While I had been to the UK before, I had not experienced small town England. I must say, the small town of Farringdon was a huge surprise. Such a beautiful and quaint town that never ceased to leave me in wonder about its history and never left me without a pint of beer. Amazingly, in a town of 500 people we discovered five pubs!

Our second night out was spent in Oxford. This university town was full of busy pubs, somewhat less quaint, but a great night out all the same.

We arrived in Paris in the evening and decided to head out for some night time sight seeing. Paris is one of those tourist destinations that allows you to walk from attraction to attraction in no more than a few hours. The next morning we did it all again, with bright sun and blue skies.

We visited the Louvre and although the art was as brilliant as I had expected, I found the hoards of people photographing every second exhibit oddly just as interesting. Poor Mona, she must be flash blind by now.

One of the endearing features of the city is the Cafe/bar culture that encourage people watching by situating the seating along the footpaths with all chairs facing outward after lunch. My kind of town.

The highlight you ask? Watching The Moulin Rouge. Not the best show I have seen by a long shot, but its important to remember that is was never meant to be polished to the level of a broadway show - just lots of boobs and the one and only Can-Can. Definitely one for the 'to do before you die' list (if you have a spare $300!!!).

Aaaaah, beer. Lots of beer. One litre at a time beer. Barmaids that show you respect once you're on your fourth litre of beer beer. Traditional Bavarian pork-knuckle with beer. Beer at Augustiner. Beer at Spatenhaus. Beer with pretzels and music at the Hofbrauhaus. Beer at the Weisses Brauhaus. Aaaaah, Munich.