Art Deco architectural style is all about streamlined surfaces, linear and geometric shapes, symmetry and a dose of glamour all beautifully explained by Mike.
The Chicago Motor Club building now a hotel but still retains its art deco features. Not only was it a monument to the progress of motordom, it was a monument to the progress of capitalism and the prosperity of the 20s. Everything about the Read on...
8.00am brekkie to get the day started. Really nice full English for both of us, then straight to work.
Off to Ennerdale Water and the beautiful view of the lake in the morning haze. Trek down the south side of the lake for about 4 miles, before we had to stop for Ellis to have a swim. Freezing cold water was not going to deter him - stripped down naked, put his trunks on and then took the plunge. Read on...
Nachdem ich gestern schon von Stuttgart aus kommend in pinal angekommen war, war heute war das Wetter in dieser Region schn und sonnig. Zum Frhstck a ich neben Kelloggs Frosties 3 Pain au Chocolat,1 Joghurt, 3 Kaffee und 1 Orangensaft. Danach startete ich meinen Spaziergang durch die Stadt, die ja an der Mosel liegt. Es gibt eine schne Altstadt mit Kirche und heute war auch Markt, einen chinesisch Read on...
Une grande table nous attend... Nous y sommes dj venus il y a de nombreuses annes... et le souvenir reste intact pour nous. Cest le seul grand chef qui ne nous doit pas quand on y retourne... Nous y voici donc pour une troisime fois... la premire datant de 1986 (?)
Si vous avez dj entendu parler de Vonnas, vous aurez aussi entendu parler de Georges Blanc... Malheureusement aujourdhui il ntait pas Read on...
I do not possess, and never have possessed, a smartphone. I have resisted buying one because I have no need of the internet when I am not at work or away from home. As it is, I spend far too much time on my two laptops – the ancient Asus parked on my bedroom desk and the Dell I use at school. I am very conscious of the fact that I am not truly living when I am online. By that I mean I am interac Read on...
Driving from Cheyenne to Colorado Springs on took about three and a half hours. We stayed in Colorado Springs on Sunday night. Colorado Springs is right at the foot of the Rocky Mountains and close to Pikes Peak. Our objective was to travel to the summit of Pikes Peak, 14,115 feet (4302 m), on Monday.
Pikes Peak is a poplar destination which one can ascend by train, by road or by hiking. The Man Read on...
Wrexham a city ? I dont think so . We are too small to be a city without enough infrastructure . Wrexham city of Culture bid for 2025? Well maybe . That is different and many in the town cannot see the difference. City of Culture has now taken on a new meaning . You dont have to be a city. You can be a town, a village or an area which has opened up attempts to gain that title from Conway County Bo Read on...
Il est dj temps de quitter Ucluelet pour gagner la belle ville de Vancouver. Mais on devra dabord repasser par ZE route... Celle ouverte peine quelques heures par jour et ne permettant le passage de la circulation quune seule fois par heure pendant la priode douverture... Et il nous faudra en plus tre dans les temps pour attraper notre ferry, prvu 13:25 tapant. Bref, nous avons un petit dfi logi Read on...
For our second day in Dublin we decided to just walk around the city and take in the sights as Dublin is a very beautiful city with a lot of historic sites to visit. So with a classical old map in hand we set out to try and navigate Dublin with our first site being the old Grattan Bridge. It was originally built as the Essex Bridge in 1676, then rebuilt in 1755 and then finally rebuilt again as th Read on...
Before Panama was open to land tours, my father and I took a cruise through the Panama Canal. As an engineer, he was fascinated by its construction. He read and urged me to read The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, . Without this historical guide, looking at the water and buildings would have had little meaning.
The Canal passage takes only one day; we agreed to spend som Read on...