Tuesday 9 June 2026 Day one of our 2 week trip to Europe (which includes Craig’s wedding) began today. It’s a particularly long day as we left both New Zealand and Canada on the same day! We travelled to Auckland on Te Huia, which was free for us oldies as we got the 2pm […]
Monday 7th July: Singapore
Today was Barb’s last day so she had a quiet morning and mooched some shops before heading to the airport. The Forrets got rental bikes and set off for the eastern bays where we were going to have brunch. It was unbelievably hot biking and the bikes were pretty basic. No gears and variable seat […]
Saturday 5 July: Singapore
We had a relaxed start to the morning and then met up with Barbara for a walk into town to gather brunch and look for otters. There’s a breeding family in the river. Although not as hot as Spain or France, it was still hot and humid. We walked to the mall for some bits […]
Sunday 6th July: Singapore
Today we went to Gardens by the Bay. They are a series of gardens beside Marina Bay Sands and we had tickets for the Cloud Forest and the Flower Dome which are the 2 wave shaped glass houses. Both air conditioned, thankfully. There are other parts outside, but they are outside! The theme in the […]
Thursday/Friday 3-4 July: travel
We had sourced a place nearby where we could leave our luggage for a fee. Our check out was 11am but the train to the airport did not leave until 4pm. We decided that another few hours in the air conditioning of the Fine Arts Museum (which is still free due to the heat wave) […]
Wednesday 2 July: Lyon
Barb had a wander up to the Parc d’Or and the Fine Arts Museum as she had done the walking tour while in Lyon. We found a cafe for a croissant and coffee then began a tour of churches. Not an organised tour, just a progression from the local church (Eglise St Nizier) in the […]