The trip...a summary.

So, where does one start when describing a 3 week holiday overseas? I guess this will just have to be chronological...as mundane as that sounds, I can't find it in me to sit here and write umpteen paragraphs today. A more fully scaled description of events will follow, but the outline will go something like this: - Flight from Melbourne left at midnight on 21st September. Arrived London 8pm that night. Long haul flights suck. Sleeping tablets are a god send. - My sister Miss M and her boyfriend Lord Bez met us at Heathrow and took us back to our digs in Earlsfield for the next 11 days. - First day wandered around Richmond and Wimbeldon. Too tired to do much else. - Second day went on London Eye, walked to Covent Garden, Leister Square, Trafalgar Square, Picadilly, Had a tour of Buckingham Palace. Feet hurt. - Third Day went down to Brighton to visit my dear old grandmother. - Fourth Day hitched a ride with Miss M and Lord Bez to Cambridge. Wandered around there, took a tourist bus around the town and caught train back to London. Met up with Mr S who came over for a few drinks and dinner. - Fifth Day went into London again but Miss R had dodgy lunch so day trip aborted. - Sixth Day caught up with old family friend the Gabster and her hubby. Miss M then cooked a great roast with my dear cousins also dropping in. Great night. - Seventh Day down to Brighton again and took grandma to high Tea at the Brighton Grand Hotel. - Eighth Day to the Tower of London and Greenwich. - Ninth Day shopping around Oxford Street - Tenth Day last trip down to Brighton. - Eleventh Day Camden Market and Natural History Museum - Twelfth Day fly out to Barcelona. Main suitcase lost. Spanish people not very friendly nor helpful. Hired bikes and rode around a bit. - Thirteenth Day suitcase shows up. Catch tourist bus around Barcelona. - Fourteenth Day Catch tourist bus to La Sagrida Familia cathedral and to Park Guell. - Fifteenth Day get stitched up for phone calls and a $80 cab ride to airport. Vow never to return to Barcelona. Arrive in Paris and feel instantly welcomed. Wander around a bit. - Sixteenth Day catch tourist bus around Paris. Marvel at LaFayette department store. - Seventeenth Day Catch tourist bus to Musee D'Orsay and the underground to Montmarte. Get hassled by a group of dodgy African guys. Trust no-one. - Eighteenth Day Fly back to Australia...lose a day. Again sleeping tablets are a god send, but being sat in the 'baby zone' was well out of order. - Nineteenth day home.