After starting the day with a brisk walk along the seafront at Hoylake, we popped back into the car and headed to Ness Botanic Gardens located in Neston, Cheshire. The gardens are open daily from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. with standard admission £8.25 The gardens were founded in 1898 by Arthur Kilpin Bulley, a Liverpool …
Continue reading Day 2. Port Sunlight & The Ness Gardens, The Wirral
All good things have to come to an end and before we knew it, we had reached the final day of our Scottish holiday. Our train home wasn't until 6.30 p.m. though so we had the entire day to explore Edinburgh. After checking out of the lovely Altido Vita aparthotel and leaving our luggage to …
Continue reading Day 7. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
After enjoying a day in Stirling the previous day, we turned our attention to Glasgow, Scotland's largest city sitting on the banks of the River Clyde. We bought off peak day returns at £13.70 each and the journey from Edinburgh Waverley Station to Glasgow Queen Street took just 1 hour and 20 minutes. The station …
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Sunshine streamed through the windows as we drew back the curtains and it looked as if the previous day's beautiful weather was continuing. We started the day with a walk through Durham's Market Place where stalls had been set up for the weekly Saturday market. Being unable to resist a browse through the stalls, we …
Continue reading Day 2. Exploring Durham Cathedral and University
We planned a day in Oxford and arrived into the city's rail station mid morning. Oxford is located mid-way between London and Birmingham both approximately 60 miles (96 km) away and with trains from London Paddington taking from only 52 minutes it makes an ideal day out from the capital. It was a bright, pleasant …
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A sunny day in the capital so our first stop this morning was to the Helsinki University Botanical Garden in Kaisaniemi not far from the city's Central Railway Station. Since our last visit two years ago the gardens have been undergoing a large rebuilding programme which is yet to be completed. I was surprised how …
Continue reading Day 7. Helsinki University Botanical Garden
After taking the bus into Helsinki we decided to walk towards the Finlandia Hall and take a stroll around the Töölö lakeside. On a sunny day there's no better place to be, walking through this urban park in the city centre. There's a double width path to accommodate both cyclists and walkers/ joggers without getting …
Continue reading Day 22. Töölö Lake and the Winter Garden, Helsinki
After a hearty breakfast we walked along to the Queen's Quarter taking us 20 minutes. We strolled through the grounds of the Queen's University which was founded in 1846, it's historic buildings were beautiful with carefully tended lawns and quads. Just across the road stands the Botanical Gardens, being January there was little to see outdoors …
Continue reading Day 3. Queen’s University, Belfast and the Titanic Quarter
Feeling refreshed after lunch and a short rest, it was back out on the MRT again to Central from where we walked across to the Mid Levels Escalators. These are a series of connected, outdoor escalators that take 25 minutes to reach the top. During the mornings, the escalators run downwards and then reverse in …
Continue reading Day 3. Riding the Mid-Level Escalators and visiting the Botanical Gardens
After lunch we hopped on the MRT again, this time to the Botanical Gardens which, conveniently, has its own stop just outside the park gates. Admission to the Gardens and lake area is free but there is a small charge of $5 to enter the National Orchid Garden. This small entrance fee was definitely worthwhile as …
Continue reading Day 6. The Botanical Gardens and Gluttons Bay, Singapore
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