I Love Me Some Rocks, aka. Stonehenge

Because when driving to Cornwall from London...well, why not?

I've always wanted to visit Stonehenge, and lucky as has Chewy, so on our way to Cornwall we took a little detour and danced in the rain.  That is to say, I danced and pretended I was from the stone age, and Chewy watched and pretended he didn't know me.

England delivered some great weather for us, which we weren't expecting unfortunately! So whilst everyone else was clad in rain jackets and suitable clothing, we were in shorts.  That didn't bother us too much though, because after we'd spent enough time outside in the rain we had a little picnic in the car, and watched the sheep in the fields also not be terribly happy about the current weather situation.  

All in all, we got a few good hours of fun out of Stonehenge.  Go on and give it a visit too when you're next in London!

It really is hauntingly beautiful.

And now to a series of photos of me jumping, to varying degrees of success, in a field in the pouring rain just after I'd walked, skipped, hopped and ran several hundred metres through it.

"Hi, we are tourists".

Pure. Joy.

What you can't tell is that I was actually doing a merry jig when Chewy pulled out the camera for this one.  There is nothing quite as fun as dancing in the rain (especially at Stonehenge).

Sunshine in Budapest Part II

The sun was shining, the birds were singing, flowers were in full bloom…Budapest could not have been any prettier.  We read in a guidebook that you shouldn’t visit Budapest during summer because of the ‘stifling’ heat, but honestly, whoever wrote that lied and just didn’t want you to visit during the loveliest months of the year.  

We walked from Pest to Buda to see the castle and the ramparts, and it definitely didn’t disappoint.  On our walk, we passed yet another vegetarian restaurant by chance, this time a raw, vegan one.  We’d just had breakfast and weren’t at all hungary (I couldn’t resist, sorry), but again we were surprised at the number of vegetarian restaurants that seemed to be around.  Visiting the ramparts is free, so we kept things cheap that day by walking around the beautiful gardens and streets on top of the hill.  Getting into the castle does cost something, and for those of you with European passports do bring them because you pay half the price, and it is home to an extensive gallery.  We decided against going in because we really wanted to see an old castle in all its glory and weren’t too keen on a gallery that day, and we were trying to be stingy.  

So we walked and walked, and occasionally/frequently stopped because I had a horrible sinus infection and was a resident of struggle town.  The upside to this was that we could enjoy the incredible weather as it was simply stunning outside!  Without further ado, here are the photos.  Hope you enjoy them!

 

Chewy was feeling a bit peckish after all the sightseeing, and indulged in this artery clogger. 

Cider & Stunning Views in Budva, Montenegro

Montenegro, or Crna Gora, is an amazing, albeit fairly small, country.  Our already short stay there was cut short by one day due to airline problems, which saw us spending the night in Belgrade, Serbia.  But nonetheless, we made it to Podgorica by the next morning and then caught a bus to the coastal city of Budva.  

Budva is beautiful, vibrant and sun-drenched.  And there are a lot of Russian tourists there.  A lot. I don't think my Cyrillic has ever been this good!  We had a pretty chilled out time in Budva on the first day and just explored the Old Town, went to the beach, and had the biggest slice of burek I've ever had and ever will have in my life.  It was a monster.  Unfortunately we didn't get a picture, but I kid you not it was enormous and I didn't eat for a day afterwards because it filled me up so much.  Oh and it was tasty as anything.  

I also need to mention our amazing accommodation, it was one of my favourite hostels ever!  We stayed at Saki Hostel, and Saki himself i what can only be described as a total lad.  On arrival you are treated to a shot of homemade rakija and a slice of cake.  What better way to arrive? 

Istanbul Take 2

And here is the rest of the Istanbul trip in condensed, photo format.  This time involving shisha, night walks through the city, street art, Topkapi Palace, and a great vegetarian food find!  Enough said.

Full photography credits for this post go to Chewy.