I know I left you last night saying I was going to tell you all about our experience finding our flat here in Prague, well I’ve changed my mind and I want to share my thoughts on my night at the Ice Hockey. (Stop complaining, I’m on my holiday, I can do whatever I like!). […]
Read More →Last night we had our first experience of an overnight sleeper train. We were travelling from Amsterdam to Prague on the City Night Line Service. We had booked a cabin for 2 with an ensuite. I had always had a hankering to go on a sleeper since as a child I saw Roger Moore […]
Read More →There are 9 million bicycles in Beijing Katie Melua once sang (well actually she sang it more than once, Radio 2 never stopped playing that flaming record), There are 1 million in Holland, The majority appear to be in Amsterdam. I love the fact that the Dutch have trams, buses, cars and cycle paths. But […]
Read More →This morning we began our European adventure early. 3:15 to be exact. Last night when Karen checked that the taxi was ok they told her that she had booked it for 3:15. We put them back to 3:30 and we were still in John Lennon airport by 4:05. I think we actually were there before […]
Read More →Just over 48 hours until the current Mrs Fenner and myself head off on our next big adventure. This time we are interrailing around Europe. Now most people think that interrailing is for students racing around Europe, sleeping in train stations and trying to get as many countries under their belt before their pass runs […]
Read More →Some of you my have noticed on Facebook that last night we had a bit of an incident with our kitchen ceiling. To save repeating myself (joke there for mum and dad) here is an account of the whole sorry experience. Last night we were due to go to a party up the road for a friend’s […]
Read More →Today was our last full day and we headed up to Varosliget and heroes square. The weather was gorgeous and sunny and the 3 layers, hat and scarf suddenly seemed a mistake The square of statues is impressive, but the ice rink behind it is even more impressive. They dam the lake and freeze […]
Read More →Last night I left you with us in search of hot food. Well, we ventured out via the Christmas markets. I personally think that these stalls are all selling the same tat, but not according to Sue and Karen and they all had to be approached in a methodical military manner to make sure that […]
Read More →Today we began the sight seeing in earnest. We have walked miles looking at beautiful buildings, views and statues. We ended up at St Stephens Basilica, an amazing church which dominates the Budapest sky line. I was sent as the recce party to see if we needed to pay. It was a donation, but it […]
Read More →Another month, another holiday. Yes this time myself and Karen and our friends Daz and Sue are in Budapest. That’s in Hungary. Not to be confused with Bucharest, which isn’t. We had a good journey out. Checked in and through Security in under 20 minutes and we were sat on the plane ready to take […]
Read More →Well today was the day. My 2-week extensive training regime culminated in my race today. The day began early (a 7:15am alarm on a Sunday should be outlawed). Before I had even got out of bed I was cold, which was not a good omen. It was actually 3 degrees outside, and not the singing […]
Read More →So I left you after my nighttime run, flashing at the Students at Edge Hill (hold on, that doesn’t sound right…read the blog, you’ll see what I mean). My next runs were in the mornings. This was an altogether different affair. It was cold but the sun was shining, I was casting shadows across the field […]
Read More →Most of you who know me will know that at this time of year I am rather partial to a bit of facial hair Yes, Movember is looming large and I have already dug out the shaving foam, razor and moustache wax ready for Friday. As per last year, upper lip hair will be grown, gingerbread moustaches will […]
Read More →Well, if yesterday was a girlie day with jewellery shops a go go, then me and dad had our day today with trains, trams and funiculars. We had planned to go up mount Tibidabo which is the massive mountain that overlooks Barcelona. I’m not one of those people who likes going up a mountain for […]
Read More →This morning we were woken up by the circus coming to town. They weren’t outside but up stairs. We’ve heard the thundering of a herd of baby elephants above us all the time we have been in the apartment today. As Nikki said “how did they all fit in the lift?” This is a […]
Read More →I left you last night with us about to go out and have a meal. We wandered around a bit (intentionally this time) and decided on the restaurant 2 doors down. They do an exceptionally good range of set menus so we headed in. The restaurant was celebrating 30 years and was owned by a […]
Read More →One Fenner rambling is bad. Two Fenners rambling are potentially dangerous (see the California blog). Three Fenners rambling is a recipe for disaster (see the Spanish blog from earlier this year). Five, yes five Fenners rambling across Europe constitutes a potential international incident (but with all the leaders being at the G20, we seem to […]
Read More →One of the more unusual features of La Villa Wow is the inclusion of a desk in the lounge. The desk comes from Ikea as does everything in the villa from the furniture to the crockery even down to the towels. Perhaps that’s why we like it so much. It’s like an Ikea show room […]
Read More →Another night, another children’s playground. Hold on, that doesn’t sound good. Let me explain. The other day we saw a poster advertising the 31st Alurahen night of Flamenco. It was this Saturday at 10:30 pm and so we thought we’d go. We had some tapas in a bar beforehand and also asked the waitress where the location […]
Read More →Another night, another children’s playground. Hold on, that doesn’t sound good. Let me explain. The other day we saw a poster advertising the 31st Alurahen night of Flamenco. It was this Saturday at 10:30 pm and so we thought we’d go. We had some tapas in a bar beforehand and also asked the waitress where the location […]
Read More →Fiesta season is in full flow at this time of the year in Spain and last night it was the turn of the small village La Alqueria, about a mile from La Villa Wow for theirs. All these fiestas owe their origins to Saints and the particular saint in this case was St Anna. We […]
Read More →I have learned at least one new Spanish word and that is Tonto. It means “Stupid”. (The feminine is Tonta and a group of stupid people are Tontos, really stupid people are called Tontoron. They have a word for everything the Spanish). Now I don’t know about you, but this puts the relationship which the […]
Read More →This has been the most hi tec holiday I have ever been on. I remember the days when you would come away with a pen (to write post cards), a phone card (to call home, once), a cassette walkman and a selection of mix tapes (carefully compiled before you came away so as to save […]
Read More →We have mainly been eating in at La Villa Wow this holiday (well, it seems daft Nikki bringing all those BBQ tools and us not using them). However last night with it being Rachel’s Birthday we went out to a fish restaurant in Alhurin called Casa Paco (Paco’s House. I’m getting good at this Spanish […]
Read More →In one of my previous blogs I told you about my lack of hand eye co-ordination. Well yesterday it was well and truly put to the test. A few weeks ago Rachel had said about going for a round of golf when we were out here. Tibu plays a bit and Nico is no stranger […]
Read More →I’ve caught a bit too much sun. I seem to have acquired an attractive red rash and so today have put the sun bathing and tumble turn training on hold. Myself and Karen decided to take a trip to a local village cake Coin. Not pronounced coin as in the money or Cohen as in […]
Read More →La Villa Wow sits in a large area of land. The size of which has been a constant source of debate. On the first night we tried to estimate exactly how big. The combined brain power of 6 people, 5 iPads and 6 iPhones came up with a variety of measurements in acres, hectares and […]
Read More →Me and languages don’t mix (as you can tell by the awful grammar in that opening statement). But me and foreign languages really don’t mix. I got an E in O Level French and I think that was more by good luck than any work I did. I’m quite good at both the sciences and […]
Read More →Today we took a trip into Malaga. Apparently it’s a city as well an airport. Who knew? One of Rach and Tibu’s friends (they actually have more than one friend. Show offs) had suggested that because the traffic and parking were so bad in Malaga city centre we park at Plaza Mayor which is a […]
Read More →I love swimming. Many of you will know that earlier this year I did the Swimathon (think yourself lucky the donations are closed or I would have included a link to the web page) so I’m serious about swimming. At times a little too serious. I’m not one of these swim with your head out […]
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