Our last port was at St Peters Port, Guernsey, in the Channel Isles. As you can see from these photos from our balcony the weather as not great and the tenders looked like they were going through very choppy water, so we made the decision not to get off the ship. It took until 1.30pm […]
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Cobh and Cork
We docked in Southern Ireland at Cobh (pronounced Cove) and caught the train into Cork (meaning marsh). The pictures are from our balcony when we docked. We had to wait a short time for the train so we checked out the souvenir shop and history on display adjacent the station. Cobh was original called Queenstown […]
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At 8.50 am we met the bridge group to go on a bus tour to Glendalough and then come back through Dublin. As we headed through town we saw many bridges across the River Liffey that flows through the centre of Dublin. Its main tributaries include the River Dodder, the River Poddle and the River […]
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We dropped anchor at 8.30 am in the Firth of Forth right near the amazing bridges that are clear landmarks in this area. We met the bridge group at 10.30 to catch the tender boat over to Queensferry, then catch the X99 bus into Edinburgh (6 pounds return). The plan was to do the […]
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After travelling from Bruges to Amsterdam On Sunday we boarded Celebrity Eclipse ready to set sail at 6.00 pm. Paul wanted to stay on our balcony until we left the harbour. After 1.5 hours, we gave up and went to the show and then dinner at 8 pm. Then we realised the ship had stopped. […]
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Bruges (Brugge) We are staying at the Peellaert Hotel in the Centre of Bruges. ‘The 19th century aristocratic house of Baron de Peellaert is the setting of this elegant four-star hotel in the heart of Bruges, at a mere 150 m from the Big Market Square. The hotel revives this listed monument in empire and […]
See MoreThe Chateau to Bruges – including Villers Bretonneux
It is our last morning at our beautiful Normandy Chateau and again it is a beautiful day. The week has been nowhere near as rainy as our tour guide had suggested it may be. We really enjoyed our week here as it was so quiet and the air was so fresh – and we got […]
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Our last two nights in Villers Bocage On Wednesday night we all went to a local restaurant in Villers Bocage. Some people walked as it’s about a kilometre from the Chateau. Others got a lift with Tony in the car Greg and Gaye had hired for the week. The restaurant had a lovely décor and […]
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