Hutchie Trouncy

So we made it to Paris it was a bit of an effort, even with good packing we still have 2 big bags, 3 small bags and a pram (which makes a good trolley when Charlie is in the baby carrier!). so with really only one day for David (Paul´s brother) to do the sites of Paris. Our first stop was the wonderful Effiel tower, the long was amazingly short! Less than 10 minutes and we had our tickets and less than 5 minutes and we are in the lift on our way up! This may have been due to a breast cancer awareness fun run that was starting near the tower and drove most of the tourists away. After the tower we headed to the Lourve, the line up was incredibly long (probably because the ... read more

Hello everyone We finally made it, it was only 26 hours in transit, none of our flights were delayed and it was smooth flying most of the way. Yesterday we didn't do to much, as we were still suffering a little jet lag. The VA Waterfront is great and we spent most of the afternoon wandering around and then finding a little bar to have a few relaxing ales in. Today we are off to Robben Island to see where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 18 years. Cape Town is suffering from Bushfires and we can see them from our balcony at the hostel. Overnight it was quite amazing to see, and all morning we have had choppers flying over getting water from a near by dam. We are safe though until tomorrow when we are ... read more