Thursday 30 November
This morning we would leave Hong Kong very early and again our pre-booked driver arrived at our hotel at 6am getting us to the airport plenty of time to catch our 9am flight to Sydney and home!
We were missing Olly very much……was he missing us, well our friend Judy Day doted on him and care for him very well. …
Hi family and friends, This blog was started while I was on holidays in Surfers Paradise. The blog I used four years ago closed it's website in June 2017. Very disappointing for me because I knew my way "around" the site, this one I am still getting a feel for. I'm not sure if it can do everything the other blog did or as easily but time will tell. I will work on it between May-Sept and hopefully will be efficient by the time we leave on our trip. Hope you enjoy this trip!
Wednesday 15 November 2017
The weather matched our mood really, we woke early, despite having gone to bed at 10pm, then up again, both of us couldn't sleep. We decided to make a cuppa and toas…
Thursday 30 November
This morning we would leave Hong Kong very early and again our pre-booked driver arrived at our hotel at 6am getting us to the airport plenty of time to catch our 9am fli…
Monday 27 November
All too soon our holiday was coming to an end and it was time to leave Paris.
Flying business class, Cathay Pacific, was a good choice, perhaps we both agree, Emirates's pla…
Thursday 23 November
We would travel from Lyon to Paris by train. Again, booked a first-class compartment.
Again, we arrived at the station in plenty of time, only really plenty of time.
The…
Helen Rainger
A month in Panicale- what a lovely part of your holiday. and now some other treats.
Toni
Photos are fantastic
The cathedral is mind-blowing...magnificent !
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Toni
Hi Sue and Phil,
Loving the food reviews...arent you brave(silly) to try eel and pigeon..not for me !
Wonderful that your phone was posted home...how nice of them.
Sounds like you are getting colder weather there now.
Toni
Loved reading about the Olive Festival. Food, music and dancing sounded wonderful. The photos are great. You two are even starting to look like Italians !
Toni
Great blog and fantastic photos !
Ah, Lake Como and Hotel du Lac....how exotic !
Sounds like you are having a wonderful time.
Good parking Phillip..glad it wasn't me !
You are having the time of your lives ! xx
Amanda
Love reading your blogs :) Have been printing them out and using them as reading for Jack before bed :) He really looks forward to the next 'story'. Love you xo
Julie Whipper
Reading your entries and looking at the photos is like being there (almost). I was wondering if all wine is drunk out of tumblers? (Looking at Phillip drinking wine from a tumbler).
Toni
What a lovely time in Crete , had no idea that there were such a variety of crops. The cooking lessson sounded wonderful....hope you replicate this next time we visit! Crete is very special to Paul as his Uncle George was captured there with many other Australians in 1940 then was prisoner of war in Germany. Sounds like you are having a fantastic time ! ❤️❤️
Toni
So enjoying this Sue...Greece sounds like everything you imagine it to be. The food sounds simple but fantastic and the scenery so lovely.
Good tip about the instant coffee...did not think it could be lit !
Hope you have a lovely "sea day" on your beautiful ship. xx
Anne Stone
Have been enjoying your entertaining blogs !! Find myself waiting with anticipation for the next instalment!! And to be assured you are still alive!!
Toni
Hi Sue and Phillip.
Loved this blog.
Croatia sounds wonderful...the photos are so good, especially Sir Phillip in his dinner clothes...deserves a knighthood I think ! The ship is so magnificent..no wonder you are having such a grand time ! xxx
Helen Rainger A month in Panicale- what a lovely part of your holiday. and now some other treats.
re: Panicale, rounding up our visit, Pacino, Città della PieveToni Photos are fantastic The cathedral is mind-blowing...magnificent !
re: photo fromToni Hi Sue and Phil, Loving the food reviews...arent you brave(silly) to try eel and pigeon..not for me ! Wonderful that your phone was posted home...how nice of them. Sounds like you are getting colder weather there now.
re: Orvieto, PanicaleHelen Rainger Great 'r 'n' r'- religion and repast.
re: Orvieto, PanicaleToni Loved reading about the Olive Festival. Food, music and dancing sounded wonderful. The photos are great. You two are even starting to look like Italians !
re: Panicale "Olive & Wine Festival"Helen Fantastic!
re: Mykonos, GreeceToni Great blog and fantastic photos ! Ah, Lake Como and Hotel du Lac....how exotic ! Sounds like you are having a wonderful time. Good parking Phillip..glad it wasn't me ! You are having the time of your lives ! xx
re: Bellagio,Part 2Toni Sounds like you are really " back home"...,what a nice welcome. I am sure you will settle into daily life in that beautiful place with ease ❤️
re: Panicale, arrivedAmanda Love reading your blogs :) Have been printing them out and using them as reading for Jack before bed :) He really looks forward to the next 'story'. Love you xo
re: Panicale, arrivedJulie Whipper Reading your entries and looking at the photos is like being there (almost). I was wondering if all wine is drunk out of tumblers? (Looking at Phillip drinking wine from a tumbler).
re: Catching up!Julie Whipper Wonderful Sue and Phillip.
re: Souda Bay, CreteToni What a lovely time in Crete , had no idea that there were such a variety of crops. The cooking lessson sounded wonderful....hope you replicate this next time we visit! Crete is very special to Paul as his Uncle George was captured there with many other Australians in 1940 then was prisoner of war in Germany. Sounds like you are having a fantastic time ! ❤️❤️
re: Souda Bay, CreteToni So enjoying this Sue...Greece sounds like everything you imagine it to be. The food sounds simple but fantastic and the scenery so lovely. Good tip about the instant coffee...did not think it could be lit ! Hope you have a lovely "sea day" on your beautiful ship. xx
re: Cephalonia, GreeceToni Hi Sue and Phillip. Loved this blog. Croatia sounds wonderful...the photos are so good, especially Sir Phillip in his dinner clothes...deserves a knighthood I think ! The ship is so magnificent..no wonder you are having such a grand time ! xxx
re: Dubrovnik, Croatia