Day 2 took me to the Musee Rodin having bought a joint ticket at the Musee D’Orsay for 21 Euros. The walk from The Montparnasse Tower took me (at a slow pace) around 25 minutes, I’ve decided this is a good area to stay to get to most of the sights you’d want to see … More Paris in Springtime March 2019 – Day 2
My daughter Alexandra packed a huge suitcase and got on a Eurostar train to Paris 6 years ago and she’s only been back to visit since then. She’s now so fluent in French she sometimes forgets the English words! I’ve visited a couple of times a year in those years, at a time that usually … More Paris in Springtime March 2019
With a day to spare to get home from Trent Bridge and get to the Essex Cricket County ground my friend Tina and I headed to the Wimpole Estate, just South of Cambridge it was well placed for a stop. Their website is Here We’d had a decent breakfast at our very basic accommodation at the … More Cricket Travels 2018 – Part 4
I booked myself tickets to watch England play Australia in a white ball series, the first game for me was in London so that was just a train ride. The rest were a bit further away. Nottingham, Durham, Manchester then a T20 in Birmingham. That gave me plenty of time to visit National Trust … More Cricket Travels 2018 -Part 3
With the cricket at Headingley over in 3 days I had a day to chill before I headed home from Leeds. Before I left I checked out my National Trust stop off and decided on Clumber Park in Sherwood Forest. Just off the A1 it was perfect! Rather than rewrite the outline of this stunning … More Cricket Travels 2018 – 2
During my rugby travels last year I decided I rather liked visiting National Trust properties, so, on a visit to Cardiff I joined up. It cost me £5.40 a month in the first year and this coming year is I believe £5.75 a month, amazing value! . I drive all over the country watching sport, … More Cricket Travels 2018
After a crazy rugby weekend of rugby here I am back again; I have plans for what I’m going to write this evening – let’s see if I can stick to them! I may have mentioned before that I’d never really been on my own from the age of 17, so realistically never really ‘done’ … More 365 Happy Days – A smile a day – Part 16
365 Happy Days 