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11 July 2024
Above: Rives de Clausen area. Heathrow pick-up and drop-off hell As we had retired early last night, I woke at 0530. It was very light already. We were ready to go by around 0700 but stayed a bit longer to say good bye and make sure our morning nature calls were answered. Leaving around 7930, […]
11 July 2024
Above: Warwick Castle. We had a relaxed day with a trip to Leamington Spa, an old spa town not far away. En route, we took a look at Warwick Castle from outside its walls as parking was a hassle. And I wasn’t interested enough to pay for the entrance ticket. Parking in the UK is […]
9 July 2024
Coventry Cathedral The damp weather had arrived and we were pleased to have done the more outdoor-type activities yesterday. We drove to central Coventry and parked at the NCP Belgrade multi-storey capark. When we realised that the app pricing was much better, we decided to go have a quick lunch and get the app during […]
8 July 2024
Kenilworth Castle With good weather today, we brushed aside our idea of visiting Coventry’s Transport Museum but instead opted to do things that were a little more outdoor. We grabbed brunch at a nearby chain-bakery called Greggs before taking a quick look at Coventry Cathedral from the outside. Text continues after this gallery. […]
7 July 2024
Leaving Poland Our alarm went off at 0230 and we hopped into a Bolt taxi at 0300 for the airport. At this time, the price was nearly double what I had seen during the day. At the airport at 0320 for the 0545 flight, one check-in desk was already open serving three flights but there […]
6 July 2024
Our room at the hotel included a buffet breakfast, our first in several days. I feel good for having eaten a lot less and more lightly over the last few days. At the end of breakfast, Kim felt that his tummy wasn’t quite right. Even though we had shared all our meals, I had had […]
5 July 2024
Bus to Wroclaw We were happy to leave the crowds of Prague today, heading to Wroclaw by bus. We felt that we had had a good time seeing the major sights but didn’t take in any of its Jewish history. We checked out at 1015 to walk to Florenc bus station. The idea was to […]
4 July 2024
Vysehrad We slept in again till around 0800 and had a leisurely breakfast of cereal and fruit in the room. Today, the plan started with a visit to Vysehrad, a riverside fort not far away from the city centre. We got there by Prague’s underground, which was free for Kim being a senior citizen. He […]
3 July 2024
Prague Castle I fell asleep so deeply after my 0700 alarm that when I woke again at 0800 I had no recollection of silencing the alarm. Kim had some work to do this morning to sort out some bookings in the UK. We had a simple breakfast of cereal while he did that. Finally, we […]
2 July 2024
Bus to Prague Today we move on to Prague by Flix bus at 0925, which required us to be at the nearby station at 0910. We got there before 0900 and ended up waiting for nearly an hour till the bus arrived and finally departed at 1000. This wasn’t my expectation with Germany, especially when […]