Friday, 24 October 2014

Bruxelles 2014

Our Hotel will be the Hotel Meininger.


The currency in Belgium is the Euro - you can check current exhange rates on-line and you can buy Euros at most Post Offices.

Some travel info from the Belgian tourism office is HERE.












Sunday, 10 November 2013

You Will Need Some of This...


The money in Prague will be the Czech Crown. You can get currency at most UK Post Offices, though they may need a couple of days notice.

A Czech Crown is worth about 3 pence, so you'll feel rich! For example £200 is equal to around 6,450 CZK.

Do your maths with the on-line currency converter:

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Prague

We're going to Prague!

Click here for a google map of the places we hope to visit...

...or click the image below for a downloadable printable street map


We will be staying at the Prague City Inn.

Meanwhile, here are some 'establishing shots' of Prague:

bridges over the Vltava River
early morning on the 'Charles' Bridge
traditional transport in the main square
the famous astronomical clock
Golden Lane, where once great alchemy was wrought...

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Thursday, 20 September 2012

Gaudi

Antoni Gaudi is sometimes referred to as the architect of Barcelona...

Casa Batlo and the story of the dragon
on the grandest of scales, the Sagrada Familia

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Back to Barcelona!

This year, the planned trip is to Barcelona. Gaudi city!

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Caerdydd 2012

The week before half term, we were in the capital of our country...

More pictures and stories to follow!