Wednesday 15 January 2014

Introducing....

Rob and Pam

This is us - not in Europe, but on the Brazil side of Iguassu Falls.
Just a practice run with loading photos to see if I need to edit or downsize them. What else can one do when it is 45 degrees outside? 

But we have done some holiday planning stuff today - more money departed the bank account for deposit on the car hire. Rob continues to pull out all the travel books he has purchased over the years and is poring over them adding more places to visit on our travels. Maybe we had better get back to the travel agent and extend our return ticket.....



Monday 6 January 2014

The New Year - and more planning

No photos to post yet; just an update on the planning.

Christmas and New Year have come and gone and we had a relaxing time at home. And now we are right into 2014 and only 9 weeks until we head off. It is all of a sudden looming very large on the horizon. 

We have booked our hotel in Kuala Lumpur - backs on to Jalan Alor which is the street with all the hawker food stalls. We were in KL in October 2013 and did all the sights, so we don't need to do any of those again and can just rest - and enjoy the food! I could eat all my meals in this one street - no need for any fancy, upmarket restaurants (unless it is for dessert). 

Today I have spent the full day searching tours in and around Paris, and deciding on what has to be on the list. It is very time consuming and you spend the day going round in circles, but I think we have decided on the 'hit list'. Now we will just have to hope that the weather cooperates when we are there and we don't find ourselves house bound.

So far I am not having any luck with tickets for the Eiffel Tower when we are there so we may have to sign up with a tour group to get them. I'll assign another day of internet browsing with just the Eiffel Tower in mind and see if I have any joy then.

Monet's Garden is not open the week we are in Paris, but we will be looping back around that side of France once we have been to Spain and will pick up this attraction then. 

That's the update for now.