2024 Middle Aged Wing Spreading

  Well sleep watchers,  recalibrated a little of that lost recently with a bit of a blackout, so much so did not make my intended early start to the gym, and groggily got underway well after 9, with the gym falling down the timetable. Breakfast shot up the timetable and with not having included it with our hotel, we took a quick glance up a nearby street, passed a church, another one of those xclusive bars (not so exclusive then) and hopped into the first cafe we could find.  Nuba it was called, ryhmes with Uber, who we are making a lot of use of on this trip. Went for chille eggs and coffee, which turned out to be a winning combination and something very different to start the day. A little bit of avacado, toast and salad to accompany and felt nicely set up. The morning was sliding away from us so uber needed to get us back on track. One of the big sights around here was the Thermal Resort . In my head, with Bucharest delicately balanced on a tectonic plate, was thermal ...

  It has become quite apparent over the years travelling as we dig through any research or guidebook almost every city is compared to Paris or Venice. Luckily we have been to both, unluckily we still have to visit everywhere else. And I can say confidently, having been to Paris and Venice, neither is enough reason to stop,however, the comparisons persist. So off to Bucharest we go, the Paris of the East! So the alarm went off at 4am albeit I have not slept for the best part of a month so pretty much been awake since the 1st December anticipating the alarm!  Out of bed and into action, taking the little car up to Heathrow on this trip, as Carys (the T Totaller) can then drive us back.  Getting max level of value out of Club Europe does involve the ability to consume some alcohol! 2 hours up to Heathrow Terminal 3 was all simply negotiated, Chrissi driving so that felt like a holiday of sorts for me from the off!  Dropped the car off in short stay to be whisked off to ...