Well Bayonne has a much more relaxed feel to it, nobody seems to be in very much of a rush at all and that suits me when I’m on holiday. A few overnight showers had cleared but the day started very overcast and with the River Nive in slack water I was able to get…
We were sorry to leave Bordeaux which we have liked immensely but not sorry to leave our hotel which was, at best, adequate. Leaving on a Sunday morning is certainly preferable to leaving on a Monday morning and yet again Madam Garmin makes it so easy. Look forward to visiting Bordeaux again sometime. With heavy…
Our last full day in Bordeaux and an unsettled weather forecast so we decided to head fir some culture. Tram into the city centre and a walk up to the Musée des Beaux-Arts, once again taking us past some attractive streets. The museum itself has two wings which stretch along the two sides of the…
As is so often the case, we find that the hotel is trying to pay off the French national debt through their charge for breakfast. So sod ’em, we went just down the road and had a better breakfast at a café for just about half the hotel cost; this was the place. Much refreshed…
There is always much excitement about the first day spent in a new city and our first day in Bordeaux was no exception. Fortified by breakfast we set out to explore and the first good thing is that Bordeaux has trams and Mrs Sixwheeler loves a good tram. We can catch a Ligne C tram…
We woke up in good time and said goodbye to Le Mans on a dull, damp and overcast morning. At least the road South was fairly traffic free which was just as well because it soon started to rain which just got heavier and heavier. I was looking for fuel and at the services said…
Monday 4 June 2018 and we actually managed to be packed and ready to go on time, this is unusual. Quite a nice day for a gentle drive down to the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone, in fact we got there in such good time we were able to catch a Shuttle an hour ahead of…
Thursday 8 March 2018 A bit of culture and a lot of food… Firstly my apologies for the delay in getting this posted but our journey home was a nightmare (see next post) and there’s been a lot of rugby that needed to be watched since we got home. Anyway… Second full day had been…
Wednesday 7 March 2018 We wake up to our first day in Lisbon and the sun is shining as we look out from the Hotel Marquês de Pombal and we get our first sight of the city waking up and it looks like it’s going to be a nice day. After a perfectly acceptable breakfast…
Tuesday 6 March 2018 On easyJet and things… After a number of years suggesting it I have finally persuaded Mrs Sixwheeler to take a short trip to Lisbon. I’ve always heard good things about the city but had never even been to Portugal. Anyway today’s the day. Bristol Airport is a nice enough place of…
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