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On the 5th of July 2026 Wendy and I travelled to Europe again. This time we would revisit a number of places we’ve been before. Our first stop was London where we spent a few days visiting old haunts like the British Museum and favourite pubs. We then caught a train to Liverpool where, in addition to admiring the city, we engaged in the local tourist activity of Beatles and 1960s music reminiscence, even catching a ferry across the Mersey. From here we rented a car and travelled to the Cotswolds, staying in the village of Blockley, as a base for further exploration with day trips to Oxford, Warwick Castle, and Stratford upon Avon.
After 10 Days in England, we flew out from Gatwick to Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy, where we again rented a car to travel around the island, for another 10 days, before flying to Barcelona in Spain. Here we would join a Mediterranean cruise to Italy and back to Barcelona where we would spend a few more days. From here we would fly to Krakow in Poland where we would be met by Emily and family for a road trip before leaving Berlin for Istanbul, followed by our flight home.
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In May 2024 Wendy and I travelled to Berlin then to Greece for several weeks. We finished our European trip with a week in Bulgaria, followed by a week in the UK, before flying back to Sydney.
On a previous trip to Turkey and the Balkans we had bypassed Bulgaria, not knowing what to expect. My awareness was mainly informed by the spy novels that I've read in which Bulgaria figures. These reflect real life 'Cold War' espionage when the country had one foot in the Soviet Union and the other, half in the West.
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In May 2024 Wendy and I travelled to Europe and after a string of flights landed in Berlin. By now we are quite familiar with that city and caught public transport to Emily and Guido's apartment to be greeted by our grandchildren and their parents. I have previously reported on their family, so, suffice it to say, we had a very pleasant stay and even got out to their country place again.
From Berlin we flew to Greece and had an initial few days in Athens, before returning to Berlin, then back to Greece, a week later, to join a cruise of the Greek islands and Türkiye (just one port).
At the end of the cruise we spent a self-guided week on Crete. We finished our European trip with a week in Bulgaria, followed by a week in the UK, before flying back to Sydney.
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In July and August 2022 Wendy and I travelled to Europe and to the United Kingdom (no longer in Europe - at least politically).
This, our first European trip since the Covid-19 pandemic, began in Berlin to visit my daughter Emily, her Partner Guido, and their children, Leander and Tilda, our grandchildren there.
Part 1 of this report touched on places in Germany then on a Baltic Cruise, landing in: Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden and the Netherlands. Read more...
Now, Part 2 takes place in northern France. Part 3, yet to come, takes place in England and Scotland.
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In July and August 2022 Wendy and I travelled to Europe and to the United Kingdom (no longer in Europe - at least politically).
This, our first European trip since the Covid-19 pandemic, began in Berlin to visit my daughter Emily, her Partner Guido, and their children, Leander and Tilda, our grandchildren there.
Part 1 of this report touches on places in Germany then on a Baltic Cruise, landing in: Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden and the Netherlands. Part 2 takes place in northern France; and Part 3, to come later, in England and Scotland.