Europe 2019

22 June 2019: Helsinki Finland Well our morning started with a bang!! At 6 hubby,s phone rang with a code alpha message so that had him from sleeping to sitting straight on the bed in seconds, skrik my elke keer morsdood!!! Then it was a false alarm but the damage had been done and we were both wide-awake, so he decided to visit the gym en ek het bly le. On my first visit to Helsinki, so had breakfast and then it was time to go exploring all on my own. The area where we dock was disappointing for has nothing only the busses to collect people and no maps or information places, seating or tents nothing, so had to go on instinct. Walked all along the waterfront and when i got to dustbins with rubbish scattered all over the place was not a good feeling. There were lots and lots of ducks everywhere so don’t know if they were the culprits!!! Then the dark clouds started gathering and i knew i was going to be caught in rain, thank goodness was prepared but walking around in...

14 JUNIE 2019: Port Elizabeth All excited to leave and join hubby in Coperhagen on Sunday,has been a long 6 weeks but the time has finally arrived. Dropped off nice and early to fly to Joburg. Liitle did I know that my time at the airport was going to go from leaving at 1 to leaving after 4!! All the flights were delayed without a word from any airport authority,all we got was flight delayed on the board and then the departure time that kept on getting later and later!!! I then phoned my travel agent to find what to do if I miss my connecting flight in Joburg,but was glad to hear that the airline that is responsible for the delay then has to get you to your destination or put you up in hotel for the night. Had worked out that had to leave PE at 4 at the latest to catch my connecting flight to Dubai. At 4.15 we eventually left PE and landed in Jhb at 5.55 and I knew I would have to run like hell and just hope no long lines at passport control to get to my gate in time. ...