The Brussels hotel was cooler in the morning, of course, and my room even offered a weak coffee from a Nespresso-esque machine, to wake me up while I packed and dressed.
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Day 18: Bari to Como
25 Jun
After getting a takeaway breakfast from Mondo Dolce (it wouldn’t have been takeaway if they had been quicker), Genti gave me a run into Bari to catch my train.
Continue readingDays 16 & 17: Bari
24 Jun
Two days in Bari and Sannicandro di Bari with my brother- and sister-in-law, Genti and Ida. And my word, was it hot!
Continue readingDay 12: Innsbruck to Brussels
20 May
I had intended to get up at 7.10, but the nearby church thought I should get up at 7 to be on the safe side. I think its bell chimed 40 times. I expect it was to call people to early mass, but it worked very effectively as an alarm clock.
Continue readingDay 11: Budapest to Innsbruck
19 May
Budapest was nice enough but it’s good to be heading to somewhere with an easier language. Hungarian almost defeated me. However, on my final morning, waiting at the station for my train to Austria, I manage to order and pay for a coffee entirely in the Magyar tongue. Take that, Hungarian!
Continue readingDay 10: Sunday in Budapest
18 May
Today is mostly a Buda day. My hotel is in Pest, the station I arrived in is in Pest, and the boat trip went from that side too, but today I’m venturing across the river.
Continue readingDay 9: Saturday in Budapest
17 May
My new hotel has a light on the smoke alarm that flashes so brightly, I can see it through my eyelids, and people upstairs in the dentist’s (I think) decide it’s a good idea to move furniture around at 5am, but I have cunningly brought an eye mask and earplugs with me – essentials for travel.
Continue readingDay 8: Vienna to Budapest via Bratislava
16 May
First a quick film review of Before Sunrise. It’s a film in which not much happens. It’s basically a couple of self-involved people in their early 20s talking to each other for two hours. My advice would be to watch this when you are as young as possible, while their conversations still seem profound rather than inane. I expect I would have enjoyed this much more when I was a student but I haven’t the patience any more.
Continue readingDay 1: Glasgow to Cologne
9 May
Everything goes very smoothly this morning – I wake up just ahead of the alarm, the train from Bellgrove is on time and Avanti has not cancelled first class (as they did once before) so I get plenty of free coffee and a somewhat bland avocado bagel delivered to my seat for breakfast. By the time we reach Carlisle, the train announcer is apologising for the delay. Should be OK though – I’ve left plenty of time for the transfer in London 🤞
Continue readingMy year in review – 2024
29 Dec
It feels like I’ve had my head down all year and barely registered what I’ve been up to, so I’ve just scrolled through my calendar, photos and blog to find out what I actually did do this year!
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