Stiftung Rosengart - Rosengart Collection. works by Modigliani, Czanne, Matisse, Renoir, Dufy, and Soutine, this gallery is sure to delight. An emphasized display of works by Picasso and Paul Klee. Pilatusstrasse 10. DSC_0568
Wednesday morning was free before out afternoon bus transfer to Basel and the Viking Rhine cruise boat. Susan and I made the most of it and, once again, Susan was the guide. Read on...
Another good day although the track was very rocky and rough. These conditions mean you have to be careful with every step as its so easy to roll an ankle. As such its surprising how much more effort goes into such a day. The distance and elevation with previous days but the extra degree of concentration means today was considerably more tiring than previous days.
The landscape is changing here, Read on...
Cologne, Germany. We docked near the Lindt Chocolate Museum, an interesting architectural mix of a modern construction over an old brick building. Starting at the boat, our walking tour took us past the city hall, also a new structure built onto an old one, and to Cologne Cathedral, a superstar of Gothic architecture that contains many beautiful stained glass windows and wonderful interior and ex Read on...
According to Winespeed: Champagne (designated NV on the wines label) is a blend of wines from different years harvests and from different vineyards and villages (crus) within the Champagne region. Champagne wines represent the vast majority of Champagne wines produced. (By contrast, vintage Champagne represents a little less than 6%!o(MISSING)f exports). Champagne wines are valued for their con Read on...
Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia was the location for todays virtual trip with Mateja (The female version of Matthew).
David & I had visits Ljubljana a couple of years ago so I was looking forward to revisiting the area around the three bridges and the old town.
We started at the Dragon Bridge a unique creation considered to be an extraordinary piece of technical heritage and example of Art No Read on...
Heute Morgen acht Uhr, ich ziehe die Vorhnge zurck und was sehen meine noch verschlafenen Augen, es regnet in Strmen! ?. Frhstcken konnten wir aber trotzdem im Freien auf der Hotelterrasse, zum einen da es herrlich warm war, die Terrasse des Hotels mehrheitlich gedeckt ist und last but not least hatte es aufgehrt zu regnen?.
Eigentlich wollten wir heute das Maggiatal hoch bis nach Fusio fahren un Read on...
Is this the day when life starts to spring back to normal ? Is the day when we can indeed smile and think the worse is over . I wondered as I stood leaning against a wall watching the Covid World go by me. I do like a good lean against a wall . We had settled into lockdown in Wales .It was hard to believe we had been here seven whole weeks now and it had started to feel relatively normal . We had Read on...
South Wales was the destination. We had been to the Brecon Beacons previously and this time we were able to visit a few more places. We spent the first two days in the Brecon Beacons, one day spent doing a walk up to Sugarloaf hill covered in Brecon and the next day we did a 14km walk around Llyn y Fan Fach and Fan Fawr reservoirs. So far the weather has been pretty decent!
We then made our way S Read on...
Yesterday morning, May 13th 2022, I learnt from the Guardian newspaper that Robert Gillmor, the bird artist, had died. I was slightly shocked. He is probably the most famous person I have ever spoken to. We have several things he loved birds; he was Reading born and bred; he was a teacher (at Leighton Park School in Reading); he knew my mother.
I first came across him in Reading in the At that t Read on...
As one of the perfect examples of a modern city, Toronto has some incredible buildings and structures that appeal to not only Canadians but also people all over the world.
We started our virtual tour at St.Lawrence Market, located in Torontos historic Old Town, the St. Lawrence Market has seen many faces since its construction in the 17th century. Along with being a marketplace, the St. Lawrence Read on...