I posted some photos on FB. I had Centre Court tickets, as well as freedom to roam the grounds, much like Wimbledon and the US Open. Most tennis fans know that the French Open in Paris is played on clay courts. In fact, it is the only remaining Grand Slam event played on clay. Wimbledon in London is played on grass, while the Australian and US Open are played on hard courts. And it is my least fav Read on...
A change to the itinerary, the original plan was a castle and scotch tour on our way to Inverness our next city on our tour. Instead, we opted to drive along the northern coast of the top of Aberdeenshire to explore a few more potential villages for retirement summers. It was a good decision.
It was another beautiful day in Scotland, we are beginning to believe it really doesnt rain here. Before Read on...
Fiddling around on Youtube this morning, I entered ‘British black and white movies and came across a movie called ‘Obsession (aka ‘The Hidden Room) which I had never heard of. I looked it up on imdb, where it receives a 7.3 rating and some enthusiastic reviews.
Ive just finished watching it and am mightily impressed. It is a little gem, an movie with no special effects, relying solely on p Read on...
Sunday, 3 July 2022. Day 1 on the West Highland Way (WHW) from Milngavie to Drymen. 13.5 miles by Garmin. 658 feet elevation gain. 7 hours and 10 minutes of walking
The luggage transfer service required our bags out at 0730 for pick up and transfer to our next hotel in Drymen. Greg the driver sent a brief outline of his background. He is a royal army veteran having served in both Iraq and Afghani Read on...
Superb day of hiking. Left at 08:30 under beautiful overcast skies and had stellar coastal views pretty much the whole day. It was a day of mini highlights.
First little highlight was sitting on a bench seat watching the view and being visited by a bandicoot! Not sure if it was the Torbay hut bandicoot or another like the Torbay bandicoot, this one was also very friendly (as in used to scavenging Read on...
For those of you who have got the Tina Arena reference in the title...congratulations, you are old and probably spent some time in Australia and New Zealand in the 90s. It was the first thing that came to mind when I found out I was going to be staying in Sorrento on our romantic getaway to Italy and I had assumed that Ms. Arena was singing about this beautiful cliffside town. Turns out she was si Read on...
We got away early around 6.30am and reached the border some 4 hours later for a late breakfast. The crossing took around 1.5 hours, but we gained 30 minutes by putting our clocks back. No hassles on either side of the border. Most of the time was spent queuing up for duty free goods, where I picked up a bottle of Scotch for USD4.
It was a long drive (over 500 kms) into Erzerum and we didnt arriv Read on...
Eine Tauchsafari in gypten: Das steht bei vielen begeisterten Tauchern auf der Priorittenliste weit oben. Das lang gestreckte Rote Meer zwischen dem Golf von Suez und dem Golf von Aden gilt als Tauchmekka fr Profis und Einsteiger. Es zeichnet sich durch eine berraschende Vielfalt an Fischen und eine Flle an interessanten Tauchpltzen aus. Klares Wasser mit sehr guten Sichtweiten erlaubt, die Tier- Read on...
This was taken in November in the Botanical Gardens in Naples. The plant is in season between November and March which would explain perfectly well why it is used in Christmas dinners.
SYMPTOMS TREATED : it reduces cholesterol, it helps with water retention, it increases bile excretion and improves digestive problems
ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES : It is a perennial herb with blue to purple flowers. It Read on...
Rotonda Sveti Georgi - Church of St. George. The structure is a brick Roman rotunda (basilica) dating to the 4th century. Became St. Georges Church. Ruins of Roman Serdica surround the church. EE1975126
I had not associated Sofia with the Romans. But I learned that the Roman city of Serdica formed the origins of Sofia. The Church of St. George, built in the 4th Century as a Roman basilica, is a v Read on...