Travel Blog

Seth and I were off to Borough Market to meet up with a fellow Wellington cellist, Lavinnia. For those who don’t know, this market is London’s most famous, boasting a wide selection of local and international foods. You can trace its roots back to the twelfth century, with the current buildings it resides in dating from the 1850s. Unlike many other markets we have been to while traveling, the wholesale stalls are situated inside. ...

We began the morning with exploring the city and walking around the Saturday market before heading towards the castle. Not all markets have a carousel! We made our way though the city centre towards La Chataeu De Caen for our castle fix. After emerging from a narrow old street, we gazed upon the west side of the castle and made our approach. Walking around the periphery, we were suddenly ambushed by some French tourists who were looking for the entrance; It seems the castle was still well fortified against unwanted infiltrators. ...

Definitely still out of it, we didn’t wake up until 11am. I think also props to the comfy bed and first comfortable temperatures in a few weeks. After having a breakfast of coffee, banana, and cheese (a classic combination) we lazed for a bit enjoying the sun and the selection of books avaliable at the apartment. Deciding it was time to stop being lazy, we headed out into the town centre of Caen. ...

Bonjour! We landed in Paris at lunchtime (we think), timezones all out of wack after a 1am flight from New York to landing at 12:30pm. Navigating what was the easiest airport customs ever, thank god because I don’t know what french we would have managed with little sleep, we meandered out to try find our first of three trains. Managing to pick up our train tickets, we made it into Paris proper. ...

Our last day of New York had dawned, packing our bags we planned to do something that could take up most of the day and involved both bag check and air con. Bags packed ready for the tourist look. The Museum of Modern Art was to be our destination. Tickets in hand, bags stowed away, we picked up some free audio guides to listen to as we walked. One the Monet’s on display. ...

We walked past this Spy Museum a few days previously and couldn’t wait to go check it out. Having booked tickets the day before, we headed downtown and excitedly went in. Upon entering we were given wrist tags with RFID chips in them. With these we were then set up with a spy profile, able to scan them at designated check points to answer questions, and complete challenges. Jordan at said check point. ...