tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48134529886263632492024-03-16T11:12:50.298+10:00Ray's RetirementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1235125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-38471970216389235102024-03-11T16:12:00.044+10:002024-03-11T16:25:46.159+10:00Some thoughts about the trip<p style="text-align: center;"> We had quite a few hours to wait in Singapore before our red-eye flight back to Brisbane, so we had a look at the famous '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_Changi_Airport">Jewel</a>' just near our terminal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have no idea why this was here.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">We both
enjoyed the trip but we have agreed this is our last hurrah in overseas trips,
except for New Zealand. It’s getting too hard on our old bodies, particularly
the walking involved in the huge airports. Singapore, Istanbul and Madrid airports are
enormous. They all have huge duty-free areas with enormous shops, each of which
is bigger than our local airport building. My step count was approximately 6K just
to get from the gate to the exit or vice versa at most of the airports.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US">Although
Turkish Air gets wonderful reviews, we enjoyed our Sri Lankan flights more last
year. The attendants were much more friendly and attentive on SL, and they poured
the champers more freely. I preferred the Turkish seats and M preferred SL and we
both preferred the SL food.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US">We coped
well once we reached our hotels and walked to the local attractions. But there
is a limit to how much I can do, but it really helps if I can walk slowly and
sit down often. It's wonderful to be able to stroll around these magnificent towns and villages which is why we go to Europe in the first place.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US">The Fiat
500 was such a great car to drive in Europe since it is so small and nimble.
The boot (trunk) is just big enough for our luggage and there is the back seat
for jackets. Fortunately, I can still drive a manual shift and it was easier driving
this year than in Scotland with all the narrow roads and roundabouts. Driving for
four or more hours was not a problem.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US">I hope you
all enjoyed the food photos. It’s one of the great pleasures of travel and we
both really looked forward to our dinners. I am now inspired to try some new
dishes based on what we ate, possibly even the liver.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US">Yes, we
missed out on the 50-year dinner at the same restaurant, but we still had wonderful
wine conversations all through the trip. I think it is the key to our marriage,
talking over dinner about all sorts of things with fun and laughter. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US">So expect
more blogs about Australia. Although we enjoyed our overseas trips, it’s
wonderful to be back in OZ.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-72535822649623652492024-03-03T05:36:00.119+10:002024-03-03T16:49:44.768+10:00A morning walk in Collioure <div style="text-align: center;">It promised to be a cold, windy day but we decided to visit the main beach.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A different take on creme brulee. We have had wonderful food while we were here and of course, each time we have been to France over the decades. We don't expect to return to Europe again and it has been wonderful to have been able to do the trip and eat such wonderful food.</div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-63380036275132480472024-03-02T04:53:00.008+10:002024-03-02T04:58:58.964+10:00A late afternoon stroll in Collieure <div style="text-align: center;">This little town, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collioure">Collieure</a>, is just north of the Spanish border on the coast of the Mediterranean. The late afternoon sunshine was beautiful so I took some photos while the going was good.