Aged to Perfection

Well, I almost didn’t. We finally landed and after struggling down the stairs, onto the bus, then into the terminal and lining up at the Border Control. Dan went through first, no issues, a pic snapped and there was it. I went to the officer and he took my passport, then asked if I had…

The last day was taken up with a long bus ride to a city and then many hours spent wandering around several Xmas markets. Lovely place with the finale was an organ recital in the local cathedral. Very impressive, the church has four (4) organs pipe sets all controlled from the one keyboard. The church…

It was hard to get access while on the cruise to do any blogging. Now we are in Istanbul, the hotel’s service seems a lot better.

We only had a brief time in Amsterdam after we logged in to the cruise ship and before they were due to depart. So, we caught a tram back into the city as Dan wanted to visit another TK Maxx store. Well, this store is the daddy of them all. Five levels of shopping with…

On our last night in Utrecht, we went to dinner at this place for a six-course Xmas-orientated meal. Of course, the dishes were small and certainly an interesting mix of products presented in a special, if not artistic, way. The staff were excellent and explained each course fully. I chose the small tasting wine alternative…

We spent four days in the wonderful city about 30 minutes away from Amsterdam. If you have the time, I’d certainly recommend it as part of your travel plans. The city is so easy to get around; the canals and streets are full of interesting places and shops. There are plenty of eateries and lots…

After nearly 40 hours of flights and layovers, we stumbled into Utrecht just after midnight – not so much jet-lagged as overfed. Wondering if it was indigestion or appendicitis.  The next day, seeking redemption (or at least distraction), we made a beeline for Utrecht’s Domkerk – St. Martin’s Cathedral – just in time for a…

To be honest, it was a hard day; the body was not in tune with the timing, and I personally struggled to get through the day. However, our hotel is inside a large shopping complex adjacent to the Central Station in Utrecht.  It’s much bigger than Chadstone, Highpoint, or other centres we have in Australia, or…

This little Christmas getaway was eight months in the making. We booked our preferred seats – side-by-side, middle of our section, away from toilets and the unavoidable galley noise – and got confirmation immediately. We were smug. Job well-done. Pats on our backs.  Two weeks before our midnight flight from Melbourne to Bangkok, the airline…

For us, Dec 12th was roughly 39 hours long. From the time we left our unit to the time we checked in at Crowne Plaza Utrecht, it was 39 hours. Of that, 23.5 hours were flying, the rest was at the airports or transport from Schiphol to Utrecht.Generally, the flight was good with Thai Airways,…