Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Winter happenings

Here we are in not-so-sunny London in June. We had a great time in London and saw a lot in 4 days. We went to Greenwich, Madame Tussauds, the London Eye, St Pauls Cathedral, Notting Hill and the Changing of the Guard.
After London, we caught the Eurostar to Paris, where we had 5 days. We arranged a full day private photography tour, so we were taken around Paris by a local who gave us tips on photography. We walked around Montmatre, the Eiffel tower, Notre Dame and the Louvre. What a great day!
After Paris, we went to the Loire Valley, where we went to Chateau Chennoceaux and Chateau Amboise. Next stop Bordeaux where we went on a private wine tour - 3 wineries with private driver. Very extravagant, but all the group tours were booked out, and the private tour was better anyway.
After France, we made our way to Spain, where we went to San Sebastian, Avila, Seville, Cordoba and Madrid. We caught up with Chloe in Cordoba, who is a friend of ours who has moved their to be a missionary. We had some great food in Spain and saw lots of historic and interesing things. Between us, we took 4000 photos, so there was much sorting when we arrived home.
Meanwhile, I have been sick twice in the last 2 weeks, so am hoping the rest of the year will be healthy. Looking forward to another trip to Mudgee for the long weekend in October.