St Michael’s Mount Friday brought another solo day trip by train and also the achievement of another item ticked off on my personal ‘bucket list’. I visited Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy
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July 2022: Two-Centre Sweden: 2. Stockholm
Journey and Arrival Our rail transfer between Sweden’s second city and its capital took just over three hours. City Hall – Gamla Stan The following day, having arrived at City
March 2022: Wonderful Copenhagen (Part 2)
This is the second of two posts about our March 2022 visit to the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen (Danish: København). Royal Palace and Marble Church Amalienborg (1760), home of the
March 2022: (City of) Stirling
Introduction This post’s heading takes a slightly non-standard form as the name ‘Stirling’ applies to one of Scotland’s smaller cities and also to the much larger council area in which
March 2022: Scottish Borders: Abbotsford
Abbotsford (1825) is a country house and estate in the Scottish Borders. Situated a short walk away from Tweedbank, the terminus of the Borders Railway, it makes a convenient day-trip
Dec 2021/Jan 2022: New Year in Budapest
Background Bruce and I had been scheduled to bring in New Year in Germany, but about a week before Christmas the German government announced that it would be joining neighbouring
California, Here We Come! (2021): Day 2: And now, erm … back to the UK!
Schiphol-Heathrow Today started by following a similar approach to that used on Thursday: we left the hotel without eating, intending to have some form of breakfast in the lounge. In
September 2021: Edinburgh & the Lothians: Two National Trust Properties
Gladstone’s Land, Edinburgh Gladstone’s Land is a 17th-century tenement situated on the Lawnmarket, part of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The National Trust for Scotland rescued the building from threatened demolition in
August 2021: Isle of Arran
Introduction This is the second of seven posts covering our Island-Hopping Whisky Trail trip in August/September 2021. 1 Culzean Castle 2 Isle of Arran 3 Kintyre Peninsula As ever, please
August 2021: Culzean Castle
Introduction This is the first of seven posts relating to a trip that started just a few days after Manchester & Belfast. Unlike that trip, which had originally involved travel
August 2021: Edinburgh: Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. The palace, directly beside the ruins of Holyrood Abbey, stands at the foot of
July 2021: Jupiter Artland
Jupiter Artland is a modern sculpture park set in the grounds of Bonnington House, a 19th-century country house near Wilkieston, West Lothian. There is a half-hourly bus service (Lothian Country
England Grand Tour (2021): Day 17: Bletchley Park & St Albans
Bletchley Park Bletchley Park is a country house and estate which is now within the boundaries of Milton Keynes, the largest town in Buckinghamshire. It became the main centre for
England Grand Tour (2021): Day 7: G & Tea
Off to Bombay Once again, the day started with an inclusive breakfast at the Hilton. Today’s plan was to have it at 9am and to eat something closer to a
October 2020: Northern Portugal (Part 6): Coimbra
Coimbra is a city of around 145,000 people, situated 125km south of Porto. A three-night stay there formed the second part of our trip to northern Portugal. Coimbra is Portugal’s
September 2020: Potsdam
Situated less than 30km southwest of Zoo Station in Berlin and lying on the River Havel, Potsdam (population ~180,000) is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg.