Today, Caroline is taking us to Costco. That’s a members only hypermarket with a huge variety of goods on offer. And it’s HUGE!!! There are big screen TVs, clothes, barbeques, croissants by the dozen, boxes with 4 dozen eggs, 1.3 kg sliced ham packs, and there’s even a jacuzzi waiting for a new owner. The huge racks remind us of Ikea. And so does the [Weiterlesen]

Today, we meet Caroline, Peter and Jack at Bluewater shopping centre. We like to spend one day here during each of our holidays to the UK. As always, we begin at the Lego store. They have a lot of new Lego sets on display, as Doctor Strange’s sanctum sanctorum and the Hulkbuster from the new Avengers “Infinity War” movie. Or the ship in the bottle [Weiterlesen]

We start off at 10.30am and enjoy the beautiful weather. It’s sunny and warm, but not too warm to spend the day in the car. We make good progress and cross the border with France one hour after our departure. We take it a bit slower than other times and arrive at the Eurotunnel terminal at half past six. Only to learn that the train [Weiterlesen]

From 21 to 24 Februar 2018, we’ve been on holiday in Italy. Wednesday, 21 February 2018: On our way to Milan Thursday, 22 February 2018: Shopping in Milan Friday, 23 February 2018: Lamborghini Factory and Museum Saturday, 24 February 2018: Monza cancelled, early journey home

Today, I was booked to attend a Lamborghini driving experience on the famous Formula 1 race track of Monza – the main reason for our Italy trip. Unfortuntely, the organisers cancelled the event yesterday due to ice on the track. Although everyone’s safety has to be top priority, it’s still a shame. Especially as it’s really warm in Milan today (8 °C / 46 °F) [Weiterlesen]

Today, we’re driving by Lamborghini near Bologna. Not to select one to buy – we’ll have to save for longer for that – but to visit the factory and the museum. We’re surprised as we get closer. The industrial zone is situated far off in a rural part of the country which doesn’t seem to have benefited from the factory. The nearby town looks really [Weiterlesen]

Wow, this breakfast! That hot chocolate was divine! You can really tell the higher value food has in Italy everywhere. We stroll through the neighbourhood with its many ancient buildings and small alleyways before driving to the city centre of Milan. Unfortunately, the wheather forecast was right for once: It’s cold and rainy. But we don’t let us stop by a bit of water falling [Weiterlesen]

For once, we don’t spend our holidays in the UK, but in Italy. It’s only for a few days, but a welcome time away from the daily routine… before we drive to the UK again in April. 😉 We drive off around noon and have passed Lucerne soon, heading towards the Alps. The mountains around us get taller and taller as we make our way [Weiterlesen]

From 19 October to 2 November 2017, we’ve been on holiday in the UK again. Here’s our itinerary: Thursday, 19 October 2017: Road works all over France on our way to the UK Friday, 20 October: Film music at the Royal Albert Hall Saturday, 21 October 2017: City centre and Tate Modern Sunday, 22 October 2017: Sunday Roast and full stomachs Monday, 23 October 2017: [Weiterlesen]

As always upon returning from the UK, we take a box of donuts home and share them with Gabi’s mother and sister.