Christmas
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Edinburgh Christmas
Our final morning in lovely Edinburgh and the time has sped by so quickly. we’ve had so much fun. After checking out of our hotel, the Queen Street Travelodge, we left our luggage to collect later in the day and went off to a nearby pub for breakfast. A little later on, we returned to…
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A late autumn visit to London
A cold morning at home so before leaving the house I donned my winter coat and woollen scarf for my journey to London. I find long distance train travel relaxing and, once on board, I settled down to reading ‘Mr. Gandy’s Grand Tour’ by Alan Titchmarsh and happily spent the journey with my book, some…
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Christmas Manchester Style
I may be a little biased having been brought up in the north west of England but there is no better way to get into the festive spirit than to visit Manchester during the Christmas season. Throughout December many of the city’s streets and squares are bustling with festive activity. Attractive Christmas market stalls adorned…
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Kraków at Christmas
A few weeks ago we noticed some cheap flights advertised to the beautiful city of Kraków from an easily accessible airport so without hesitation we snapped them up for a pre Christmas weekend away. The flight with Ryanair left on time and two and a quarter hours later we were touching down in Kraków, the…
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Exploring Kraków
We started the day with breakfast in the hotel, a good selection of hot and cold dishes were on offer in the pleasant restaurant. Setting out, it was a cold, sunny morning and our first stop was to the top of Wawel Hill to visit Wawel Castle built between the 13th and 14th centuries. …
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A winter weekend in Edinburgh
It’s not long since I returned from Madeira, my short working week over, I was off on my travels again. Late on a Thursday afternoon I was on my way to Scotland’s capital city, travelling by train on a Cross Country service. I had reserved a window seat and although it was already dark, its…
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Exploring Edinburgh’s New Town
Another bright sunny morning, we checked out of our hotel and enjoyed a full Scottish breakfast in The Standing Order pub once again. We then strolled down the steep hills to Edinburgh’s new town. We passed along Dundas Street, Moray Place and India Street on our way to Edinburgh’s delightful district of Stockbridge made famous…
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