Busy, busy first thing! Neither of us slept too well (again) but we had to at Waitrose for opening and then Central Garage to pick-up Ann’s hire car. The weather forecast is looking good – perfect for boating!!! So, with all the ‘must-dos’ out-of-the-way, and a bit of food preparation behind us, we went round …
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Japan Holiday – Day 9
An ultra lazy morning as we’d mostly packed last night. After our last breakfast at the Hyatt, we took a taxi to the Station and caught the 10.56 bullet-train back to Tokyo arriving spot on time – 2.40pm. We re-checked back into the Marriott hotel – room 627 (just opposite the room where we were …
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Japan Holiday – Day 2
I was up about 7am after a sleepless night. Actually we’d both slept very intermittently and we think it was due to the time difference. The first thing I did when I got up was look out the window. Although it’s not a Bank Holiday here, we had typical Bank-Holiday weather! Rain!!! We have a …
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Short break: Portsmouth (Day 4)
I got up at 7 so I’d have time for a shower before heading up the road to get a ticket for the car that we couldn’t park near the hotel last night. Ooooo…I’ve noticed I’m a bit pink this morning after all that exposure to the good weather yesterday – they’ll be no chance …
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Short break: Portsmouth (Day 3)
I didn’t get up until 8am!! Looking out the window, the weather looks good at the moment although the forecast is cloudy. We plan to primarily use today to take photographs and try out our new camcorder. 9.00am. We got down to breakfast and found it a lot quieter than yesterday. The service was still …
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Ahoy-there Ship mates…
Just call me Captain Pugwash – yes, it’s Ann and me on a boat! David and Val’s boat to be precise – the good ship Carusa. We nearly didn’t go at all because of the weather – but it started to brighten up and after packing a few provisions, we left around 1pm for Buckden …
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London for the weekend – Saturday
Today’s the day when we head to The O2 to Jeff Wayne‘s, The War of the Worlds 30th Anniversary concert tour. The tour, updated for 2009, will feature a 3d hologram of Richard Burton and a 30ft Martian fighting machine descending from the ceiling – more details later on… We had a rare lie-in. …
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TV: ‘Ashes to Ashes’ – Series 2, Episode 1
Tonight at 9pm sees the return of BBC’s series ‘Ashes to Ashes‘. It’s been hyped quite a bit over the past three weeks including a new BBC ident showing a short scene of the team driving the Audi Quattro down a street and a couple of series-trailers featuring a police raid in a London disco. …
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Holiday in Oman – Day 3
An early start – we were both up at 7.00am as our tour to the Capital, Muscat goes at 9.00am. Just time then to sample the extensive breakfast menu by the pool! It’s a private tour – just the tour of us and a local with a car – perfect! ‘Ali’ was our guide in …
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Holiday in Dubai – Day 3
Neither of us slept as well as we normally do, although Ann seemed to have had a better night than me. We both eventually woke-up at 8.15 to what looks like it’s going to be a warm day! After breakfast, we took a short taxi-ride to ‘Madinat Jumeirah’. It was a sort of re-created indoor …
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Day 7: Holiday in France
We were up at around 8 and had brekky about 9 (as normal!). It’s much colder today and windier. Initially the temperature was 16°C – brrrr! We went exploring in the car again. Initially we headed for ‘Trèbe’ – another ‘one-horse-town’ (where the horse was away on holiday!). What we did notice was, that it’s …
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Day 5: Holiday in France
Ann had the best night’s sleep of the holiday whilst I had a restless night As a result, we didn’t get up until 8.15. The hotel’s theme of ‘no-lights’ continued into the breakfast area – maybe it was built in the ‘dark-ages’ (arf-arf!). Talk about ‘romantic’, I think I’ll take a torch tomorrow!! 🙂 After …
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A Trip round Gothenborg
The Workshop finished on time, so Barrie took us on a trip around Gothenburg by boat. Afterwards, we headed for a few bars, but I ducked out at around 6.45 to recover!!! The picture above, is of the Opera House. It’s been a gorgeous day, weather-wise. It’s so hot!!! We were out again at 7.30 …
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Holiday – Day 4 (Boxing Day)
We’re on an all-day tour today courtesy of ‘WOW! Argentina. We’re off to San Isidro and Tigre with lunch on a Delta Island. We were picked up just after 9am by Josefina. We initially headed out of the city of Buenos Aires and into the province of Buenos Aires. We spent most of the morning …
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Holiday Blog – Day 5
We arrived at our next destination, a Guest House called ‘The Boat House’ at around 3pm yesterday. A good journey down from Cleopatra’s, after a couple of stops en-route including Pietermaritzburg where the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius – seriously hot! We ate in last night, and maybe not surprinsingly, the food, compared to Cleopatras, …
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French Holiday: Day 5
Last night’s meal with Steve and Helen at Le Belvedere de Belves was superb! Off on a boat trip down La Dordogne river today. We picked it up from Roque Gageauc (where we realised we’d been for a meal many years ago!). Then, a leisurely lunch followed by a visit to ‘Chateau de Castelnaud’. It’s …
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Holiday Blog – Day 6
Our first meal in the Hotel last night was excellent. Proper food! ..and a really efficient waiter/waitress service too Looks like it’ll be a ‘scorcher’ today! It’s very warm already and it’s only 7.45. Nice breeze fortunately… Took a short drive to Porton Cervo – where the rich people keep their boats. Yes please!Nice! Traditional …
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TravelBlog Day 5: La Rochelle, France
We docked at the port of La Pallice and after a short coach ride, we arrived at La Rochelle, a charming town peppered with small shops and half-timbered houses. We’re getting boring now, I know, but this is the third day in a row, where we’ve had scorching hot weather! Historical note: Apparently, the founders …
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