The main reason for our visit to Iceland was to chase the northern lights, the Aurora Borealis. This is never a certainty. Firstly when you book you are told the tour will be cancelled if the sky is not clear then there is no guarantee that you will see anything. Most of the tours do at least offer you another trip for free if you don’t see anything.
Cold, Cold Reykjavik
Reykjavik in February is beyond cold. With a thermal vest two jumpers and a ski jacket I still wasn’t warm. It was dark, windy and about minus 7 but it was amazing!
Icons of Switzerland
Switzerland brings to mind mountains, snow, woodcarving and fondue so we set out to find them all in the short time we had in the country.
Looking Round Lucerne
Lucerne is in the German speaking part of Switzerland but luckily for the language challenged Brits, as they do in so many countries, they all speak English. Other parts of the country speak Italian, French or Romansh which is not an official language and only spoken in a few mountain valleys. So in the shop labels are in three languages meaning, even without help, bad french and guessing get you what you need.
Coffee Time in Canterbury -Skinny Kitchen
Skinny Kitchen is in St. Peters Street right in the middle of Canterbury.
Every meal has a calorie count but none of them are too high!
Coffee in Canterbury – the Beaney (library) Cafe
The Beaney cafe is on the ground floor of the library building in the High Street.
Around Tunis
Everybody has heard of Carthage, founded in the ninth century BC, on the Gulf of Tunis.
I know a little about the three Punic wars and Hannibal crossing the Alps to Italy on an elephant. That’s the extent of my knowledge but it was enough to make me keen to visit.
Coffee time in Canterbury – Bill’s
We had breakfast in Bills just after it opened. It was ok but not great. The pancakes were a bit sad with not much fresh fruit despite Bills website telling you they are 548 calories.
But the coffee was good and we thought it was worth another try especially as they sent us a buy one get one free offer on mains.
Coffee Time in Canterbury – Willows Secret Kitchen
Willows is tucked away in Stour Street away from the shopping area. Its very small and can only seat around twelve.
Spices and Souks
The Medina (old part of city) in Sfax as in other cities has different souks within its walls. Shopping in these places is always more fun than in the supermarket