Daily Helen

It was a lovely sunny afternoon... went for a stroll at one of my favourite places,  Groot Constantia . Spring is so very close. ~ A ye...

It was a beautiful weather today. Went down to Simon's Town for a swim in the sea (cold!), followed by a seafood lunch overlooking th...

Went down to Kalk Bay today, took a stroll along Main Road, popped into a few shops and had lunch at The Annex . Nice way to spend a Sund...

This afternoon we went to check out Kirstenbosch's new tree canopy walk. ~ A year ago today I was drinking juice ~ 

I think my favourite church in Florence is San Miniato on the Mount. Was well worth the climb up the hill to see it today. ~ A year ago...

Visited the Boboli Gardens this morning - definitely a highlight of our visit to Florence.  ~ A year ago today I was watching New Girl ...

Climbed 414 steps up the Campanile to get a view of Il Duomo and the city. ~ A year ago today I was admiring one of my succulents ~ 

Arrived in beautiful Florence today. We're staying south of the river so will be crossing the bridge to the centre of town most days....

I've seen a lot of museums this week! This new one at Casa Romana was small but interesting. ~ A year ago today I was wearing tight...

We toured the Vatican City museum today. Full of incredible treasures. ~ A year ago today I'd just started an easy read ~ 

On holiday in Rome! Our first stroll included the grand Piazza Navona.  ~ A year ago today my garden was smelling sweet ~ 

Joined the gang for burgers and shakes at Royale Eatery today. Yum!  ~ A year ago today I was having fruit for breakfast ~ 

As always we saw the vendors selling their wares down in Simon's Town when we went for our weekly swim. Water was chilly today!  ~ ...

I took the Aerial Cableway up to the top of Table Mountain this evening. It was awesome! ~ A year ago today I was folding laundry ~  ...

This morning I went down to the Waterfront and visited the Da Vinci exhibition . It was really interesting! ~ A year ago today I was h...

Love this city! Our little hotel is on the left. ~ A year ago today I was busy at work ~ 

We're arrived in Paris today! To help us get our bearings we did a boat trip on the Seine. ~ A year ago today I was eating chocolat...

This morning we visited the beautiful and serene Fontenay Abbey . What a special place. ~ A year ago today I was giving Scrap a scratch...

Today we visited the impressive  Château de Tanlay . ~ A year ago today the sky was lovely ~ 

Looking down to Noyers and surrounding countryside from the view site at the top of the hill outside the village. ~ A year ago today it...