Chrimas supermarket shop done (1hr in and out before anyone else arrived), nervous turkey ordered and meat ready to collect on 23 Dec. So 5 days left to work, almost there and then its time to stuff ourselves (and the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2012
An evening spent with the folkies in Non Munkton, drinkies, food and chat. A fun evening spent chatting about all manner of crap and Mrs Folky with her disused tissues. Cool evening, nice to see you before Chrimbo, shame you … Continue reading
Simply one of the best feel good Christmas movies of all time was playing at our art house cinema, so we had to go see it. Frank Capra’s classic movie from 66 years ago, it’s a wonderful life is still … Continue reading
Ah, a wonderfully tiring weekend in Paris where Mrs Foggy has walked my feet off. On the last day we have walked what can only be described as the grottiest area in the world with literally hundreds of men just … Continue reading
More like Sacre Bleur, 100 steps to the church and then 300 to the dome, but with views of all Paris. Cold and breathtaking. Time for more vin Chaud. 300 Steps to here. [geo_mashup_save_location lat=”48.8866″ lng=”2.3430″] [Posted from my super … Continue reading
After a 5k wall we made it to Notre Dame Cathederal with no sign of a bloke with a hump (even though there looked to be some likely candidates). The Cathederal is very ornate and beautiful inside, however despite the … Continue reading
I dunno, we travel all this way to find the Blackpool Tower and there’s no tacky fun rides with it. The queue to buy tickets alone was horrendous and then once purchased you need to queue to use your ticket, … Continue reading
After our 10k hike from the hotel to the Eiffel Tower, then Notre Dame and back up to the Champs Élysées, we found ourselves drawn to a makeshift restaurant serving casserole dishes full of steaming mussels. With 4 waitresses and … Continue reading
Today sees us taking a long walking tour of Paris, since we are literally 5 mins from the Triumphant Arch, it was time to climb the 284 steps to the top for impressive views of Paris, before lunch at the … Continue reading
Do as the Roman’s do, when in Paris, get skinted. After sitting down for breakfast and finding that coffee was 8, tea a paltry 10 we decided to do what the name suggested and thought Fooket, McDs here we come. … Continue reading