Paris Top 10…

1. Disneyland!

 

2.    The tiniest lift in the world!  Mummy took the stairs instead each day and Nannie’s face tells us what she thought of it!

Grandad turning sideways to get out!

3. The buildings and architecture – stunning!!

4. Notre Dame

 

5. Cafes :)

 

 

6. Arc De Triomphe and our ride around it in a Tuk Tuk!

7. The Eiffel Tower (of course!)

 

8. The Artists Quarter – Montmartre

   

 

9. The Sacre Coeur and it’s views over Paris

   I think this may be the most beautiful building ever, if only we had been allowed to take photos inside – spectacular!!

10.  Hanging out the shuttered windows of our hotel overlooking the streets of Paris – we felt like we were in a movie!

UK top 10…

What a FANTASTIC time Mummy and Harry had in England!  Sorting through over 1000 photos and choosing which to post is a very hard decision… here are the highlights (in no particular order)!

 

1. Brooklands Museum and Race Track

 

 

2. The Official “Sights”

Tower Bridge

Tower of London – Harry, Millie, Mae and Maisie

St Pauls Cathedral

Big Ben and the houses of Parliament – Harry and Kieran

3. Michelle and Scott’s Wedding

  4. BBQ with all our family at our cousins Nicola and Rudy’s house.

Jasmine

Millie

 

Harrison and Kieran

Mae, Millie and Daniel

 

Betsie

5. Going to all the places Nannie and Grandad grew up  in.

Grandad’s School – George Green Grammar

Great Nannie Budd’s flat – where Nannie grew up.

Commodore House – Where Grandad grew up.

All Saints Church – where Nan, Auntie Elsie and Nannie and Grandad were all married.  Mummy and Daddy got married in All Saints in Brisbane for this reason.

6. Greenwhich

Here’s Mummy with one foot in each hemisphere!  (East and West)

7. Beautiful old buildings and architecture

Below is the Great Hall in the Natural History Museum - gorgeous

  8. Our trip into the beautiful countryside!

The beautiful old pubs with their beams, low ceilings and big inglenook fireplaces are beautiful!

   Stone Henge – amazing!!! Had to drag Harry away from here!  

 

 

Colchester Castle  - Colchester is the oldest village in England and a beautiful one at that!

 

Meryan Hotel – Gorgeous!!!

 

The Cotswolds – indescribable beauty!

  Dogs kept us company in most of the country hotels – Harry was right at home!

  9. Trip to Hook Green – This is where my Dad used to go on hop picking holidays as a boy.

The Elephants Head  - huge lunch amongst the hops!

10. Being with our wonderful family!

Here we are with Auntie Elsie – Nan’s sister, 96 years old and still baking beautiful apple pies!!

Harrison and his cousins – Mae, Maisie and Millie – how Mummy LOVED seeing him with all his cousins.

 

Beautiful Jasmine – Harrison had all the time in the world for her!

  

The “Oldies” – Uncle John, Aunt Christine, Nannie Budd , Uncle Alan, Nannie, Grandad and Aunt Jean.

The “Young Ones”  - Uncle Bradley, Auntie Lauren, Mummy, Rudy, Nicola, Jo, Chris, Lisa, Louise, Betsie and Daniel