Postcards from Spain
Postcard No 1 – From Somewhere in Spain! So, here’s your test. From where I was to where I am now and family are not allowed a guess. Postcard 2 …
Postcards
Postcard 1 From Belfast
Postcard 1 from Belfast – Monday.I fancied the Titanic Museum in Belfast for some time but never got around to doing anything about it then, last year, we read a …
Postcard 2 – Belfast to Dublin – Interrail
Postcard 2 – Tuesday – Belfast and Dublin The wind is gusty and bitter as we make our way across the city to the bus stop that’ll take us to …
Postcard 3 – Wednesday – From Dublin
Whilst Belfast wasn’t intimidating as such, there are tensions. In Dublin the accent is on welcome and hospitality. We present ourselves at Wuff’s, a corner cafe run by some lovely …
Postcard 4 – Thursday – Dublin and Naples
We’re up at five and ready for our taxi at five thirty. I’ve received a text informing me that Christopher Grogan is the driver and will be outside the hotel …
Postcard 5 – Friday – Pompeii
A not so early start but we avoid a huge downpour in the process. Pompeii is really interesting both from an antiquity point of view and also how it is …
Postcard 6 – Castellamare to Naples to Rome
Rain – lots of it.The Pilgrim has gone to Herculaneum and I’m thinking about a cable car to the top of the local mountain. In fairness, mountain is probably not …
Postcard 7 – Sunday – Rome
Back at street level now and after a little bit of thoroughly enjoyable aimless wandering we buy tickets for an open top bus. The process is interesting though and the …
Postcard 8 – Rome to Florence
Vatican City, St Peter’s and The Dome.The intention is to get up early and join a minor queue to tour St Peter’s Basilica so we rise at about seven thirty …
Postcard 9 – Florence to Lucca and Vernazza
Florence is a fabulous city and I’ve added a few more pictures to illustrate the astonishing beauty of the snappily titled ‘Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore’ and the astonishing …
Postcard 10 – Vernazza, Monterosso al Mare and Corniglia
Cecilia had been talking about the Cinque Terra part of Italy for some time. I can’t describe my expectations as I’m not sure I had any but the one thing …
Postcard 11 – Vernazza to Arona
Easypeasy, hmmm – but not everything goes to plan!.Do we go direct to Geneva. Well we could! We could always take in an Italian lake, after all, I’ve never been …
Postcard 12 – Arona to Geneva
All goes well with planning the Arona to Geneva trip with only one change of trains at Stresa. The wait is slightly over an hour so we take the opportunity …
Postcard 1 from Switzerland – The Billy no mates tour
The Ireland, Italy, and Geneva Interrail adventure is just a memory, but the reality is it’s only a fortnight ago and in between was the wonderful Costa Music festival in …
Postcard 2 – Billy no mates tour of Switzerland
The weather forecast could be better but the morning seems promising so I’ve been on the app and booked tickets to Luzern. It’s the 9:15 change at Orten and only …