Thursday, 31 July 2025

World Cruise Air Land and Sea

 

         At Sea   (Destignation  Bergen)                           Day 5                               Thursday 31/07/2025


            Today our first day at sea departing Dover at 22 00 and it has been smooth cruising all night and                right through the day we are now in the North Sea still an hour from Sunset.

The North Sea at 22 00 Hrs taken from our balcony 
Love 
Len and Val



 

orld Cruise Air Land and Sea

 


            London To Dover                                    Day 4                                     Wednesday 30/07/2025


            Today we departed London for Dover to board the Crown Princess for the beginning of our 57-day              cruise home. The bus driver we had did a marvelous job getting the bus of that size around the                    narrow streets the trip took two and a half hours. 

Dover Harbour

The white Cliffs of Dover and Princess Margarets Beach

A part of Dover Harbour That had a little mishap

The White Cliffs of Dover

The Crown Princess Our Cabin is third from the left second deck from the top


Rest are sights of London













Love 
Len and Val


Tuesday, 29 July 2025

World Cruise Air Land and Sea

 

            London                                                   Day 3                                                29/07/2025


            Today our last day in London we went into the countryside on Britan's fastest train on the South 

            East Railway the Sir Jason Kenny at 140 M P H to Ashford then by bus to Aldington this is                     where my Great Great Great Great Great Grandfather was the leader of the Aldington gang who            smuggle  rum to the Walnut Nut Tree Inn before he was transported to Van Diemen's Lan.                       Laura at the Walnut Tree Inn welcome us and show us where the smugglers hid when the law               came looking for them and also where they were giveing the all clear from a light in the hatch                  back window.


Two of the Southeastern High speed trains 

Len at the side door 




Val and I in the Beer Garden

The back bar that loft is where the smugglers hid



Getting ready to board the High-speed train.
Love
Len and Val


Monday, 28 July 2025

World Cruise Air Land and Sea

 

     World Cruise                                                   Day 2                                    27/ 07/ 2025

    

     Doha - London

  After a day of just sitting around wait for our flight to London mostly in the lounge in Doha

we decide to make our way to the boarding gate 30 minutes early that is when we either go for a            35-minute walk or catch the train Val made the choice quickly.

One the plane and ready we departed on time taken a straight up to the Turkish border then a left turn to the southern side of the Black Sea arriving in Heathrow at 22 05.

When getting to the baggage pick up one of our bags was there but one was not, we made were about to find out what our next move needed to be when it was fount over by the wall it must have fallen of the belt and place over by the wall.

View of Tower Bridge 36 floors up

The River Thames

Val and I London in the back ground

London Bridge

The Tower of London

Val enjoying a Pav

Val  and Trevor

The Monument to the Great Fire of London

London at Dusk

A cheese platter on Qatar flight


Doha 

Doha

Part of the train station

Doha Airport

Doha airport

The garden Lounge Doha airport

Garde lounge

Garden Lounge

Doha Airport
After Breakfast we transfer to the Raddison Blu i Euston Square and went to the Sky Garden for lunch and meet a friend Trevor Brown that we meat in Japan.
Love 
Len and Val

 

        

Sunday, 27 July 2025

World Cruise 2025 Air and Sea Melbourne to Melbourne


World Cruise                                     2025                                    Tullamarine Airport

                Saturday 26/07 2025                          Day 1                                                                                     
We departed on time on flight QR905 after a couple of enjoying hours in the Qatar lounge Tullamarine Airport

Val enjoying a nice wine in the Qatar lounge

                 Table set for supper                                     And Supper served
                                                           Sunrise over Muscat at 36,000 ft
                                                        Breakfast in the Al Mourjan Garden 
                                                              Eggs Benedictine 
                                                    This s the Mourjan Garden
                                                                 Mourjan Garden
                                               
                                                                     Love 
                                                                    Len and Val