Today we're on a schedule, but in true holiday style it's pretty loose and relaxed. Alarm is at seven, but the dawn peeping through the shades wakes us up sooner. Hotels are not allowed to serve food inside, only on terraces, and that's not very handy for breakfast this early in the year, so we… Continue reading Museums and masks
No idea where the exotic name comes from, doesn't sound German at all, Xanten is a pretty little German town by the Rhein river. In Roman days it was a large city with its own legion, you can still see some of it now and that's why we're going there. After a big breakfast from… Continue reading Xanten
We're meeting family around noon at Chester Roman Fort, so we have limited time for activities in the morning. It is Sunday so breakfast is only from 8, but we manage to be moving around 9. Everything is packed into the car, suitcase and general stuff bag invisible in the trunk, day stuff like hiking… Continue reading to Scotland
No driving today! We're staying the whole day in the city of Bath. People who like reading regency romance novels or Jane Austen will have heard of it, as it was very popular in the Georgian era (18th century or so), however the main attraction here are the Roman Baths. After a late breakfast surrounded… Continue reading Bath
Alarm is at 7, I wake up early, see that it's after 6 so I figure I could start the day. After protests from the other side of the bed, it turns out it's only just after 5.. so an early breakfast today. That's fine, the sun is shining and we want to see some… Continue reading mostly Roman
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