Today was much like yesterday so there isn’t much news really. I suppose we can’t forget to mention that Liz is a secret demon table tennis champion and beat everyone, although we won’t dwell on it (although she’d like me … Read more
Today was our first full day here in Bulgaria. Any doubts we may have had about the hotel or waterpark are now well and truly banished. Bulgaria isn’t necessarily the first place you think of when you consider a European … Read more
First impressions of our hotel are still very favourable. We seem to have successfully crossed the line between the impression the brochure, website and travel agents created in our head of the hotel and the reality once we’d arrived. Our … Read more
At the unearthly hour of 3:30am we were woken by the alarm clock announcing that it was time to haul ourselves to the airport. Our journey wasn’t too bad due to the roads being pretty clear.Once at the airport we … Read more
Today we’re up early to catch our flight from. JFK airport in Brooklyn back to Heathrow. Hopefully if things go to plan we’ll be back in Grenville road by 10pm tonight GMT. It’s been a great trip but I think … Read more
We began the day as we had the previous day by grabbing a juice and bagel in the nafty breakfast buffet area. Then we swiftly headed down the now familiar path to our local station and waited with the myriad … Read more
Waking up at 8am we dressed and sorted out our plan for the day. Not arriving to breakfast until 8:50am we found it packed out. Every one of the picnic tables was full and there were a few people milling … Read more
We ventured down to the first floor for breakfast, to find it was a makeshift buffet with plastic knives and forks, paper plates and outdoor cafe tables. Being breakfast buffet critics (and snobs), we only gave it 3/10. I think … Read more
After a hearty breakfast, we stowed our cases in the left luggage room and headed out to the American Archives. Walking down Pennsylvania Avenue we paused for another look at the White House. This time stopping to see both the … Read more
Beginning with a hearty breakfast we headed out on a walking tour of the sights around Washington. Most of the places we wanted to go were situated in close proximity so a walking tour seemed to be the best solution. … Read more
