Zell am See, Austria – Panoramas and Cowbells: We visited Vienna on a previous trip, but having only just passed through the Austrian countryside, decided to spend some time in the mountains this time. But first – an … Continue Reading →
Wickedly Decadent! (Wednesday30-4-14)
We’ve been looking forward to this one for a while now… a decadent afternoon tea at a little French cafe, ‘Champagne Fromage’. French champagne and the most delicious treats, but … Continue Reading →
The Pier, The Pavilion & The Pebbles (Tuesday 29-4-14)
Annaliese, our beautiful niece, is nearly 3 weeks into an 8 month stint as an au pair in London. Today, we spent the day with her at Brighton. The train … Continue Reading →
London – Lying In Wait (Monday 28-4-14)
We finally touched-down in Heathrow at 5.30am after 28 hours in transit. Our ride, the A380 was very smooth and fairly quiet. Still couldn’t sleep though… 2 movies and a … Continue Reading →
Aaaaahhh… Tuscany!
Mother Nature did her best to welcome us back to wonderful Tuscany with a blazing red sunset. The drive from Venice took around 4 hrs with the return of ‘Fangio’ … Continue Reading →
Mystical Venice
A landscape of black and white was our view from the train while traveling from Como to Venice – not snow, but fog and frost. The sun was nowhere to … Continue Reading →
Mr Clooney, where are you?
Saturday, 14 January and Sunday, 15 January On arrival in Como, we couldn’t find an ATM which we needed to get a taxi. We eventually got some cash, and after … Continue Reading →
Trains, Glaciers, Lakes
Friday, 13 January At precisely 7.34am we departed beautiful (and now snowing again) Klosters on the first of five trains – our destination being Como, Italy. It is really true … Continue Reading →