Lake George and Saratoga Springs
Our day began in the Gateway Diner, a classic American diner. A similar mix of clientele and few to no children, mirroring the experience we had yesterday morning. The atmosphere was also a loud hubbub of chatter, which drowned out … Read more
Albany, capital of NY State
We’re starting our day sat in Dennys waiting for our breakfast to arrive. Char’s in coffee heaven with her bottomless filter coffee, which Liz decided to sample and me with a tea. My tea was served with Liptons bags, lemon … Read more
From Niagara to Syracuse with love
After our taxi driver from last night took a massive detour and refused to drive over Paradise Bridge overlooking the falls due to queuing traffic, we decided to head back this morning and see what we’d missed. Sounds bizarre travelling … Read more
Niagara Falls
Breakfast in the hotel was an interesting affair, the DIY waffles, complete with a preheated waffle iron and automatic timer set to 2mins. We weren’t sure about having them for breakfast but I figured “When do you get to make … Read more
Half-n-half, Toronto and Niagara
Due to our body clock still being set to UK time, we woke at 1am (6am BST), 3am (8am BST) and eventually gave up at 5am (11am BST). By 5:20am Char was one coffee down and pondering a second cup. … Read more
Explore Toronto
Once I’d written yesterday’s blog and we’d had our early morning tea/coffee, we headed out for breakfast. Before leaving the apartment we’d searched online to locate the breakfast restaurant our taxi driver recommended. Having figured out the restaurant he’d suggested was … Read more
Travel to Toronto
We did literally nothing today except travel from Terminal 5 Heathrow to Toronto, so this account will be short and sweet. Although having said that, we’ve travelled all the way to Canada which is an achievement in itself when you … Read more
Day 5 – Fuengirola
Today we headed in the opposite direction from Malaga, down the coast to Fuengirola which is a large city on the coast and the final stop of the railway line we’re on. Originally it was forecast to be rainy and … Read more
Day 4 – Casa de los Navajas
Today we visited “Casa de los Navajas”, an ornate old house a short walk from the beach about halfway along the seafront. It was built in 1925 by a guy who wanted a holiday home facing the sea. I won’t … Read more
Day 3 – Benalmadena cable car
Today we hopped back on the train and travelled three stops in the opposite direction from Malaga to Benalmadena. A short walk from the station led us to the cable car base station at the foot of Mount Calamorro. Last … Read more