Der erste Teil, immerhin 160 km, war durchs Gebirge und pausenlos kurvig. Rtselhafter Weise gab es praktisch keine Straenschilder, aber dann kam unerwartet ein Warnschild, dass eine Kurve kommt. Und bitte was ist mit all den anderen Kurven, die ein unbeschildertes Leben fhren mssen??
Auch hier waren fast alle Siedlungen nur noch temporr bewohnt, 20 km auf solchen Straen ist fast zu weit, um tglic Read on...
It was a bright sunny day and a new destination was on the horizon. After breakfast we took the metro to the airport and rented a car for the remainder of the trip. Oslo was our destination and we had all the time in the world to get there before sunset, after all it was the land of the midnight sun! Driving wasnt an issue as it was a left hand drive system and google maps our friend! Highway E20 Read on...
First stop this morning is the Line of Lode Memorial. This is named after the local ore body, and sits atop the mullock heap that overlooks the town. I tried up here after dark last evening to take some happy snaps of the town at night, but the gate at the base of the hill was locked. A forbidding looking sign said that it was too dangerous to access. I assumed from this that the mullock heap had Read on...
Slow departure from the campsite because of the very (very) narrow railway bridge between the campsite and the road. Involved pushing passenger mirror in and then Bob driving through with me in front watching every inch of space on either side. Bob did it. He does has excellent spatial judgement.
And then the slow drive to end all slow drives. Think every vehicle in England is on the East West ro Read on...
Okay, you may all exhale now. You were holding your breath for this special treat....werent you? It was the plan from our last blog...you did follow through I hope. Lulu tried to take a deep breath but nothing happened (no lungs).
I promised you that you would enjoy this next excursion. We sure did. We gathered our family and drove to Fairport, NY (outside of Rochester). Here we boarded a big boa Read on...
Day 70 - The sun was shining in through the windows this morning. We are into the last few days of May. The Works of Fiction the forecasters got most of Mays weather correct . It has been the hottest Spring and the hottest May for years. Sitting out in the sun has the norm. Walking has to be done early before the up. It is Saturday morning and June the first day of meteorological Summer is just a Read on...
We settle into our now very routine morning of lazing around our hotel room interspersed with the odd dip in the pool.
It seems that were here in the middle of Broomes annual Shinju Matsuri Festival, so we head off into Chinatown to watch the parade. We read that the name is Japanese for Festival of the Pearl, and its been going for 51 years. Its intended to celebrate the four very diverse cultur Read on...
Today was Dons birthday with some treats in store. Of course the first was Lesley singing Happy Birthday and giving him a birthday card.
After a rough night with muscle cramps in both legs he slowly got his act together as we went to breakfast. Lesley showed him some helpful leg stretches and suggested that he have a massage so that was booked for the afternoon. As a benefit of membership in the Read on...
The canal was built between 1793 and 1816, it runs for 25.5 miles in total, and consists of two sections. Following acquisition by a in 1856, it gradually declined, the southern section being by 1945, and the northern section little better.
The southern section was restored by the National Trust between 1961 and 1964, after an attempt to close it was thwarted. The revived canal was by HM Queen Read on...
The mediaeval town of bidos is one of the most picturesque and well preserved in Portugal. Just 70kms from Lisbon.
Our guide Igor grew up in the area & was very passionate to show us this ancient town despite the rain pouring down.
Located on high ground near the Atlantic coast bidos has had a strategic importance & had already been settled prior to the Romans arrival in the Iberian Peninsula.
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