Driving to Paris from Belgium via Laon We say goodbye to our lovely friends in Belgium (you can read about it here), and hop in our little car we called “Vegemite” and we are heading to Paris. We have booked an apartment on Airbnb. I’m driving. It is remarkably easy, but then I have driven […]
Staying in Belgium with friends Travel is amazing !!!!! You get to see amazing things; you experience amazing food; you immerse yourself in diverse cultures; you explore amazing places, and of course, you meet amazing people. Over a year ago, as part of our world trip, we met one amazing man — a lovely guy […]
Another day trip to The Netherlands We are headed back to the Netherlands. This is just Explorafriend and I as we have had a kind offer by the people we are staying with to look after Explorason so he can play with his grandkids and go to the movies, so we decided to go back to Holland. We […]
Brussels Belgium is a beautiful city On Sunday we were loaded into our friend’s car, and he became our tour guide and showed us around Brussels. First, we went to see the Atomium – this huge scientific atom symbol made in 1958 as part of the World Expo. We were so glad, as it started to […]
London Eye and River Cruise, England Attraction Name: London Eye Location: Riverside Bldg, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7PB, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 871 781 3000 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLondonEye Website: http://www.londoneye.com Date visited: June 2014 Child-friendly: Yes Review: Last weekend when we were in London we decided to finish off our time with a twilight cruise, and a sunset slow […]
Gent Belgium is Gorgeous Gent, also known as Ghent, was on our way to our friends. See my blog http://exploramum.com/2014/06/quick-trip-netherlands.html so when we arrived we did not expect the GPS to take us into the center of town. You might think this sounds OK, but as soon as we see we are the only car amidst buses […]
A quick trip to France and Netherlands We have arrived in France from the Dover Ferry. Many cars, bikes, caravans and RV’s are lined up and many of us chat as we waited to board. We have purchased a vehicle and you can read about how we did that here: http://exploramum.com/2014/06/buying-car-England-uk.html It is an RHD and […]
Brugge Belgium is beautiful The first night we arrive in Belgium we head out to get some dinner. 90% of restaurants in Brugge are closed. Tourist prices reign for those that are open. I mean 15 Euro of about $25 for a Wrap. So the next morning we are not sure what to expect. We […]
Day 2 in London – so much to see We are trying to see London in 2 or 3 days. We had a bad day yesterday, but we loved it. So on the way in on the train today we see the stop for Tower Bridge and jump off. We are glad we did. Here […]
London England is fantastic – Day 1 Today is a day we have been waiting for – in fact we have waited a long time. Explorason wants to see Big Ben. So it was interesting that as we took the Underground from Victoria on the Circle Line that we hopped off at Westminster. As soon […]
Chessington England is educational and fun We are staying with friends who used to live in Australia. They have a son 2 years younger than mine, and the boys are getting along so well. They were only 2 and 4 years old when they played last. What a change! As soon as we were in […]
Windsor Castle England is a great education This morning was our last day in Windsor, England. So we decided to make it an educational time, and do a tour of the Windsor Castle. Once inside, we decided not to do an audio tour, but just to walk around. The castle is beautiful. From every angle […]
