Well that almost wraps up our epic family trip and anniversary celebration! After continental hotel breakfast, we took the new Elizabeth...

Early departure from hotel to be at train station for the recommended 90 minutes in advance of our Eurostar Chunnel ride back to London....

Couldn’t resist another quick dip in the pool this morning; when is the next time we’re likely to have our own private backyard pool?...

Big sleep-in this morning; boys didn’t stir until almost noon. Faith was up earlier, motivated to get into the swimming pool, and got me...

This morning, we made the tough decision to not travel to northern France this trip. It would have meant more of our few remaining hours...

So that was a mixed sleep experience! Most of us slept pretty well with the open air exposure. Beth was the exception - she was aware of...

A rough start to this day, and a rough end. I had stayed up late last night working on the blog, and it took longer than predicted to...

We were sluggish to wake this morning, but still packed up in time for 11 am checkout. Beth had identified a cafe in central Arles for...

Packed up and drove to airport, returning our rental. We had successfully road tripped from Marbella to Barcelona, more than 1500 km! ...

[long entry today!] Even though we had just landed in Barcelona, we took the morning to drive an hour out of the city to Montserrat - a...

Beth and I so enjoyed the sunset yesterday, we set the alarm to watch it again today! Same yummy breakfast buffet with same amazing...

Set the alarm so Beth and I could watch the sunrise, coming up from out of the ocean. Turns out our balcony faces due east, so we had a...

Straight up, this was not my most favourite day of the trip. First, we had to check out of probably the nicest and most comfortable of...

This was a chill day, with no major outings or agenda, other than resting, eating, swimming, and playing. The AirBnB we rented is in a...

Before checking out of Benalmàdena flat, Beth called a family meeting where we would have a state of the union moment and discuss the...

One place I was keen to revisit, 25 years later, was the Alhambra in Granada, a particularly memorable spot on our first honeymoon. It is...

We had to check out of our AirBnB flat by 11, but we were allowed to leave our packs there for the day, as the next guests at the flat...

We try most Sundays to maintain a habit of attending church. Beth sourced out that Hillsong has a church planted in Paris, and they have...

Another big sleep in today - kids didn’t stir until around noon! Once we were ready, we got a kind of brunch at a local creperie, not far...

Not surprisingly, we had a BIG sleep-in after our late night Bastille Day adventures. Rather than having another day of looking at...