Greetings from Carrbridge, a small village in the northern parts of the Caingorms National Park, quiet, with a population of just over 700 people – 708 to be exact. Gosh, this is remote. Having just arrived from the touristy town of Ballater, a seeming metropolis it has taken a bit of time to wind down a gear and adjust to village life – a place where everyone seems to know everyone, and as a Read on...
Ein strahlender Morgen, das Hotel war erstaunlich voll - etwa 2 Stunden von Athen, billig, was will man mehr. Noch einige Zeit am Strand gesessen, dann los. Mein heutiges Ziel war berhaupt keine Tagesreise, sondern nur kurz einmal ber die Berge, und schon bin ich da bei den sieben Zwergen. Das war jedenfalls der Plan. Es ging schon damit an, dass ich mich total vertan hatte mit der Entfernung, die Read on...
Jasna Gra Monastery and Lubomirski Gate. On the Jasna Gra 1 1/2 M. to the W. of the railway station, stand the famous Pauline Monastery, surrounded by a pentagonal wall with 1914. DSC_0292p1
Częstochowa (pronounced is the location of the Jasna Gra monastery that houses the Black Madonna icon. The image of the Black Madonna (Czarna Madonna) or Our Lady of Częstochowa is an icon of Mary. Our La Read on...
On Sunday, after brunch, Ghislan dropped us off at the train station where we would take the train to London. We had to go thru some security but as we were traveling light, we had no problems. Well, we did have 2 bags with mostly food, over the limit but no one said anything.
In London the new rule was that we would need to get a Covid test between the time we arrived and the end of day 2. The t Read on...
Many years ago I wrote an essay entitled ‘The Fascination of Chess. Now I am writing a similar essay about snooker. The trigger for this essay is the World Snooker Championship, which I am watching on TV. The finished yesterday – Saturday April 30th 2022 – and the final begins today. Ronnie OSullivan will be playing Judd Trump.
The standard of play in this world championship has been very Read on...
Woke up this Sunday morning to another sunny day with fresh mountain air and we went back to Porters Restaurant for breakfast for the second time. We both had the Fruit Parfait and OJ and I had a coffee as well and did not realise our vouchers only allowed one beverage but the water said it was all OK. Id overlooked to mention yesterday that I was able to watch the AFL Grand Final whilst we were s Read on...
La traverse fut ma foi fort agrable. Comme depuis le dbut de notre voyage, il faisait un temps superbe. Jai mme russi me faire griller sur le pont pendant un bon minutes avant que Romy et Delphine dcident de jouer me grimper dessus pour faire bateau sur leau sur un bateau sur leau (#miseenabyme).
En sortant du traversier, on doit aller acheter notre souper puisque notre hte nous a avertis qui Read on...
We woke this morning in Duluth to 46 degrees. So we dressed for cold weather. By the time we left at 8:45 it was 49 degrees, but the overcast skies that loomed over us for most of the day kept the temperatures on the chilly side. The trees along our route had more color than yesterday, but my attempts to capture them in photos were unsuccessful due to the fact that the light was bad. There is noth Read on...
Having been told last night by lady in reception that nobody could leave the campsite between 8.15 and 14.00 we were not really expecting to do a lot today. But we checked Google maps which shows a road to the left as we go out of the campsite which is not included in the roads closed off for the cycle part of the triathlon.
I asked again at reception, different lady this time and she said yes we Read on...
Thursday: Back to Bikes & Riders after a night sleeping in the Sleeping under a piece of plastic a very rare if ever, previous experience for me. At the bike shop we fitted lowering links to my new bike, due to me being vertically challenged & nearly unable to reach the ground. Out of Mt Isa by around 10am on sealed roads heading East for Mckinlay.
We stopped for lunch at the Mckinlay Walkabout Read on...