We caught our train to Brive after having a taxi ride across Paris , some baguettes & coffee, and a visit to McDonald's for a cool drink and a macaroon (delicious) . We sped our way southward occasionally nodding off ,playing solitaire on the iPad , a bit of stitchery , and having some plastic food and strong coffee from the cart that passed by .Arrived on time at 10pm and walked across the road to our Grand Hotel booked in and struggled up two flights of sta...

Thanks to Jason & James we arrived at Tullamarine in plenty of time .We had checked in on line so just had to check out the model plane batteries etc All ok so we went through customs and relaxed with a coffee at Hudsons We purchased a new camera in anticipation of some great pics. We boarded around 3pm and finally left at 4pm We had a 11/2 hr stop at Singapore then onto Heathrow landing about 5.30 am Good flight seemed to be lots of food & goodies - nic...

Last minute checking and packing today. A visit to Myers , coffee , family visit and chat and a soccer match tonight. All good. Only one more sleep. We've enjoyed our birthday dinners with Tommo fam and Burgess clan. Checked last minute itinerary and ticket details, photocopied docs and registered with Aust. Travellers gov site. So all organised. Picture of Phil preparing his plane for its overseas jaunt. Itinerary for Europe trip - Phil & San Sept 1s...

Preparations reaching a conclusion . Only two more sleeps and we are on our way to Europe and many new adventures. Phil & I are looking forward to our Trip to Europe. There are many facets to our journey including meeting up with family and extended family,watching our grandson on the soccer pitch, visiting long standing friends in Dresden and the U.K. ,touring south of France, attending a french cooking course, renting an apartment in Paris, attending &am...