8:02 AM
This weekend was out trip to Chester, Manchester and then Tatton Park Flower Show. This was a coach trip with an overnight in Manchester. We had to get up about.5.30am to catch a cab with Linda, Nan and Mum to the coach pick up point at West Ruislip Station. We had a few other pick up points on the way after a rest...
1:04 PM
Our morning today started by a little more laundry as we hadn't washed our clothes from our first week. So this time it was much easier to get it done as the instructions were in English. After this, we set off for Notting Hill Gate and Portobello Market which is in West London and is one of the most famous street markets in...
Last morning in France – spent packing and we checked out to catch a bus back to Garde de Nord station. We didn’t have long to wait before we caught our train and got some photos again of the Eurostar. The trip back seemed to take a lot longer than coming over and we got back to Kings Cross station a train back...
3:58 AM
We again were feeling the effects of our walking so much and with the Museum pass running out we had to go to Chateau Versailles today. We caught the train from St Lazare which is only 10 minutes on the bus from the motel. Trains seemed to run every 15 minutes or so. We walked straight on to one after we brought our...
1:04 PM
We had a few more things we wanted to see over the next few days, today was going to be the day of the Louvre - so this is what we did first up. Our museum passes got us in very quickly - I just have to post a photo of the Mona Lisa, what a crowd there was just to catch...
2:27 AM
Bastille Market -Beginning at the Place de la Bastille BASTILLE (outdoor market) Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, between rue Amelot and rue Saint-Sabin, 75011 Paris. Bastille (lines 1, 5, 8). Thurs., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p. This market was bursting with fresh produce, cheeses, meats and other delicious looking edibles and seasonal foods -clothes, jewellery and bags. Our...
12:43 PM
Today a late start, we slept in a little, had a late breakfast and headed off to see a few of the well known monuments such as the Catacombs, Acadame Nationale of Musique, the Pantheon and Notre Dame. While we were working out what sites to see we had talked about the Paris Catacombs, and Braedon had kept talking about seeing them. So...
