a one lane river in the sky. A very impressi...

Bath is covered in cloud this morning, we are heading to Bristol today, followed by an afternoon in Bath....

Here is a link to photos from the first bit of the trip...

Another sunny day greets us as we rise and think of the highlands. Today we are off to Inverness and we are bathed in sun light as we cross the fourth bridge and head for Perth. Last time I was here I...

Wet. It has been raining most of the night, but luckily it has eased and after a hearty breakfast we head off for a walk along the river, over the bridge, and around the castle. Today we are off to Ob...

Today London is forecasted to be the hottest day on record for October, 30 deg, but we are not in London we are in Oban and we are in for rain, rain and more rain....

Well it is time to point the car north and head for Scotland and today is another sunny day, after taking a walk around Warkworth and a closer look at the castle it is off to Alnwick and then Bamburgh...

Yes another sunny day, perfect for walking and so it is off to Calton park to have a look over the city, the climb to the top is rather steep but the view is well worth it. The weather is taking a tur...

Well today finds us heading to Lincoln, first stop is Kings Lynn a small village at the mouth of the Ouse river, the town has a nice church and the river is very wide and largely tidal. After a quick...

After spending the morning continuing our look around Lincoln it is time to hit the road again this time bound for York. I have decided to take a slightly indirect route so as to drive over the Humber...

Well another sunny day and a great day for a walk around York, so off into the morning air we go heading for the Minster. It is a short stroll to get there and the minster is still undergoing it’s res...

Well our time in London is over and so it is off into the country side we drive. After a slight hassle getting our hire car we leave the busy city, drive past lords cricket ground and out along the mo...

Well today is Saturday and it is our fist day without definite accommodation for the night, I am hoping for a cancelation and I have arranged to be able to leave the car in the car park for the mornin...

Well kick off day one and it is an early start at 5:10 am touch down in Heathrow, day finds us touching down in the dark on a drizzly and cold morning, only 7 deg for a starter. After picking up our b...

Sunshine greats us after a good night, another great escape from jet lag. Breakfast is taken in the refurbished dinning area, and the hash browns, eggs and beans are a welcome start. Today is a day to...

Well only one more night to go till grand tour two kicks off. I will be bloging to my home site, http://Ely.mine.nu and the intension is to only use my iPad or phone. Will be interesting to see if my...

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Well today is my first wet day in Paris, I had planed to go to Pere Lachaise cemetery today but while making my way to the metro my umbrella started to disintegrate, and after finding that it would be...

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Well I wake to find a cold but fine day and after checking out of my hotel i head to the train station to catch my train to Luxembourg, arriving at the station I am stopped in my tracks with it closed...

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It is raining heavily in Brussels tonight, as I look out onto the little square located in front of my hotel from the restaurant, the market stalls from this afternoon have gone and are replaced with...

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Well no photos for today, after returning my rental car at the airport, having done a full tour as there are no signs to tell you where the rental cars are, it is off to the terminal to do a reverse r...

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Below is a video of some buskers i came across in the bath mall, they are playing hang’s there flyer was portraying them as ancient instruments but a little bit of investigation reveals they they were...

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Well today sees another nice start to the day although rain is forecast for this afternoon, and the underground is about to be closed down with a drivers strike for 24 hours. So it is out early to tak...

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Well another beautiful day in London. So another day for a walk. Today i trekked from the hotel through Hyde Park , down the memorial walk to Buckingham Palace. Had a lovely lunch sitting on the steps...

Well here we are feeling pretty good and off for a walk, first thing to do was to take a closer look at Marble Arch. The iron work in the main gate was very impressive, double decker tour busses are e...

Well today is Thursday an it is time to head to the airport and start my holiday. I had no problems dropping the hire car of at the airport, and then it was off to book in to my Melbourne flight to Sy...