Royal Castle in Warsaw = Zamek Krlewski w Warszawie. Begun as the Castle of the Dukes of Masovia. Restyled and enlarged in the 16th and 17th centuries. Rebuilt in after destruction in World War II. DSC_0964
Today was a free day in Warsaw before the tour officially began. Susan and I planned to explore the old town and visit Warsaw Castle. While the tour would later make a stop there, ti would no Read on...
Delayed start while we waited for the rain to stop and when we headed out it was with raincoats and an umbrella.
We had decided to use the Park and Ride into the city as parking costs at £25+ prohibitive. We discovered later that the area round the main, Grand Parade carpark was gridlocked with queues of cars entering and leaving so a great decision. Instead we drove a couple of miles to the Par Read on...
I enjoyed seeing UK a lot. I visited there three times in 2016,2017 and 2018! Amazing views even on transit! This was my first trip to Europe in years which was amazing! It took me 21 yrs to get to Europe before this blasty ugly pandemic! I was very fortunate I got to go to England. I somehow found money on the street to buy my ticket to London, United Kingdom for the first time. I was somewhat sn Read on...
Started out from our motel just after 8am. Fine drizzle had started and temperature in the low 20s this morning so We soon crossed the Mississippi River and were now in the State of Mississippi and as the sign on the bridge said the home of American music. No sign of Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn on the bridge - so we pressed on.
Our track took us onto some narrow sealed roads betwee Read on...
Last day of our Malaria prophylaxis. Since our arrival we diligently were taking one tablet of Malanil a day. The North East of South Africa is Malaria country especially in the rainy season and it is certainly prudent to take precautions. Since Rorkes Drift we have exited the Malaria territory, needed however to continue the treatment for another 7 days. Malaria is a infectious disease that affe Read on...
Spittal Pond Nature Reserve covers 64 acres of wetlands along the South Shore, with winding walking trails. The first trail was cut through Spittal Pond in 1966 but it wasnt until 1986 that Spittal Pond became a protected nature reserve under the National Park act.
We learnt about the Checkerboard, an unusual limestone formation with a distinct pattern of cracks where whalers used to haul out the Read on...
Having been allowed a until what calls almost lunchtime7:30am..we headed into town. Glasgow was very quiet and yes I know its Sunday but, for such a populous city, the streets were mainly devoid of what you may know as people. Great stuff.
We had a few hours until we were due to checkout so plenty of time to walk to the cathedral and necropolis. There are plenty of old buildings in Glasgow to p Read on...
Today we are leaving the ‘Sherry Flat. I am dreading the drive out. Ian has extracted the car from its spot in the underground garage. Fortunately no one ever took up the space beside him as I did wonder how he would ever open the door to get in - the spaces are very tight! a several point turn has the car rotated the required 180 degrees to access the ramp and he is up and away. Now I just have Read on...
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse. Cast iron lighthouse built in1 1844. the lighthouse tower is 118 feet (36 m), though its location on the hill enables its light to be at 354 feet (108 m) above sea level. IMG_7299
Carnival Legend docked at Kings Wharf at the Royal Naval Dockyard early on Wednesday morning. Susan and watched the docking while having breakfast on the Lido Deck. A beautiful sunny morning. The Read on...
TOUR 2 – Great Iberian Tour – FRI, 03 JUN 2022 – Day 4: Visit Lisbon. Evening transfer. In the morning we will have a sightseeing tour with a local guide. We will visit the traditional neighbourhoods including the Belem district, which is the birthplace of the great Portuguese navigators who sailed the oceans in the Fifteenth Century. We will have a look around the Monument of the Discover Read on...