Day 28: Gorgeous Grindelwald

Breakfast was included in our hotel price, so we felt obliged to partake.  Breakfast fare was OK, a large assortment, but since I have been eating so much for lunch and dinner I had generally been skipping breakfast,.  In fact there is a packet of muesli I bought in Uzès I’ve been carrying around with me still unopened.  But that's enough boring breakfast talk....

What every good hotel buffet should include

Europe Day 4: Cotswolds

Today we were off in our Zippy car for a taste of England outside of London.
Opening the boot to load our luggage, we found the previous renter had forgotten theirs.  A bag full of ciggies.  Blugh.  Why couldn't it have been chocolates?
Back to back double-decker buses blocked our view from Waterloo Bridge; peak hour London was very slow going til we eventually got out into the suburbs.
On the motorway we made good time as we passed green hills and paddocks of sheep and drove on the outskirts of Oxford.

New Zealand: Concerning Hobbits

After brekkie we headed south. We drove straight past Auckland without visiting, but what a beautiful city.
The afternoon was spent at Hobbiton, but we can't post any pics as we had to sign confidentiality agreements since the sets are all done up for the new Hobbit movie. It was fantastic! The sheep shearing was pretty good too. 13000 sheep on the farm, and about 40,000,000 in NZ. Though we reckon so far we'd see more sheep back in Victoria. Oh and the lamb burger was really tasty too at the Shire's Rest.
Back into town we grabbed some really tasty roast meat from Matamata Roast Takeaway for dinner.  Best takeaway!  Pork Roast roll was to die for.