Well we've traded Marseille for Nice. This is definitely our kind of city. The photograph is from our balcony on rue Paradis just up from Promenade Des Anglais. We arrived mid-afternoon to beautiful sunshine. Heading down to the waterfront we were exposed to a classic pebbly French beach with a very small sandy section for those people who are too soft. We took a ride in one of those petit trains that do tours and were truly amazed to heat of the cities origin an...

We sadly departed Carcassonne this morning after enjoying some amazing gastronomic delights last night for dinner. I am a huge fan of the local cassoulet and have done Heidi a favour and found the recipe so that we can try it back home. This morning saw us try to leave during a local TGV train strike which made the heart race a little as we tried to find out what we were supposed to do. We jumped onto the first outward train we could, making our way to Narbonne ...

We have discovered the newest WOW! on our journey. We arrived in Carcassonne late last night and were immediately in awe of the amazing walled citè before us. The spectacle is truly something to behold. I have wanted to come here for about 6 years and to finally be here is incredible. To walk the walls and ramparts of a 13th century city is amazing and to here of its heritage and transformation and restoration in the 19th century is truly a marvel. We are also s...

Well Paris has certainly made up for it's poor first day showing. On a sad note to begin with, those of you who know me well will be disheartened to hear that the pair of sunglasses that mounted my forehead for six years, today fell from there perch and were shattered. It grieves me much that they are beyond help......but on the plus side, hello duty free. Heidi and I had a great day in Paris. We navigated the metro like a couple of pros. We spent the entire da...

Today started the European continent leg of our holiday. We spent a great day in Edinburgh yesterday and this morning saw us winging across the channel to Paris. First impressions? Well not good to be honest. We learnt a quick lesson on an unofficial taxi queue...... don't use them. It all began with trying to get out of Charles de Gualle Airport. Having an EU passport was about the easy part. Once you navigated to the correct immigration line, the next feat was ...