Lausanne

Dijon Station where we boarded the train to Lausanne in Switzerland

Lake Geneva at Lausanne

Impressive paddle steamer "La Suisse"

Dijon Old Town

Some photos of the old town luckily untouched by the tram works.

Dijon - outward

Our overnight stop was at Dijon in the excellent Mercure hotel.
The city centre is in turmoil at present due to the building of a new tram system.
One nice touch is that the barriers you can see are all in magenta which is apparently the colour scheme for the new trams.
This is the view from our hotel room.

SWMBO was dismayed to see a reminder of work at the hotel as Menarini are a company that she deals with - and they were having a meeting at the hotel

Then, when we went to walk into the town, the building next door housed offices of Abbott who are another company she deals with!

Paris - Gare du Nord

Just back from 10 days at Lake Maggiore in Italy.
243 photos taken - oh dear. Digital cameras have a lot to answer for!
This could take some posting, but I will try to keep it interesting - and short(ish).
We started off by Eurostar from St.Pancras to Paris.
Being only 20 minutes from St.Pancras and just having to change platforms essentially makes for a very simple journey.
Gare du Nord is a great station unless you are travelling back from there by Eurostar. More of that later.

Rose Society Gardens

The Rose Society Gardens in St.Albans opened a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed some sunshine.
The mayor of St.Albans was there too!

On the roof

Views from St.Mary's Church tower in Redbourn

Boxmoor Canal Festival

Recent festival at Boxmoor in aid of the Wendover Arm Trust

Harrogate sights

Harrogate Brasserie interior

Here's the inside of the brasserie

Live music too!

Interesting bar area

I think SWMBO was trying to make me jealous?

Harrogate Brasserie

SWMBO has recently been to a conference in Harrogate and was lucky enough to book in at the Harrogate Brasserie which she said was excellent.

What about this for a bedroom?

Huge bathroom as well.

Chinnor Railway Diesels

Diesel going nowhere today

This is the train which was going to Bledlow Bridge Halt - and back!

We saw up to five red kites at any one time

You may need to click on the photo to enlarge it!

What a good half a day out - recommended by JR