Normandy – history and the horrors of war

Heading back to the UK we were bracing ourselves for the cold and we were not disappointed. The closer to Calais and the train back to London the colder it got.       On the way we stopped at Nantes.  The centre piece of the town is the magnificent...

Zaragoza and Pamplona – enjoying more of Spain

      We’d seen a photo of the Basilica del Pilar in Zaragoza and decided to head there after our short sojourn at Oliva. Like so many places in this world, photos don’t do it justice. Our first glimpse of the majestic building was at night.  ...