So this weekend, amidst the torrential rain the east coast was experiencing, we headed to Paris to eat indoors.
God it’s been wet!!!!
Jordan (Amman city)
Posted: March 14, 2021 in Europe in Australia, Sydney StreetsTags: Europe in Australia, walk, walking sydney
Jordan, a fascinating country.
Friendly people, great food, Petra, the Dead Sea, red desserts…
One of the great takeaways from our trip to Jordan in 2018 was the stairs.
Everywhere! Some things never change!
Orange (France)
Posted: March 7, 2021 in Europe in Australia, Sydney StreetsTags: Europe in Australia, walking sydney
A beautiful town near Avignon, famous for its beautiful Roman amphitheater.
Those Romans sure were busy!
Greenwich
Posted: February 28, 2021 in Europe in Australia, Sydney StreetsTags: COVID fun, europe, Europe in Australia, Sydney
So this weekend, we went to Greenwich.
Some things have changed… there wasn’t an IGA last time we were here… but I’m pleased to report the Prime Meridian remains.
Berlin
Posted: February 20, 2021 in Europe in Australia, WalkingTags: cafe, Europe in Australia, Sydney
3 years to the day since we farewelled Tom before he headed off to study and live in Berlin.
We were overdue for a catchup, so we’re back! Hi Tom!
Crete
Posted: February 14, 2021 in Europe in Australia, WalkingTags: Europe in Australia, Sydney, walk, what to do in Sydney
Oxford
Posted: February 6, 2021 in Europe in Australia, Sydney, WalkingTags: Europe in Australia, walk
Beautiful Oxford. We were last here in 2016/17. Home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English speaking world. And close to the more contemporary Macquarie University.
Dresden
Posted: January 31, 2021 in Europe in Australia, Sydney StreetsTags: Europe in Australia, Sydney Streets, walk
They did a good job rebuilding after the war.
2018 we set out to walk all the streets in our family tree.
A few we didn’t manage to cover as the only instances of that street were geographically difficult.
So, this weekend, while we were up Newcastle way for something else, we walked Bender Parade, Kotara.
Keith and Pat Bender, Robyn’s parents. Great people.
The Danube
Posted: January 25, 2021 in Europe in Australia, Sydney StreetsTags: Europe in Australia, Sydney Streets, walk, walking sydney
Ahh the Danube. Some famous cities straddle Europe’s second longest river, including Linz and Vienna in Austria.
A little warmer this time; we’ve never visited in Summer before so the change in the landscape is striking.
The next morning, we were on our way. The river was just beautiful!
We docked beside a beautiful, huge old fig, which had some of the local area’s dry stone walls running to it. We found a stone that didn’t belong *
Finished the night with, of course, schnitzel. Perhaps not as good as previous, but still, it completed the holiday, back in Vienna.
And an ice cream 🙂
All in all, a lovely weekend away (in Kiama).
*https://youtu.be/DAYX.lC59yWs?t=122
Previous visits included Christmas Day where we had lunch at a hotel, and with the kids a couple of years ago.
