Author: Jim Carter
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Madrid day 3
Madrid is proving to be a very captivating city. Today we went to Retiro park and it was a few hours well spent. It’s beautiful, incredibly well maintained, and contains an incredible number of features within it’s grounds. It also has a stunning array of trees and flower displays, and it’s totally free? Madrid is…
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Lessons learned
So after 2 weeks into our travels I thought it a good time to reflect and make a few observations that fellow travellers may benefit from in the future:
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Marseille day 4
Probably the highlight of Marseille. If you come to Marseille you must take some time out to take a trip to the provence countryside. The scenery and ideallic French villages are picture perfect. Yes there are a lot of tourists, and no doubt this will increase as the summer season moves on, but don’t let…
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Marseille day 3
Highlight of day 3 was going on a guided walk for 2.5 hours, getting to know some of the history of Marseille. As always there is a lot to learn, but how much will I remember? We’ve been using a company called Get your Guide to book some of our trips, they’re pretty good, I…
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Marseille day 2
Another day of exploring and also managed to get a couple of hours sunbathing on Marseille city beach. It really is a great city, much bigger and busier than we thought it would be. Don’t think 4 days will be enough to see it all, especially since we are doing a full day trip to…
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Marseille
Arrived in Marseille today. What a great buzzing city, first impressions very positive. Sun was out and it felt lovely and warm. We were too early to check in, so dumped our luggage and had a stroll around the very large and impressive port, and checked out a couple of places we want to visit…
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Lyon final day
A great last day in Lyon, walked to the Parc de La Tete D’Or which includes a zoo which is all free, so definitely recommend this as a place to go. Great outdoor space with a very scenic lake and rose gardens. The zoo is also surprisingly nice. Then we went to Les Halles Paul…
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Lyon
Arrived yesterday afternoon and found our little studio, which is situated in the heart of the old city. Very nice little place, well equipped and comfortable. Had a little wander and found a great square to chill with a drink and watch the world go by. We then found a great supermarket and stocked up…
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Palace de Versailles
Day 2 of our little Paris adventure and we spent the day visiting the above. I would highly recommend this as a day out. We didn’t purchase tickets to go inside the palace, just visited the gardens, which are spectacular despite the fact that we visited on a grey and rainy day. I can’t imagine…