SeahorseSusie

I totally fell in love with the English south-west coast. We were also very lucky with the weather. Unfortunately, we only had four days so everything was quite rushed. It would have been great to see a bit more. Here is my diary describing what we DID managed to squeeze in. Monday 1 August 2005 Arrived about 3pm at London Heathrow, where we were picked up by good 'old' friend Lis and her husband Steve. How fun they are to be with! Lucky they had a big station wagon so we could fit in all our luggage! At 1/4 past 4pm I saw Stonehedge in a distance. We didn't stop there because Lis had booked Shamen House B&B (www.shamienhouse.co.uk) in picturesque Lyme Regis, West Dorset, for the night and we wanted to get there before dark. ... read more

What an incredibly fantastic city! Five days here is not enough, but that’s all we had, so we were really 'on the go' all the time, walking a lot, took the tram sometimes up and down the hills and visiting the most important places in and outside town. We had splendid weather all the time - life was wonderful! NOTES: Labelled "The City of Emotions" Lisbon is a fascinating and comprehensive capital city with a population of about a million people. It also has many interesting museums and you most definitely need more than the 4 days we had there to see it all. Baixa, Lisbon's old business hub, is the centre of town with neatly laid streets and big praqas. The praqas (square) work well as decorative bookends to new Lisbon, completely rebuilt after the ... read more