Monthly Archives: May 2019
Stockholm Day 1
We walked the 4km into the old town, Gamla Stan, passing The City Hall which you have to book in advance to see so decided to leave that for tomorrow morning. We enjoyed wandering around Gamla Stan with all its … Continue reading
Lemland, Åland Islands – Stockholm, Sweden
We drove back into town for a short walk around Mariehamn centre. Oldest houses were from the mid-1800s. The rest of the morning was spent in the Sjӧkvarteret Museum were the 1903 Pommern, 4 masted sailing cargo ship, museum was. … Continue reading
Turku – Lemland, Åland Islands
Our 5 hour ferry trip to Mariehamn, Åland Islands, left at 8:20am. First sailing through the Turku Archipelago with only a very short section of more open water before the Åland Islands started. We were so close to the islands … Continue reading
Helsinki – Turku
We caught the 8:30am train for the 2 hour trip to Turku. Lovely to see the very green countryside. The farm houses are similar looking large box-shaped, most painted a reddish brown. We left our bags at the hotel and … Continue reading
Helsinki Day 2
We caught bus 24 just after 9am to Seurassarri Open-Air Museum which is 4km from downtown Helsinki. It’s on an island connected to the mainland by a short walking bridge. On this wooded island are 100 wooden houses from the … Continue reading
Helsinki Day 1
As we walked into the town centre the rain started and lasted all day, with a maximum temperature of 11˚C… Spring! The Central Park was beautiful with all the spring flowers and this leads straight into the Kauppatori Market. At … Continue reading
Tallinn – Helsinki, Finland
Well some days just don’t work out well – the first half of the day anyway. We saw the Holy Spirit Church on the way through town. It’s the oldest Gothic church in Tallinn, 13th Century and is full of … Continue reading
Tallinn
We walked from the apartment to St Olaf’s Church and climbed the 258 steps, 60m tower for some lovely views over the Old Town of Tallinn. Next to the Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral, which was finished in 1900 by the … Continue reading
London – Tallinn, Estonia
Jamie spent the day with a friend from New Zealand while Tessa and I took the Thames Ferry to North Greenwich to take the new Emirates cableway across the Thames. Good views of the O2 Stadium and surrounding area; it … Continue reading
London
We walk from our accommodation crossing Hammersmith Bridge the along the Thames River path to Putney Bridge. The path made it feel like we were no longer in a huge city, as did wondering around Fulham Palace Park. Tube ride … Continue reading
Rosedinnick – Hammersmith, London
We got away at 9:15am (always sad to say goodbye) for the 3 hour drive to Bristol. No hassles dropping the car off and then an easy Uber to Bristol Temple Meads railway station arriving at 1pm. Our 2pm train … Continue reading
Rosedinnick Day 3
We got to the “Eden Project” at 11am and spent 5 hours there. It was built in an old china clay pit in 1999. They made 83,000 tons of soil from recycle waste. The project was to show regeneration and … Continue reading
Rosedinnick Day 2
After a relaxing morning at Rosedinnick farm we took a trip to Padstow 9 miles away. This harbour on the Cornish north coast has a tidal gate (like a canal lock) to keep the water in at low tide. We … Continue reading
Rosedinnick Day 1
After a leisurely start, breakfast and morning tea we went with Alan and Matthew to church as they were bell ringing for a wedding. We climbed to the top of the church tower for views over St Columb Major and … Continue reading
Rick's travels 