Hi everyone. We left Nice last night on an overnight train which was certainly not the highlight of our trip! The poor seating conditions were accompanied with strange people and blizzards of cold air! We arrived in Paris at 6.50 this morning and went straight to the hotel. No frills comes to mind, were on the ground floor in an executive box which had its own wet room! Hardcore as we are, we wasted no time sleeping and went straight to the Eiffel ...

Hello everyone, Finally made it to France. Can not get the train we want to Paris tomorrow morning because they are all full. So, we have to take an overnight train and lose out on a night in the hotel. It will allow us to see more of Nice however. We walked all around the old town today and saw the market selling some very pretty things, like glass handbag lights, and proper french soaps. Linda - thankyou so much for having us to stay, your house was ...

Hi Guys, We are having a great time in Vernazza, Linda took us out 4 2 great meals. On Sunday we went out in thedingy for the day and I got stung by a jellyfish. Jas ate octopus and tuna, which is amazing seeing as he doesn t like fish! Today we are going to La Spezia to book train tickets to Paris. Log in in a few days xxxxxxx

Hello, So, we made it an hour late 2 Vernazza yesterday, and headed to the fort restuarant for dinner. Food was amazing, Jas ate home made Pesto pasta, and Linda and I shared fresh fish. We had a starter of octopus, squid and fish as well, JJ ate tuna! Today Linda took us out in her dingy for the day, water was as warm as a tepid bath. Had a picnic with us, foccacia, ham and fruit. We are now going out to dinner and a free jazz concert in the harbour. T...

Hey everyone, Got up early, went to Colloseum which was amazing, then Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps and Piazza Paplio or something like that! It is so hot that we.re going to the rm for an hour to have a rest!