So while still in employment, I have taken advantage of another school trip to Poland. This is the third time that I have been to Krakow on a trip with 30 students. I have also been with Matilda a year ago. Day 1 – Wednesday 21st, afternoon – The Jewish Quarter, Krakow. Day 2 – Thursday 22nd, morning – Wawel Castle. Day 2 – Thursday 22nd, afternoon – Auschwitz and Birkenau. Day 3 – Friday 23rd, morning – Wieliczka Salt Mine. Day 3 – Friday 23rd, afternoon – Schindler’s Factory Museum.
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I would like to highly recommend a visit to the Postal Museum and Mail Train in London. We did it today. Have a look at the videos and photos below. The website with all the details is here. In the earlier 20th century the managers of the Post Office were concerned with the congested traffic on the roads of London. This was impacting on their ability to deliver the post. Their solution was to build a network of underground tunnels connecting Paddington station, to the west, Mount Pleasant Mail Centre, in the Centre, and Liverpool Station to the east. They then added miniature electric trains to carry the mail bags. The Post Office now lets you experience the route the mail used to travel.
So, today we are on a quick trip to Brussels in Belgium. Just two days away with old friends: John and Belinda Robinson. Following a bus ride into Bromley, and a Thameslink train from Bromley South direct to Kings Cross St Pancras, we took the 10:58 Eurostar to Brussels. Day One was planned as a bit of a pub crawl around the iconic traditional pubs of Brussels sampling Belgian beers. Day two will involve a bit more culture, because Matilda says so. After arriving at Brussels Gare du Midi, at 14:05, our first stop is our hotel to drop off our bags. We were staying at the ibis Hotel Brussels Centre Gare to Midi. <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Cantillon Brewery and Brussels Museum of the Gueuze Click here for their website. We may, as a nation, have evolved a habit of complaining about the influence of Brussels bureaucracy but excessive health and safety regulations do not seem to have reached the Cantillon Brewery on Rue Gheude where visitors are trusted to behave themselves on a self-guided tour. After a brief explanation of the brewing […]