D-Day 80th Anniversary celebrations, more England and Wales and more anniversaries
Read moreWe woke to a grey and much colder day today – forecast was only 11 or 12 degrees. Our first stop took us south of Dresden to the “Bastei”, a rare high spot in the landscape so far, on the river Elbe and not far from the border of the Czech […]
Back to collect the car which was now ready when I arrived. After the usual procedures the women handed me the keys to our BMW 118 and a ticket to get it out of the car park. But instead of it being in the same building as the booking sheet […]
Slight delay in our advance this morning – went to collect our hire car at the booked time of 08:30 and they said it was still on its way and then needed to be cleaned – “can you come back in 1 hour ?” So I have been for a […]
Last night we walked a couple of blocks and had dinner at the Lowenbrau restaurant, which had been recommended by our friends Jo & Steve Miller. We had forgotten it was Saturday night and there was a fair bit of angst in the waiter’s expression when we asked for a […]
We are settled in the foyer of our hotel, the Mercure Checkpoint Charlie, tapping into the free wi-fi – seems to be coming a habit ?! Had an early start this morning, leaving at 06:00 to get to Heathrow for our flight to Berlin. The roads around Heathrow are a nightmare […]
