Month: December 2019

Can a 3 hour train ride be made more entertaining by watching Layah struggle to open a carriage door on a train?  Yes, yes it can and if you saw it you’d all be on my side.

Stepping onto the Alena was like walking into another world in which we happened to be foreign princesses.  And so it remained for the 5 days during which we were esteemed guests on the enormous and majestic river cruise ship.

There’s nothing quite like the nostalgia of waking up in a warm bed, opening the window to crisp winter air and breathing in the reality that you’re in a different world from where you normally find yourself.  In our case that happens to be right smack bang in the shadow of a castle.  Magical!

Day One started as any good day should: with a good breakfast.  The easy-going morning was quieter than normal as the anticipation mounted, but it only really struck me when we were invited to commence boarding procedures in our little tin shed of an airport that we were well and truly leaving.