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Across the street from our hotel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everybody enjoying the winter sun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Typically French Mediteranean.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lighthouse.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A small chapel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Small waves crashing on the shore. The water was very blue.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><br /></div><div>Dinner at a nearby Brasserie. Fish of the day and mussels, along with a pitcher of white wine. Some of the customers were obviously locals. The mussels were small but with plenty of flavour.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-87505564525565287022024-03-01T05:49:00.078+10:002024-03-01T06:07:28.210+10:00Castres<div style="text-align: center;">When I was planning this trip I tried to arrange to stay at some interesting accommodations. I think I managed it here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a few kilometers north of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castres">Castres</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQNRreCZM08mO-G2G8x8zhpLQZmPPYGPk-K3vQnrHaAjda5aO1NkcjhUFSyXi2LKPCstYhERpV0R5_h4LyVWLiBMaePbX5qfjENPqR5UZhJViOEsHAivBV22EEtJOfhaVhDD8wNlfBkRUk7Jz_E4eJGJJHRYg2Fajf6nMbXalQlQSFlcyaerW90ERlc_Ke"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQNRreCZM08mO-G2G8x8zhpLQZmPPYGPk-K3vQnrHaAjda5aO1NkcjhUFSyXi2LKPCstYhERpV0R5_h4LyVWLiBMaePbX5qfjENPqR5UZhJViOEsHAivBV22EEtJOfhaVhDD8wNlfBkRUk7Jz_E4eJGJJHRYg2Fajf6nMbXalQlQSFlcyaerW90ERlc_Ke=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A long driveway.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQGzht59EtLERRcYloxPEWyy-PTz8hOlrTAZheNCb2Q4XO-FXsOM2cHeQdKK4C1dBEkq-zefnuzD0bBNKAgp1GCBCR8Nuf0kO37m2YVDgqcRzIo4lAKGMcKjbrgQADStdAzXN9sjrT8LGESaAS8BVD6_i_ECYBVQEuYdVtgimd5pPxNZciQhN71ogcwBmH">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Later the next morning after breakfast, the sun came out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The staircase to our room. If you look at <a href="https://www.lavivarie.fr/the-rooms/">this link</a>, we were ensconced in the Lavender room. It was a lovely big room with a large bathroom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, possibly the richest chocolate-flavoured dessert we have ever experienced. When you come to France, you always hope you can enjoy a meal like this, and behold, here it was. As you can see, Marianne was overwhelmed.</div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-84805404938088395522024-03-01T00:59:00.058+10:002024-03-01T18:22:20.208+10:00Lautrec<div style="text-align: center;">Yes, you are used to seeing Toulouse in front of Lautrec, but <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_de_Toulouse-Lautrec">Henri</a> was the son of Count Toulouse Lautrec Monfa and his area included a small town to the northeast of Toulouse.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Normally, this town would be very crowded, but on a dull cold day in February, just a few visitors, Most shops were shut.</div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-69686914925798564632024-02-28T03:29:00.121+10:002024-02-28T04:40:19.804+10:00Domme<div style="text-align: center;">One of the most interesting towns in the Dordogne Valley is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domme,_Dordogne">Domme</a> which is built on a cliff overlooking the river.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was almost pitch black inside but the phone camera produced this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zN6d1HPjcqn4Vfeof2QZXqncOEPjK66HqjILRqxy_y283qenh-HXfhy9_WezL7EWzq1_3Sl6IUs8ZNqHm-B2X6yUSNswhZfninH-eqknv_fdKH2fSS5Z1OOJDvUreEdDoGJHZHiokhHJVQx430z2f6JQDrUXadXSRESKzt6Ighzi9AIiWt4soh-5yZ7W/s835/image%20domme.