As you probably guessed from the title, we went cooking today. The van from Thai Farm Cooking picked us up at 8:30 and we joined a young group of Germans who would attend the class with us. The van took us to a local market and our instructor, Wass, took us on a short walk by the stalls, explaining some of the ingredients well be using today. Then we had about 20 minutes to wander and explore. Gil Read on...
Cest le rveil qui nous sort du lit ce matin, il est six heures trente. Cest tt, mais on va visiter et traverser un des endroits les plus chaud du globe, Death Valley. Aussi, on va essayer dviter les trop grosses chaleurs.
On range nos affaires et surtout on rempli notre glacire deau et on prend la route. Au fur et mesure quon se rapproche du parc, la vgtation disparait. Il ne reste plus que la p Read on...
We had a bit of a late start and got the subway down to Brooklyn. We went to a little bakery that Zack knows about and got some lunch and were going to walk back over the Brooklyn Bridge but a storm started and the rain was pelting down so we couldnt.
We got the subway back and stopped at Little Island. Again, we couldnt go in because of the storm and lightning so we ended up getting an Uber back Read on...
For my last weekend trip I decided to head back to Murchison Falls. Mostly for the giraffes, but I also love the plentiful elephants as well as the unique landscape. We got there in enough time to see the falls for a second time, just as impressive as the first time. As well as an evening game drive before dinner. I ended up staying at the same hotel I stayed at the first time. They have a great v Read on...
My idea was to travel to a nearby town one day and home the next, so that we were not just running from place to place. So having spent a day in Venice, it was time to spend a day in Verona.
We loved the nearby Piazza Erbe, translated to Square of Herbs. We read that herb shops were around the square but I did not see any. There were, however, lots of restaurants, coffee and gelato shops and shop Read on...
I know we should be used to it by now, but the ear splitting blasts from the fireworks awaken us again on the dot of nine oclock, followed shortly thereafter by the now seemingly daily ritual of the brass band parading glacially slowly down the street outside our apartment.
I decide its time to find out a bit more about all of this so its off to consult the Google machine about the feast that we Read on...
Tout dabord mes excuses pour les habitus de la lecture du matin. Ce qui sest pass, hier au soir jai fini trs tard, pour envoyer le blog il y a une procdure, que jai bien suivi, cest arriv peut tre 10 fois sur plus de 500 blogs, ils ne partent pas, pourquoi?. Habituellement je vrifie toujours, hier au soir, fatigu, je suis all au lit direct, sans contrler. Je ne lai vu que ce matin.
Le petit messa Read on...
For breakfast, we had ordered room service before retiring - a little disappointing because there was so little choice on the menu. After this first day, we figured out that it was better to order in the morning after waking up. Then we could order whatever we wanted, like scrambled eggs and toast. The service never took longer than about twenty minutes to deliver. One day Ruth ordered, and it did Read on...
We walk out of our apartment to see a long line of elegantly dressed with high heels, fancy dresses and fascinators, waiting for transport. It seems that the Broome Cup is on today, and it looks just like Melbourne Cup Day back home; well except for the minor matter of the weather. I wonder what these now very fashionably dressed ladies will look like by days end - broken heels, smudged makeup and Read on...
After our one night of executive, art deco luxury in the Midland Hotel in Morecambe, it was time to head further north. I reflect on the Morecambe visit with a bit of sadness. The majority of people I speak to look somewhat puzzled by the choice of destination. What the town has to offer is lost on most and there is a definite refusal to give it chance to bounce back. Bill Bryson said as such in o Read on...