I have two very clear images in my memory of my first visit to Liverpool many , many years ago. The first is of a hotel bath at the Adelphi Hotel that was large enough to accommodate my three siblings … [Read more...]
Hampton Court Palace
Did you know that there is an exhibition at Hampton Court Palace dedicated to the canvases showing “The Triumphs of Caesar” by the renaissance artist Andrea Mategna (1431 to 1506)? There are nine … [Read more...]
Princes Street Gardens Edinburgh
Monday. Sitting in the sunshine lulled by the drone of bagpipes, with my eyes closed as I imagine the area covered in the waters of a loch as it once was. Have just walked right around the gardens in … [Read more...]
Windsor Castle
When I researched the proposed WI trip to Windsor Castle, Google reckoned that the eighty miles should take an hour and thirty-three minutes. In fact our coach took one hour and fifty … [Read more...]
Denman Activity Holiday
". . . you have won a £350 bursary towards a course at Denman." I looked at the letter in my hands and slowly re-read the words. I have always wanted to go to Denman, scanning the list of courses each … [Read more...]
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