Category Archives: trains

Our first day in Paris

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

Not many words .. not many just pics!!!  As I mentioned before, our hotel was within walking distance to the Eiffel Tower, so naturally we had to take a walk the moment we deposited our bags in our room.  Later … Continue reading →

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Snippets from Paris .. Île des Cynes/Bir Hakeim

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

Back to our Trafalgar Tour .. the best of France … Paris     Hubby and I spent a few days in Paris .. part of our first day, on arrival,  dropped our bags in our hotel room and went for a walk-about to … Continue reading →

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Le Petit Train de la Rhune .. going down

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

The conductor’s whistle blows .. the downward 4.2 km journey begins .. s-l-o-w-l-y !! Love the wooden benches with turned legs .. In the mist ..  a hiker and his labrador .. Hmm, interesting .. another ‘le petit train’ was … Continue reading →

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La Rhune, Basque Country .. on the summit !

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Continuing from yesterday’s post .. we are now on top - 905 m up .. on the summit of La Rhune .. and it was freezing .. cloudy .. windy .. fine drizzle It was breathtaking !!   Spain on the one side  .. .. France … Continue reading →

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Le Petit Train de la Rhune, Basque Country

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Day 7 :  up bright and early .. we were, not the sun   ..  cloudy and grey  … we made our way towards the Basque Mountain, La Rhune .. ” Most of Basque country is in Spain, but around 10% … Continue reading →

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Weekly Winners :

Posted on June 19, 2010 by

I must be feeling better … there are lots of photos this week … !!!!!! .. from buzzing bees in warm winter sunshine .. … sipping nectar …. … and gathering pollen from Hypoestes aristata (Ribbon Bush) … … one … Continue reading →

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Skywatch Friday :

Posted on June 18, 2010 by

Not particularly a ‘genuine’ skywatch post, but there is a little bit of sky in each photo! – pale wintry … very cold … in fact freezing temperatures!!!) Yesterday I went with Jeanette and the boys on our new express … Continue reading →

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