Harvard Day.

We had a walking tour out at Harvard starting at 10.30 am but still managed to get in a morning walk. The train was the quickest route, about 15 minutes, and so we took the red line train for the four stops out to Harvard with reasonable ease. Our guide for the day was David, … More Harvard Day.

Freedom Trail Day.

For our morning walk we headed down the road towards Charles Street. We had driven along this charming English-Village style street yesterday whilst on our bus tour and were pleased by the proximity of this to our apartment. It was definitely somewhere we wanted to return to for a longer visit and so we did … More Freedom Trail Day.

Voodoo day!

Sunday 1st October The forecast for the morning was for rain and so we were pleasantly surprised when we woke to cloudy skies but dry conditions. So we headed out for a morning walk as I thought we should at least see the Mississippi River before we leave. There’s a bit of a foreshore walk … More Voodoo day!

Our last day

Bangkok, Thailand Sat 13th May It was a slightly overcast morning that greeted us for our final morning. We went to the gym and pool again before breakfast with no rescue efforts required today. Being a Saturday the breakfast restaurant was busy but made especially so due to the arrival of 300 business delegates from … More Our last day

Chinatown day.

Bangkok, Thailand Thursday May 11th It was an overcast but fine morning that greeted us when we opened our curtains this morning; perfect weather for our walking tour of Chinatown. We headed to the gym and pool as my foot, whilst not healed, was on the mend. Our self guided walking tour started at the … More Chinatown day.

Ayutthaya Day

Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday 10th May It was a gloomy start to the Full Moon Buddha’s Feast day and we were glad we weren’t hanging around the city. Rain was forecast through until about 4pm. Our Ayutthaya tour departed at 7.20am and so it was a relatively early start for us. It was raining by the … More Ayutthaya Day