A very quick post from London

Hi all, well we made it to London town ( I must say it is nice to be understood once again, I was begining to feel very dumb and frustrated about not being able to communicate properly). How I wish I had been more studious at French in school, although it is hard to get the relevence when you are so far away in little old NZ.

We have landed on our feet again and the place we are staying is great, great location (Pimlico - 2 stops from Victoria, 3 from Oxford Circus etc), great curry restaurant and pub and offy on the corner. It has 2 bedrooms and a kitchen which has made a big difference already.

Anyway, have been getting very behind in the postings so I thought I would load up a selected few, hope you enjoy......

ON BOARD COSTA FORTUNA

KATAKALON ( OLYMPIA )

Have to go for now...

PS Thanks for the comments Alison, yes I got it ok. (Wait till I post the Disneyland photos, they will love those -- no pressure now)

Some Memories of the Costa Cruise

Arriving in Venice by train, we had to make our way to the Port which is very conveniently located right by the bus and water bus station, only problem is there is a very large bridge over the canal which separates the trains from buses. Now you think that it would make sense to have a ramp, as most travellers tend to have luggage, but no not in Venice, just loads of steps for travellers to haul their luggage up and over. Or, of course you could take a water taxi (for 60 euro).

Anyway, we managed this hurdle, as kiwis can do anything and successfully checked into the ship and found our cabins. I have tried to describe the size, but really it was like a small city, a bit too big for me to be honest but still a great fun trip.

A quick Bonjour from Nice

Hello, Bula, Kia Ora and Bonjour. We have made it to the south of France. It is really pleasant here, the water is a beautiful azure blue (nearly as pretty as Fiji), but the beach is very rocky. The trip to Venice just whizzed by, it is an amazing place but much too many people, just a zoo. Will try to find the time to do some postings but we are on the go again tomorrow.

This one's just for you Meg....

Sota tale....