31.5.25 I’m not sure whether the trams run all night but I’ve been awake pretty much since the first one I heard at 5am, followed not long after by the dustmen. Before setting out for the day John nipped to Tesco for Danish pastries which we had whilst watching the Darts final from Thursday. We […]
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Getting old. In Prague
30.5.25 Prague to Bratislava. Another day another ailment. I’ve had a sore throat, headaches, achy hips, a dislocated groin, broken left arm, painful elbow, severe gastric disorder and today after washing my hair upside down in the shower I’ve fractured my spine. We’ve walked our feet down to nubs each day, 16km, 14km and 12km […]
Our last day in Prague 29.5.25 We set out quite early and got 2 metros to Prague Castle. Photo overload again! Overall we much preferred the castle at Chesky Krumlov. It had more of a feeling of being within castle walls, and was more rustic. We didn’t pay for the full ticket which includes the […]
28. 5.25 We were up and in the Jinonice metro station by 7.20am. 3 stops and a brief walk and there was our 8am Regiojet bus. Just before 8am the miserable driver opened the doors and people began boarding. The qr scan on my phone produced a big fat red X on his hand held […]
27.5.25 Another fabulously peaceful, cosy nights sleep. Just as we were preparing to leave our room I noticed water dripping from the ceiling again and messaged the owners. Shortly afterwards a lady came to look at it and also fixed our safe problem by giving us a key for it. I was very happy that […]
Let’s go exploring! 26.5.25 This morning I could hear drip, drip, drip.. Nothing to see but a tiny mark on the ceiling, which quickly turned into a larger mark. Trying to pack for a week in a small cabin bag was challenging, so I opted for taking less underwear and washing it as I go. […]
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Central Europe, Prague
24.5.25 Whilst writing this we’re on the 5am Regiojet train to Prague from Bratislava. We dropped Maisy dog off at 5.30pm yesterday to Maya the dog sitter. Maisy remembered her from last year and trotted off very happily which was lovely. We had dinner at Dalaman Prison, then drove to our friends in Ortaca. Jamie […]
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Buda, Pest & Bratislava
29.9.24 6.45am alarm and off to brekkie, I don’t do well with only 6 hours of sleep. Thankfully the espressos are very strong. First stop metro 2 to the war memorial. I really need to do some background reading regarding the war. Instead I know everything about Hungarian cakes. Our lovely receptionist at the Star […]
28.9.24 Another comfy night for me. Not sure why but Carol was woken by flashing lights in the room in the night, which must have been scary. Breakfast was good, not in the same league as our last 2 hotels, but definitely plenty of choice. After breakfast I went off to the loo and wondered […]
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Our next jollies
27.9.24 I was actually awake before Carol this morning. Breakfast was crazy busy, with long queues to make waffles and to get coffee. The eggs, beans and hash browns were cold. Ibis breakfast was definitely better than Hiltons We decided we would see the Stadt park, the Danube, Leopold roof terrace and Schonbbrunn Palace before […]
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Oh Vienna
26.9.24 A 7am alarm, packed, off for our last amazing Ibis breakfast, then a Bolt that was also an Uber and off we went to the main bus station. At least we knew we had a booking and won’t feel daft and lost. Our Flixbus was bang on time. No check on the Bratislava/Austria border […]
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More Bratislava explorations
25.9.24 I was determined to only eat protein at breakfast. Started well, but it didn’t continue. We set off for 3 places we missed yesterday, via the war memorial. It ended up being via a cemetery as well. It’s always interesting to see how different countries lay their loved ones to rest. It was up, […]
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Time to explore Bratislava.
24.9.24 I stirred at around 5am, Carol was scrolling on her phone. I turned over and went back to sleep and at 7.45am she was still scrolling. She was so excited by now to be able to make a noise and began to bounce around the room, bless her. Think Duracell Bunny. I only have […]
23.9.24 Firstly apologies to anyone who has ended up on this site expecting girl on girl action. Lets explore Central Europe looked like a good domain name until all the gaps between the words were merged into one long word. I’ve since changed it but now have the word tit in the middle. Sorry to […]