Milano Centrale to Paris
Planning today’s route back to Paris for tomorrow was a bit challenging in terms of juggling timetables between Italy, Switzerland & France with journeys permitted… Read More »Milano Centrale to Paris
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Last day in Vienna
Bev was keen to do a recce of public transport options back to the main station tomorrow for our trip to Zurich in order to… Read More »Last day in Vienna
Leopold Museum & concert at the Musikverein
Monday, 23 March our plan was to visit the Leopold Museum for the Gustave Courbet special exhibition and permanent collection that looks interesting. We arrived… Read More »Leopold Museum & concert at the Musikverein
Vienna on a Sunday . . .
It seems shops are closed on Sundays in Vienna. Managed to find a local bakery and Spar shop at a garage to get a few… Read More »Vienna on a Sunday . . .
Florence: a tower, tickets & a garden
On our walk towards the station on Friday we were interested to find the unusual Gothic Orsanmichele Church and Museum, originally built to house the… Read More »Florence: a tower, tickets & a garden
Florence: art and architecture
Thursday 19 March and another new city! Popped down to the square for our breakfast at the corner cafe, la Finisterrare using the vouchers from… Read More »Florence: art and architecture
‘A room with a view’: Athens
Getting to and from our apartment as we go out to visit the Acropolis & Parthenon, we walk through Plaka, the oldest neighbourhood of Athens,… Read More »‘A room with a view’: Athens
Acropolis & Parthenon, Athens
According to Google Maps it’s about a 25 minute walk to the Acropolis North Gate, our intended starting point for exploring the Acropolis Slopes and… Read More »Acropolis & Parthenon, Athens
Acropolis Museum, Athens
After much deliberation we decided to visit the museum first as context for going to the Acropolis tomorrow. It’s well worth the ticket price and,… Read More »Acropolis Museum, Athens