We had a bit of a disorganised start. We had to be down in the lobby ready to leave at 7.30 but breakfast didn’t start until 7am. Most of us rolled up at around 6.45 but the dining room doors were shut. The doors stayed shut until after 7 and we were all ignored. In […]
Thursday 7 June: Zagreb and Lake Bled, Slovenia
Well it’s all go on this tour! Up for breakfast at 6.30 and then into the bus at 8am for a drive around the city. We had a specialist guide from Zagreb (Tamara) and she was excellent. She is also a lecturer in the university in Russian and French. The bus drove around the various […]
Wednesday 6 June: Zagreb
Well we are liking Zagreb. It’s got lots of old buildings and leafy streets, squares and parks. It’s evidently got a population of about 900,000 people but I don’t know where they all are – perhaps at work? The Hotel Astoria comes with breakfast and it is definitely not to be missed. It goes from […]
To Croatia: Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 June
Well today was all about keeping a sense of humour. We didn’t have to check out until midday so wandered next door to Starbucks for a coffee and what I thought was a danish but turned out to be a very soft and tasteless croissant. Mike opted for the swirl/donut thing so got some flavour. […]
Day 4: the champagne cruise
Another lovely day in SF. It’s Sunday and my fab children had organised (I’m thinking Jen organised and Craig agreed) a lunchtime harbour cruise as my birthday present from them. It is run by the Hornblower company and leaves from Pier 3 which is not that far from the Omni. We had a bit of […]
Day 3: on the bikes
We had to be down at the bike place by 9.30am for our guided tour across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito. We set off at 8.30 so we’d have plenty of time for a coffee. San Francisco is largely laid out in a grid pattern and the bike place is on Taylor St down […]
Day two: Alcatraz
Our travel agent (the world’s best aka Jennifer Forret; Jennifer.forret.nz@flightcentre.co.nz) advised us to do just one thing each day so we weren’t rushed. Excellent advice. We got reception to confirm our Alcatraz tour (Thank goodness as the new person on the phone began by telling them all the wrong stuff) but he sorted that out. […]
To San Francisco. June 2018
We are off again. We decided on getting the bus to Auckland airport. It was a bit late leaving Hamilton but got us to Manukau City ok. Typically, people got off at Hamilton for the bathroom or a smoke but left their bags on both seats so that there didn’t appear to be enough SeaCats […]