Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace

Today we enjoyed a trip to the Southwest of London to visit Hampton Court Palace. On our return to our apartment we found the cleaners still at our apartment having been delayed. Rather than get in their way we headed up to the “Bolton” a local pub for...
How not to see Harry Potter at the Theatre

How not to see Harry Potter at the Theatre

We watched a TV documentary a few days ago where we learned that the 3rd most popular destination for tourists in London is Harrods. It’s hard to imagine that people would list Myer or David Jones as a high-priority destination for visitors to Melbourne, but...
Holiday within a holiday

Holiday within a holiday

The next part of our stay in London was not in London at all. Instead we were borrowing a car for a two-day trip into the countryside to visit the Cotswolds and Oxford. Our morning started with a 1km walk from our apartment to the hotel where our car was stored....
Breakfast at Tiffanys

Breakfast at Tiffanys

Today we were glad to be able to spend some more time with Simon, Ylva and the children before they had to jet off home. When arranging to meet in the morning it was agreed that we should meet near the Tiffanys Christmas pop-up prompting Simon to say that we would be...
30 years of friendship

30 years of friendship

There is something quite special about a friendship that has lasted for 30 years. A friendship that has spanned not only time but also across the world. In 1989 I headed to Sweden on a student exchange. Ylva and I met and were fast friends. It is funny to hear today...
A few rocks on the side of the road

A few rocks on the side of the road

Today was a special day as not only were we all getting to experience something that Australia is completely untouched by but we also had the opportunity to go to a place that we had all wanted to go to for a long time! Today was our guided tour to Stonehenge and...