A Brush with the Law
Having arrived in Chalon-sur-Saône on Thursday and taken some downtime, we set out along the quiet river path on Friday morning and in the afternoon took our bikes to the nearest supermarket to do our big weekly shop. A task that would normally take 30 minutes in a familiar venue took an hour and a […]
A Fairytale Town and Surrounds
Colmar, France is so fairytale-like it was apparently the inspiration for Belle’s village in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. A mesh of winding cobble streets and canals, quaint, colourful, half timber houses lining waters edge and enclosing odd shaped squares with Bartholdi fountains. There is a covered market, an array of museums and The Tanners […]
This Place has to Seen to be Believed
Switzerland has been our place of residence this past week. We arrived in Lauterbrunnen shrouded in mist and rain but early indications were that we were in for quite a special week, not least because we were getting to spend the time with our friends whom we hadn’t seen for some time. Lauterbrunnen is situated […]
Small but Mighty
We drove south to Lake Constance and along its southern shore toward the Alps in the distance. The sun was shining and the countryside was putting its best foot forward. Our plan was to spend the weekend exploring some of the delights the tiny alpine country of Liechtenstein has to offer. We crossed over the […]
Reaching a Milestone
Did you know that there are 195 countries in the World, this list is comprised of 193 United Nations member states and 2 non-member observer states the Holy See and Palestine. Today I am reaching a milestone, I will be visiting a new country for the very first time which will bring my total of […]
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