Category: History
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Copenhagen, day 1, 230825
Very Early Start, A Very Danish Day The alarm went off at the unsociable hour of 4:00 a.m., dragging us from sleep in anticipation of an early flight from Humberside to Amsterdam, with a connection on to Copenhagen. We got ready, still half asleep, grabbed a quick cuppa in the hotel breakfast area, and made…
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Gozo, day 5, 270625
After feeling well and truly medicined by the wine pairings that accompanied our 7 course blind tasting menu at Legligin the night before, the last thing we thought we’d be doing was catching a fast ferry to Gozo. After having a cuppa in our hotel room, we skipped breakfast and headed to the fast ferry…
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Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra Temples, Marsaxlokk and Birgu, Malta, day 4, 260625
Day 4 and we had planned a bit of culture by visiting some ancient temples in Malta, which I learned about whilst doing research for this trip. Dated around 3600BC, they were built before Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza. They are located on the southern coast of Malta, near the village of Qrendi. It’s…
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Valletta and Mdina, Malta, day 3, 250625
After we’d had breakfast at the rooftop restaurant again, we went to catch a bus to Mdina as planned. We thought it best to go from the main bus terminal, which is close to the Triton Fountain, and a short walk from our hotel. After we’d sussed out how to get there – line 52,…
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Valletta, Malta, day 2, 240625
It was a leisurely get up before we headed to the rooftop restaurant for breakfast. We managed to get a table outside, overlooking the city. One of the front of house staff showed us the ropes. Breakfast was a combination of traditional English breakfast, continental and Middle Eastern. Once we’d eaten we headed out into…
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Valletta, Malta, day 1, 230625
After a very early get up, we arrived at Gatwick South Terminal with time for a light breakfast before boarding for our 06:15 British Airways flight to Valletta. The aircraft door wouldn’t shut so there was a bit of a delay whilst we waited got an engineer to arrive. We eventually took off at 06:40,…
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Straw Market and downtown Nassau, day 5, 010425
I woke on the morning of 1st April, before it was getting light outside, and I could hear rain. Not just any old rain, a torrential downpour. The windows of our room were steamed up on the outside, so it must have been to do with the humidity, the lush tropical gardens below and the…
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Nassau, day 3, 300325
Today was the day when I thought I’d really overdone it with the cocktails from the night before, in the Piano Bar. It’s great having an all inclusive deal, but it creates opportunities and situations that I’d rather not be in. I still felt squiffy when I got up and wished I hadn’t overindulged. Gluttony,…
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Nassau, day 1, 280325
After leaving work early on Thursday, we travelled down to London on Hull Trains, then had an hour Tube ride on the Piccadilly Line. After enjoying our evening at the Sofitel at London Heathrow Terminal 5, we had an early wake up call on Friday morning. We used express checkout to save ourselves any bother…
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Helsinki, day 6, 020125
We had a bit of a lie in today and didn’t go down to breakfast until about 09:15. We enjoyed a decent breakfast and I even tried the in-house rooibos tea that is produced especially for the hotel. We then went back to the room and I tried out the private sauna for about twenty…
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