Is this what Birdsville really like? Thats we made in unison as we entered the main street last evening. Two vehicles parked beside the pub, occupants probably seated at the bar, lone attendants at the 2 fuel services, no one wandering about and only 3 vehicles with their vans in the (12.2ha) caravan park with their owners seated around a fire conversing. Not even a dog in sight. As the night wor Read on...
Aprs Bologne, nous lavouons, on tait un peu fatigus et pourtant il fallait garder notre dynamisme puisque nous approchions du 5 juillet, date de nos 54 ans de mariage
Nous avions pens pouvoir nous gter dun bon restau Parme, mais au camping on nous dit que ce nest pas facile dy arriver en transport et que si nous laissons Pollux dans un des parkings proche nous risquions de ne plus le retrouver o Read on...
We continued to head south towards Pimba, after which we would leave the Stuart Highway and head past Woomera and then get to Roxby Downs. Before leaving the main highway, we stopped in at Lake Hart for a coffee break – like many others. The Ghan train skirts this beautiful spot on its way north or south so we crossed the line and walked down to the waters edge to inspect the ruins of what appe Read on...
cette page de blog dans lavion entre Lyon et Duba, je devrais plus tt dire dans une nurserie. A lenregistrement javais demand si il y restait des places un peu plus spacieuses pour les jambes. Il y en avait une, bien, vers la cloison de sparation, super pour les jambes, l o on peut accrocher une table pour ventuellement changer les nourrissons. Sur les 30 places autour de moi il doit y une douzain Read on...
This was a day of villages and fields. We started at for the short walk to Hailes Abbey . Destroyed during the persecution of Roman Catholics by Henry VIII, the building is now a picturesque ruin. Nearby, the older Hailes Parish Church still has original wall paintings and tiles (restored)
We crossed a few fields and came across a village. For the whole day. There were sheep in fields, cows in fi Read on...
Boy, is it good to get out and doing a little traveling! Even if it just a two night trip. Took the Black Beast (AKA R8) to the historical section of Charleston. Leona and I had been there over 30 years ago, however, it was mostly a tennis trip with a week spent at Wild Dunes. Unfortunately, the week after we left in 1989, Hugo caused a lot of damage to the area. On this trip, the focus was more o Read on...
Grant Parks beginnings dates back to 1835, when citizens, lakefront development, lobbied to protect the open space. As a result, the parks original area east of Michigan Avenue was designated public ground forever to remain vacant of buildings.
After the Great Fire of 1871, the area became a dump site for piles of charred rubble, the first of many landfill additions.
In 1901, the city transferre Read on...
Olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem. ...the Garden of Gethsemane, a word signifying The garden, still a quiet and secluded spot, is surrounded by a wall and forms an irregular square, with a diameter of 70 paces. It belongs to the Franciscans. The earliest account of the place dates from the 4th cent.; and in this case tradition tallies with the Bible narrative. ... The garden co Read on...
Cherry blossom – or sakura - season in Tokyo is truly a magical experience. Thousands of trees burst into bloom, dousing the streets with stunning shades of pink. The flowers are a national obsession and people flock to parks to hold hanami parties and picnics to view and photograph them. Stores will stock their shelves with or flavored items, such as sakura bento lunch boxes and even serve pin Read on...
From the Washington Post: Across the country, pollen season is starting earlier and intensifying because of rising global temperatures and carbon dioxide concentrations. Previous research showed that pollen season lengthened by 20 days over the past three decades across North America, while pollen concentrations increased by 21 percent. The most affected places were the U.S. Southeast and Midwest. Read on...