Yearly Archives: 2025

Switzerland 2025

Back to my more usual blogging platform today because there is a fair amount to relate. If you have been following my FaceBook so far, you will now we are in Lausanne after what turned out to be a relatively

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Interrail 2025 – part seven

A quiet Sunday spent as it should be by doing very little. We were out this morning and returned to the apartment (have I mentioned how much we like it?) for a long lunch. A bit more about Nancy first

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Interrail 2025 – part six

Yesterday (Friday 30th) was a travel day and involved a very early start, a tram, three trains and a bus. Heidelberg to Nancy isn’t actually that complicated but the timing & connections made it ‘interesting’ to plan. As it happened

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Interrail 2025 – part five

Today (Thursday) is Christi Himmelfahrt or Ascension Day as we might know it. The main impact on us is that transport is more limited than usual and most shops are shut. It feels very much like (those older ones among

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Interrail 2025 – part four

Today was always going to be about ‘post travel day’ resting, settling into the apartment and getting to know Heidelberg. The apartment is a bit on the quirky side but comfortable nevertheless. Our remaining questions of last night (where the

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Interrail 2025 – part three

Once the weather forecasts had settled down it was (almost) inevitable that this morning would be a bit soggy. So we decided to make it a ‘museum/art gallery’ morning. First up – breakfast was taken again at our (very) local

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Interrail 2025 – part two

As we had expected the weather set the agenda today. We decided to do the “Hop on, Hop off” bus tour this morning with a view to getting a wider view of the city. We also planned to break that

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Interrail 2025 – part one

Do you know that thing when you take to a city and a city takes to you? Cologne has done that so apologies for the delay in writing about it. Quite simply we have been way too busy doing stuff. 

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Barcelona – part 3

Today went pretty much as we had hoped (planned would be too strong a word!) After breakfast at our 3rd and, so far, favourite coffee bar we set out to get to the top of Montjuïc. The journey there comprised

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Barcelona part 2

A day of two halves today but overall a good day at the time of writing. One of the pleasures of big city living is having breakfast out – nothing more complicated than a croissant (or variation) and a good

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