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Category Archives: Travelling
Getting to grips with day to day life in Grenoble
Yesterday we ate at one of the six cafeterias at the Université Pierre Mendès-France Sciences Sociales. If you’re a student you can get a card to eat there and a meal consisting of a main course, a salad, a roll … Continue reading
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Wild garlic
I took the opportunity of cycling around Grenoble on K’s metro bike. I explored along the river into town and eventually found myself at de l’église de Saint-Laurent which is due to reopen in the autumn. Like the church, Rue … Continue reading
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Trams, shopping and bakeries in Grenoble
I was impressed with the tram network in Grenoble which is fairly new and very efficient. Tram tickets are easy to buy in Grenoble – the machines have about four languages to choose from including English. It’s possible to buy … Continue reading
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Cambridge for breakfast – London for Lunch – Paris for tea – Grenoble for dinner
I decided before the volcanic ash excitement that I needed a trip back to France to stock up on French bread and cheese and so yesterday I caught the train down to London to get the Eurostar to Paris. Travelling … Continue reading
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A brief sojourn in Paris
I did spend all of Saturday and Sunday eating French bread and drinking red wine and it was as good as I imagined. I also discovered a liking for espresso after our trip to Paris on Monday. We caught the … Continue reading
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Driving from London to Maisse
I’m having a few days off work in celebration of Spring finally coming. Last night after work I trained it down to London in time to meet Joe B and head off the the National Portrait Gallery for late night … Continue reading
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Back to Sweden and its cafes
I arrived back in Sweden yesterday morning and Keyvan and I wandered straight up to the library to check out the art by Pushwagner on display there. After a rest, some soup and a nice cup of a tea in … Continue reading
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Following in Darwin’s footsteps
The Clipper Stad Amsterdam is leaving port soon and departing on a journey that follows the path of the Beagle to the Galapagos Islands. Find out more here.
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Stockholm, the city museum and a desire to return
There wasn’t much time before we caught the train back to Gothenburg but we did manage to pay a quick visit to the Stadmuseum, which is free and well worth a visit. Like all the museums we saw there is … Continue reading
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Arrival in Stockholm
K and I got an early train to Stockholm this morning so we were here in the city by 9am. We walked through Gamla Stan (Old Town) to the island of Södermalm where our hotel is. Scandic hotels rock – … Continue reading
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