Whilst in Paris we have visited both Versailles and Chantilly. What a totally different experience! This is certainly a tail of two chateaux!The aim of this post is to hopefully enable you to decide which property you would prefer to visit assuming you have a choice. Versailles is of course a Palace and not aContinue reading “Guide to Versailles and Chantilly: A Tale of Two Châteaux”
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Touring Western Europe -France-Old Man Notre Dame
We arrived in Paris on Tuesday after a 7 hr train journey from Barcelona. Having booked our tickets before we even left the UK, we had secured first class tickets for a minimal increase on the second class price. On arrival on the train we discovered that there was very little difference between the two typesContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -France-Old Man Notre Dame”
Barcelona: Saved by Modernist Architecture
Whilst I left Barcelona feeling as if it had sold it’s soul for the tourist dollar ( see my previous post published on April 11th) I also left appreciating and acknowledging that the city has some rare and beautiful modern architecture. You cannot help but be in awe of Gaudi’s work, Barcelona’s most famous ModernistContinue reading “Barcelona: Saved by Modernist Architecture”
The Instagram Society- Am I Too Old to Understand?
Despite being a midlife adventurer I have some understanding of social media. Both of my children are in their mid to late twenties and as such social media started to really take off when they were in their teens. However the more recent trends really have me flummoxed, trends that I’d love to ignore butContinue reading “The Instagram Society- Am I Too Old to Understand?”
Touring Western Europe -Spain -Barcelona Has Sold It’s Soul!
I would normally be sat here writing about our adventures in Barcelona rather than an opinion piece. We had arrived here by train from Valencia on Monday and settled into our Air BnB late afternoon with a view of La Sagrada Familia from our balcony. I guess this is still an adventure but it’s hardContinue reading “Touring Western Europe -Spain -Barcelona Has Sold It’s Soul!”
The Valencia Fallas Festival
As part of our explorations of this wonderful city we visited the Museo Fallero or Fallas Museum. From the outside the museum looks fairly small and unassuming. It costs just 2 euros per person to enter. The attraction for us stemmed from a previous visit to New Orleans where you can visit Mardi Gras WorldContinue reading “The Valencia Fallas Festival”
£140 for a Pee!
Given I have posted about midlife itself, the menopause and midlife health I thought I would follow up with a wonderful story about the joys of all three! Being menopausal and embarking on midlife adventures. Sitting on a long haul flight to Barbados in March 2022 I’m engrossed in my kindle and the variety ofContinue reading “£140 for a Pee!”
Valencia, It Just Has It All!
So what else did we see or do which made us want to stay in this wondrous city? We took a break from the Jardin de Turin to visit the Museum Faller. This museum is all about the art of carnival sculpture and to which I am dedicating a separate article on Tuesday because itContinue reading “Valencia, It Just Has It All!”
Touring Western Europe -Spain-Valencia, Please Can I Stay?
Wow! Oh my goodness! This is it! We have been looking for a city that makes us want to return and actually try life as a local for three months and this could be it! I am so excited………………… On Wednesday, we travelled from Granada back to Madrid Atocha before boarding our train to Valencia,Continue reading “Touring Western Europe -Spain-Valencia, Please Can I Stay?”
How do I stay healthy in midlife?
I’ve not written a piece about midlife for a while and whilst I am enjoying my current adventures I think it is important to recognise that I am traversing Western Europe whilst being middle aged. Is this a sensible idea? Am I fit enough to do this? Historically I was that child who at schoolContinue reading “How do I stay healthy in midlife?”
A Midlife Adventure 