On Friday we woke up to the sight of a huge wind turbine outside the window. We didn’t know it at the time but how apt. Haugesund originally made its money from herring fishing. Then it’s industry changed to build the boats to fish the herring. Then it built the larger ships to export the […]
Author: Sarah Isaacs
Our little orange ducklings
We are little ravers and sociable souls talking to lots of nice people and not going to bed until midnight each night so it really shocked us awake when the alarm went off at 06:30 – I mean this is supposed to be a holiday! We had a trip booked and we needed our tenders […]
We’ve made land
Maybe “Water, water everywhere” would have been a better title for this post as Monday night and Tuesday morning were rough. Very high winds battering the ship, making it difficult to walk without appearing drunk. So much water the decks were closed, apart from the outdoor jacuzzi and around the outdoor pool as that was […]
Water, water everywhere
Going by ship can still mean an early start as we had to get to Southampton and so we were up at 05:45, and after a flawless connection by luxury coach travel we got to Southampton by 13:30. Check in was far less painful than at an airport despite me not following my own airport/flying […]
Arrivederci
So our three weeks in Italy have come to an end – its unbelievable how quickly it has flown by. I’ve given the details in previous posts but here are some of our thoughts. Italy is as wonderful as everyone has told us, the history, the scenery, the people, the coffee and the food and […]
The big empty swimming pool
Everyone says the Amalfi coast is stunning. Guess what – they are right. Amalfi is bigger than Sorrento and whilst Sorrento has the charming narrow streets and shops in abundance, Amalfi has the nicer harbour and seafront. Whilst all our hotels have been great, we quite deliberately saved the best to last. Welcome drinks, fruit […]
We can see the sea!
After the hectic pace of Rome, we have made it to the seaside. Just what we needed. And its wonderful. Sorrento’s quaint narrow streets remind us of Garda. They are so colourful with all the rich porcelain, leather and of course the lemons. I’ve never seen so many oranges and lemons growing on trees in […]
Caput Mondi
The capital of Italy, the eternal city – we made it to Rome on Friday morning. Weather was glorious and in less than 10 minutes from leaving the station, we were checking into our hotel. We had to make use of the good weather and set off for the Trevi fountain. My goodness, the crowds […]
“The best pizza, ever” he said
Italians are still in thick jackets and jumpers but we’re hardy northern Brits and 23C is summer for us. So it’s officially shorts and sun tan lotion weather, woo hoo! Yesterday after a leisurely breakfast, determined to make the most of our hop on hop off bus ticket we decided to get the bus to […]
Firenze
I know you are all desperate to find out who won the Isaacs V Insects saga on our last night in Venice – I am pleased to report that Isaacs won! The new room was a success, cool and insect and therefore bite free. A perfect end to our time in Venice After a very […]