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="630" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zN6d1HPjcqn4Vfeof2QZXqncOEPjK66HqjILRqxy_y283qenh-HXfhy9_WezL7EWzq1_3Sl6IUs8ZNqHm-B2X6yUSNswhZfninH-eqknv_fdKH2fSS5Z1OOJDvUreEdDoGJHZHiokhHJVQx430z2f6JQDrUXadXSRESKzt6Ighzi9AIiWt4soh-5yZ7W/w482-h640/image%20domme.png" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we visited years ago, a wedding took place and the path to the church was marked out in leaves. What a lovely custom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The only open shop was a book seller.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately, a lot of trees can grow in forty-four years so the view was mostly obscured. Quite a few houses had been built in the intervening years to take advantage of the view.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-49534267319711832792024-02-28T03:01:00.025+10:002024-02-28T03:56:49.555+10:00Two dinners in Carcassonne <div style="text-align: center;">We say we come to France for the scenery but we really come for the food.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We found our B&B in Carcassonne and went out to find dinner. We had caught colds and fortunately, we found a Vietnamese restaurant close by where we each ordered a bowl of hot soup. Next morning, our colds were much improved. Very tasty as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A good brekkie served by our very friendly Yorkshire hostess who has been to Fraser Island.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our B&B is beside the River Aude.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A small chapel beside the old bridge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The old bridge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plenty of cobbles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know why the curved stripes are on the walls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After quite a climb, we reached the entrance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My legs were very tired from all the climbing and descending as well as walking on cobblestones. We walked over 6000 steps (4 km). We returned to the B&B and had a cup of tea and a good nap.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-69065548635339025222024-02-24T23:31:00.001+10:002024-02-25T00:32:01.922+10:00The 50 year anniversary dinner<div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the proof. I had a three month Eurail Pass and I kept track of where I went and how many miles I had travelled.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-22303473423191871702024-02-22T22:10:00.125+10:002024-02-22T22:49:32.768+10:00Morning walk in Sitges <div style="text-align: center;">After a good breakfast at the hotel, we set out for a walk with an outdoor temperature of 16 C.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9Hi5vWLQP_6XeBZae5dlJhsN9E3cHKYv0qwG8_5083E2OlMKXz8dEEMbtI4XLB8924_y3nksSlJZoEAPT2IvcWc4O8BO8NbENI0uKw7VnPyEheUn7VtgntNm24Fv9BcRVVWNXaXLgFCC9KM95CTJ84-H4rEU92mKhY8N9mx--5lVUIDvLYiR_-9YDrAtM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1180" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9Hi5vWLQP_6XeBZae5dlJhsN9E3cHKYv0qwG8_5083E2OlMKXz8dEEMbtI4XLB8924_y3nksSlJZoEAPT2IvcWc4O8BO8NbENI0uKw7VnPyEheUn7VtgntNm24Fv9BcRVVWNXaXLgFCC9KM95CTJ84-H4rEU92mKhY8N9mx--5lVUIDvLYiR_-9YDrAtM=w640-h380" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The old Sitges. It is a lovely place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-41879302658668975092024-02-22T16:18:00.001+10:002024-02-22T16:28:20.769+10:00Evening walk in Sitges<div style="text-align: center;">It only took a bit over an hour to drive to Sitges. Spain has improved its road system tremendously so it's easy to get from a to b.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">The street names.