We passed through Liettres, a small village claiming to be the birthplace of cricket. There is a document from 1478 that describes events around a match played here. We kwamen door Liettres, een klein dorp dat claimt de geboorteplaats te zijn van cricket. Er is een document van 1478 dat een wedstrijd beschrijft die gespeeld werd.
Een kortere dag vandaag. Weer door de glooiende velden, maar redeli Read on...
Not the best nights sleep as the bed is small and We get up and have breakfast - which reviews describe as ‘simple but tasty. Theyre half right! with ‘juice of some undeterminable fruit (it tastes like flat Vimto). We ask the proprietor what flavour it is. He doesnt know either, goes and checks the packet and returns to tell us its ‘grape. The old man asks for different juice and a new packe Read on...
I regard Donald Trump as an abomination - a narcissistic, ignorant, corrupt, racist, misogynistic, mendacious, divisive, President. Much has been written about him, so I do not intend to repeat the obvious here, just mention a few things that have caught my attention or crossed my mind of late.
In Vietnam there is a brand of cigarette called ‘Trump. On the packet is an image of the Statue of Read on...
Menimme Vikiss aamupalalle heti klo 7.30 ja lhdimme liikkeelle klo 9. Ohitimme kaikki nhtvyydet, kuten pari kuuluisaa putousta, jotta kerkesimme Landeyjahfniin. Jtimme auton parkkipaikalle ja menimme Heimaeyhyn laivalla klo Laivalla oli aika paljon koululaisia.
Kvelimme satamasta kaupungin keskustaan. Esa meni vaihtamaan rahaa, ja Raijan kanssa kvelimme eteenpin puistoon. Ptin jatkaa kaupungin r Read on...
Cyperus Papyrus was originally from Syria, Palestine and Africa, but it also grew along the banks of the rivers Anapo and Ciane. It is an elegant swamp plant that grows close to abundant water and in hot climates.
The ancient Egyptians used the internal part of the stems to make the famous Papyrus that they used as paper.
The techniques the Egyptians used to make sheets of Papyrus was the only c Read on...
The end of three relaxing and summery days in Dalyan. Well, they were relaxing for all but one of us - Im so amused by Beebs interpretation of her forced bathroom incarceration that I cant let it pass. She got stuck in a bathroom at a restaurantit was very traumatic, pliers were involved in the rescue, there were tears etc etc, but every time she brings it up (which is a LOT, even more than the vo Read on...
Its time, Folks. Pack your bags. We gotta go. We have to go back. Back where?, you ask..back to our winter respite at Tropical Palms, of course. The chill is in the air. Autumn has arrived. The frost will soon be on the pumpkin. The bus leaves first thing in the morning. Ticket master Lulu will be there to collect your tickets and assign your seats. No crowding, please.plenty of room for everyone. Read on...
So we started our day with a breakfast of Yorkshire crumpets and bacon. Not so sure what was supposed to be special about those crumpets - nothing to write home about, I think they just put egg over them and deep fry them. We shall not be going back for those again (although of course, we pretended they were really nice).
Had a bag malfunction when the zip on my bag bust open and was unfixable. M Read on...
The bus journey to the hotel took about an hour to an hour and a half. Im glad that there was only eight of us on the bus as it meant we got to spread out. The driver was in full hazmat gear and roped off from us. It was weird leaving the airport and driving along the empty roads. Traffic must have really dropped off now there are so few international flights and I presume domestic flights still a Read on...
Day 103 - in threes dont they? Or so they say . When you wait for one you have to wait forever then they together . I wondered if deaths came in the same way. Having lost an uncle recently I heard today that a cousin had passed away. Nothing to do with Covid 19 just old age in both of them. But like buses I wondered who might be the third one . Hopefully unlike buses it wont happen. Day 103 - a wo Read on...