The panorama is part of the view from the house. In the evening the sun looks as though it is rolling down the end of the Akamas Peninsular to set in the sea.
I am back in Polis with Barry & Carolyn, having returned from Gazimagusa (Famagusta) back to Nicosia where I spent 3 nights which gave me the chance to walk around Nicosia (Lefkosia) old town ( in the Republic of Cyprus) and North Nicosia ( Read on...
The map is very interesting. Have I purchased any of those items? See below for the answers.Again, I tend to buy very little these days, but I still buy T shirts and refrigerator magnets, wine, and some candy, like Turkish Delight, wine gummies, and chocolate.
But you will see that over the years, I have purchased some things that I still have.United Kingdom Yes, I have an umbrella from Wimbledon Read on...
The Maspalomas Dunes Special Natural Reserve is an immense expanse of sand which is continuously sculpted by the wind. The dunes are part of the San Bartolom de Tirajana municipality in the south of Gran Canaria & have had protected status since 1994.
The dunes emerged hundreds of years ago, fossilised remains spread far and wide by the wind. They provide a unique habitat on the island for Africa Read on...
When people think of the Second World War, most have images of Germany, France or Britain. Most people wanting to visit historical sites will go to the beaches or concentration camps which is understandable.
I had four uncles who fought in WWII; two each from my mothers and fathers family. My maternal uncle, Harry, served in northern Italy. Uncle Harry was 23 years 19 days old when he died. A sn Read on...
Today is a sort of slow news day which probably sums up most days in Lytham St Annes (LSA). Breakfast turned out to be surprisingly good with plenty of choices on the menu. I started with Banana and Maple Syrup porridge and followed it up with the full English - bacon (two rashers) fried eggs (two) black pudding, sausage, tomato, mushrooms, baked beans and fried bread. All washed down with orange Read on...
We had been eyeing Railtown 1896 State Park in Jamestown for Ys 3rd birthday. We visit the train ride in the nearby park weekly and he continues to show strong interested in how the train runs so V & I couldnt think of a better way to celebrate!
Jamestown is in the middle of nowhere at the foot of the Sierras. Its not quite Sacramento or Modesto. For sure Id never heard of it. But Railtown 1896 i Read on...
Ah, Paris, incredible traffic, intolerable crowds, high prices, and people who rush for no one. We spent the last two days in Paris on our own, so we got a real feel for this incredible city. You Americans who are used to a certain pace of life, well, that is not going to happen in Europe. It is SLOW here, and that is the way it will be. The locals will not change their pace for you. Period. If yo Read on...
Fajstos, wielkie schody i centralny dziedziniec. Chociaż dziś w ruinie, kiedyś widzielibyśmy tu co najmniej dwukondygnacyjny pałac, ozdobiony kolorowymi malunkami.
Pałac minojski w Fajstos to, obok Knossos i Malii, jeden z trzech największych pałacw. Układ wszystkich minojskich miast jest niemal identyczny, a Fajstos jest ich doskonałym przykładem. Osobiście polecam wizytę w Fajstos Read on...
For our 2019 spring break trip, we looked at several different places. One of those was Riga. I have been wanting to go there for quite sometime now. Well, the weather played into our planning. Riga was forecast to have temperatures in the 20s, and snow. I saw that we could get to Split via Paris, and that the temperature would be sunny and in the 70s. The planning began.
We flew on the nonstop I Read on...
If I could give this year a defining word (in my personal experience) Id say the word is: Colombia. Not only did Disney just release a new movie last month about Colombia titled Encanto, which honestly blew my mind, but we also got to take a whirl wind trip all around Colombia. I got to finally meet my blood relatives that live on the Colombian coast. Meeting them actually brought me so much closu Read on...