Author Archives: SUNGRL

About SUNGRL

This blog was originally set up to share our 9 month adventure around Europe and the USA with friends and family in 2014. On returning to NZ in January 2015 I decided to carry it on so I could continue to share any future travel adventures - it has become my electronic travel diary. I hope you enjoy and get inspired to visit some of the wonderful places we have visited.

Adieu Paris – Gruezi Switzerland

Posted on May 29, 2014 by SUNGRL

Yesterday we caught the train from the Gare de Lyon station in Paris to Zurich in Switzerland. It was a two story train and we had very comfortable seats upstairs. It really is such a great way to travel. The … Continue reading →

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Roland Garros, Paris – France

Posted on May 27, 2014 by SUNGRL

Today we went to Roland Garros to watch day three of the first round. I was so excited that I woke at 5.15am and couldn’t go back to sleep. We caught the RER and then the Metro to the stadium … Continue reading →

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Paris – France

Posted on May 26, 2014 by SUNGRL

Paris is one of those cities where you can just walk and walk and not run out of things to see. We started the day with a run, walk up to the Arc de Triomphe and down the Champs Elysees … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Bordeaux, Day 4 – France

Posted on May 25, 2014 by SUNGRL

Our bed was so luxurious last night we didn’t want to get out of it this morning. It rained quite a bit during the night but was starting to ease by the time we had breakfast. I said we felt … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Bordeaux, Day 3 – France

Posted on May 25, 2014 by SUNGRL

Today we were cycling from Saint Macaire to Isle St Georges. We didn’t have the trip notes for day 3 as Graham’s printer had been playing up so he was going to meet us at 9am to go over them … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Bordeaux, Day 2 – France

Posted on May 23, 2014 by SUNGRL

We had a leisurely start to the day as it was raining when we woke up. By the time we had breakfast it had cleared so we went across to the garage where we had stored our bikes. It had … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Bordeaux, Day 1 – France

Posted on May 22, 2014 by SUNGRL

We woke to clear blue skies – perfect cycling weather! Bordeaux is a lovely city. It has a population of about 240,000 in the city and about 1.2 million in the metropolitan area. Bordeaux is the world’s major wine industry … Continue reading →

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Bonjour Bordeaux

Posted on May 21, 2014 by SUNGRL

We flew TAP Portugal’s code share partner airline Portugalia Air to Bordeaux. The plane was delayed about one and a half hours due to minor technical issues. We thought it was best they sorted those out while we were on … Continue reading →

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Sintra, Day 2 – Portugal

Posted on May 21, 2014 by SUNGRL

There was a bit of rain during the night and we woke to more rain this morning, however, by 7.30am it had cleared so I decided to go for a wander through the now deserted streets of Sintra. There are … Continue reading →

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Sintra – Portugal

Posted on May 20, 2014 by SUNGRL

We left the Algarve this morning and headed for Sintra which is about 3.5 hours away – approximately half an hour north of Lisbon. The forecast in the Algarve and Sintra was for some rain – something we haven’t seen … Continue reading →