Chteau de Montjardin in the Ardennes. The castle dates from the 16th century and was enlarged in the 19th century. The railway viaduct crosses the Amblve River. DSC_0217p1
Between Maastricht and Bastogne, we traveled through the Ardennes region of Belgium. The Ardennes is a hilly region of thick forests and was the scene of heavy fighting in World War I and World War II. In August 1914, the Germa Read on...
la petite anecdote de la soire. Vers 20h je sors pour souper, je monte dans lascenseur, lintrieur une jeune femme, et cest le choc, car je pense la connaitre, la secrtaire dun client. En sortant je linterpelle et lui demande si elle est franaise, non je suis anglaise. Pratiquement le sosie de , physique, allure gnral. Je fais 200m dans la rue, on se retrouve au passage piton, et lui demande si el Read on...
We get to board a shuttle that will take us to the train station in Ravenna. There are a lot of cruise passengers who take the trains rather than fly.
Directions were fairly easy, one main street to the main square all others laid out on a square grid.
We found a caf and got 2 double cappuccinos to get our energy level up. Also got 2 stuffed croissants.
Streets were deserted which was a nice ch Read on...
We have been in a holding pattern at present here at Red Bay. Still waiting and hoping to get in soon at Bay Diesel for the second time. Otherwise, we will stay put until May 20th when we have a confirmed appointment. Pray that someone else cancels so we can get in early. Pray, Pray, Pray. Thank you.
Time to take you around the area. Thursday evening we went to Swamp Johns restaurant for their fi Read on...
Ah Porto, so glad that our apartment doesnt suffer from airbnb construction syndrome. It was a great nights to Aveiro and theres a coffee machine in the place. What else could you want?
We made ourselves a quick breakfast and went to talk to the ladies at the office of running the airbnb. They are super friendly and gave us some ideas of where to go and what to see, and better yet, how to get the Read on...
Heute habe ich es etwas ruhiger angehen lassen, meine Fe geschont und nach dem Frhstck nur die Kathedrale von Tours besichtigt. Der Kreuzgang ist auch sehenswert, aber Montags geschlossen. Von dort ging ich zum Starbucks und habe dort eine Kaffeepause eingelegt. Meine deutsche Kundenkarte ist dort leider nicht gltig. Es gbe noch zwei empfohlene Museen in der Stadt, die ich aber ignorierte und den Read on...
I first watched ‘Bangkok Hilton around 1992, when I was living in Dar es Salam, Tanzania; I borrowed it as a video from my local video shop and remember enjoying it enormously. It was made in 1989 as a for Australian TV and won awards for best actress (Nicole Kidman) and for being the most popular TV However, its low status as a work of cinematic art is apparent from IMDb, where it hardly gets Read on...
The weather was a bit sketchy today so we shifted plans and went to The British Museum to see all of the plundered treasures collected from around the world. The Egyptian artifacts and the remains of the Parthenon were particularly interesting to see. Don wasnt as impressed by this museum as The Louvre as it was more artifacts of life than art. We are ready for the Trivial Pursuit category of anci Read on...
What is Smash Palace? And why does the name sound familiar to you? It is an auto repair business. It is a museum. It is a car graveyard. It is a place that has featured in New Zealand films: Smash Palace (I can hear it all falling into place for you now), the original Goodbye Pork Pie and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
This is an absolute must see if you are travelling through the central North Islan Read on...
Overton a village in Wrexham County Borough now It wanted once to be in Shropshire . Why was that ? Well it was all to do with a detached part of Flintshire . An area miles away from the administrative centre of Mold split away by Denbighshire in between. An odd enclave known as the Maelor Saesneg - the English Maelor as opposed to the Welsh Maelor . They never got their wish . The county of Clwyd Read on...