Author: jennied2be8b108f
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Vienna
After a bit of a lie in, and a breakfast of waffles and Milka spread (in lieu of Nutella), we (despite the children’s protestations) headed out on the self-guided walking tour which I had found online. Our starting point was the Hofburg Imperial Palace, former home of the Hapsburg family who ruled for hundreds of…
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A bit of a day.
An early get up for a TGV out of Gare de l’Est, so an early morning start with about 5 hours sleep after watching the fireworks. Lovely air conditioned roomy first class TGV to relax onto though; I think we all dozed! Everyone was doing really well… until we approached Strasbourg. Lots of tunnels which…
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A (national) day in Paris!
After our late night going to the Eiffel Tower, we chose to NOT set an alarm but obviously being Healds, we were still up and about and in the Jardin du Tuileries for 10.30am to see the military flyover for Bastille Day. I know it’s not usually our scene to partake in huge national celebrations…