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13 June 2004
Hotel hassles We drove from Stresa to Milan today, a journey of about 90 mins via the highway and then through the streets of the city. We had a little shock with the tolls on the highway en route. The first one was paid on credit card just fine at the exit based on distance […]
12 June 2004
Above: Isola San Giulio as seen from Sacro Monte. Breakfast at the Elena Hotel wasn’t as sumptuous compared to Hotel du Parc but it was adequate. We got talking to three older English gentlemen. They’re on motorcycle road-trip travelling all the way to Corsica. They seem to be focused on getting to Corsica and not […]
11 June 2004
Shifting Breakfast at Hotel du Parc was good with a good selection of muesli, pastries, bread, cheese and cold cuts. But the place was a little over our budget. We just needed to book somewhere for the first night to give us certainty, since we had a long day coming from Downham Market. We walked […]
10 June 2004
Above: Hotel du Parc, Stresa. Leaving England We woke at 0515 at Wendy’s place and drove to my sister’s place at Downham Market, getting there at 0620. We said goodbye to sis and Mike. [Edit: This turned out to be the last time I saw her.] Mum and step-dad joined us for the ride to […]
6 June 2004
With the somewhat diametrically opposite time-zone from New Zealand, I woke at 0400, as I did yesterday. Fortunately, I was able to sleep again till 0800 unaided, whereas yesterday I needed half a sleeping pill. We lazed at Wendy’s place till around 1100 before driving to my sister’s place in Downham Market for lunch. Mike […]
29 April 2004
We checked out after breakfast. A voucher was required for payment to the Daytona Beach hotel but we hadn’t received it. But the lady at reception said she would sort it out. It was nearly 4h driving south to Fort Lauderdale. We stopped for fuel and a Subway lunch in the city of Jupiter about […]
25 October 2003
Today is our second (of two) full day in Los Angeles. Yesterday, we got a rental car and went to some of the places that Kim likes. He’s here once or twice a month as crew and knows the various places well. We did a little bit of shopping and eating. But being carless today, […]
22 October 2003
Above: Castle Cornet at St Peter Port, Guernsey. We got David to drop us in St Peter Port this morning to have another wander. We started at the La Vallette underground military museum, which covers the island’s military history during World War One and the German Occupation of the island from 1940 to 1945 during […]
21 October 2003
We had a lazy start and left home, driven by David, around 1130. We headed out towards the south-western tip of the island before driving along the southern main road towards the east to Torteval, St Martin’s and back to St Peter Port. We stopped at various points of interest at various points, for photos […]
20 October 2003
Above: At Ely Cathedral. Short trip to Ely We had spent all of yesterday with family, in Norwich and in Kings Lynn. Today, we have a good chunk of the day to kill before our evening departure to Guernsey at 1840 tonight, to visit my other sister. Mike lent us his car so we could […]