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By 1980, it was no longer a hotel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-89739056906453842692024-02-21T23:30:00.007+10:002024-02-26T02:34:12.758+10:00The Parador at Cardona<p style="text-align: center;"> After a good breakfast in Madrid, we took the very fast train to Barcelona where we rented another Fiat 500 similar to the Fiat we rented in Scotland last year. It helps to drive a small car in the narrow streets and roads of Europe.</p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-4rPTebpl9ZJsSs58RhVEPFrhtq-wuXIE1cPZPZD4sYiPA8wcPlXW7aEC3zDkhAKJOngtmGWgoeUWIQXKLqlJ2mJdzlDg0SzdKnADNvcJdI47F86CI3hOmDyqtwLQXpdCPnPxg_kS3ck5eUqyxi9jokB98B0B4XaiK-PQ8OkycaNhp8sLf8rPivF-fbPK"></a><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-4rPTebpl9ZJsSs58RhVEPFrhtq-wuXIE1cPZPZD4sYiPA8wcPlXW7aEC3zDkhAKJOngtmGWgoeUWIQXKLqlJ2mJdzlDg0SzdKnADNvcJdI47F86CI3hOmDyqtwLQXpdCPnPxg_kS3ck5eUqyxi9jokB98B0B4XaiK-PQ8OkycaNhp8sLf8rPivF-fbPK=w480-h640" width="480" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-4rPTebpl9ZJsSs58RhVEPFrhtq-wuXIE1cPZPZD4sYiPA8wcPlXW7aEC3zDkhAKJOngtmGWgoeUWIQXKLqlJ2mJdzlDg0SzdKnADNvcJdI47F86CI3hOmDyqtwLQXpdCPnPxg_kS3ck5eUqyxi9jokB98B0B4XaiK-PQ8OkycaNhp8sLf8rPivF-fbPK"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It handles like a roller skate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3AA1a7Oqr6SBo0f8l9q6oigOK8etX9wn5QhpSPkmPKRsJT3fjR14dCGD0t_jtLaUJXU_OYgC3bEzlVaeep1sqQIw3xsWBxGsCA9hpLeYtFz9WPEuRCB5Hca91xBzL92jguDMT4PqWPjPB2Nt6BmY7ao_O9R7_efslu7qIlo0iJ8XXj5jYOL691m3k-M0Z"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3AA1a7Oqr6SBo0f8l9q6oigOK8etX9wn5QhpSPkmPKRsJT3fjR14dCGD0t_jtLaUJXU_OYgC3bEzlVaeep1sqQIw3xsWBxGsCA9hpLeYtFz9WPEuRCB5Hca91xBzL92jguDMT4PqWPjPB2Nt6BmY7ao_O9R7_efslu7qIlo0iJ8XXj5jYOL691m3k-M0Z=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">It took about 90 minutes to drive to <a href="After a good breakfast in Madrid, we took the very fast train to Barcelona where we rented another Fiat 500 similar to the Fiat we rented in Scotland last year. It helps to drive a small car in the narrow streets and roads of Europe. It handles like a roller skate. It took about 90 minutes to drive to Cardona which is dominated by an old monistory on top of a mountain. It has been converted into a Parador which is an upscale hotel. We stayed there in 1980 and I have always wanted to go back.">Cardona</a> which is dominated by an old castle on top of a hill. It has been converted into a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradores">Parador</a> which is an upscale hotel. We stayed there in 1980 and I have always wanted to go back. This is thee view from the parking lot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paradors are state-owned hotels located in historic buildings. The first was built in 1928 and this Parador was built in 1976.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm2LtQzN-3Ecl8ixsViPGKDycD8g83B_fiCto6KeZDB6UMSvHe9DEjV4to7W6ou8tYnz522U7QA-9X3rPwSMygPddtldkk3PAMB6mAjB_m_Ca8AfvxWoPIrknwnIuD6FF8GUQnIL0E6l4p30eQtQjJYF21y6pJaFTOePlsdY_P60_X5NDIvhRTqltRWq7p"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm2LtQzN-3Ecl8ixsViPGKDycD8g83B_fiCto6KeZDB6UMSvHe9DEjV4to7W6ou8tYnz522U7QA-9X3rPwSMygPddtldkk3PAMB6mAjB_m_Ca8AfvxWoPIrknwnIuD6FF8GUQnIL0E6l4p30eQtQjJYF21y6pJaFTOePlsdY_P60_X5NDIvhRTqltRWq7p=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The town.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz7T2nfaspPmCZ5VUFwBrCFIFBgaV1jCLdd5Iu96N0gjkVh0WM3MlEo-7-4Y2whjxHpAwYt9AybJBY1kMTEw4RgJEYLDkOdTFDien-V3Zy6pILLndM3QLnVnOGgu0CNQDMain9rKgTBSOAco3aJCqBwkjHeUcqDjDirX831bN2CxUr3xrFXqVRB8Gqi9wg"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz7T2nfaspPmCZ5VUFwBrCFIFBgaV1jCLdd5Iu96N0gjkVh0WM3MlEo-7-4Y2whjxHpAwYt9AybJBY1kMTEw4RgJEYLDkOdTFDien-V3Zy6pILLndM3QLnVnOGgu0CNQDMain9rKgTBSOAco3aJCqBwkjHeUcqDjDirX831bN2CxUr3xrFXqVRB8Gqi9wg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">View from our room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWpa4sv8Ht0sFExe7loQI4NFweUG8VSy66AQ1LAYu0b8XVKjDeFNlm8_lp_rdXkxiyeljBGwlxO1BgAmweEabrMzAS-aLvnfNNcuS1ZQBpqjYAjjMHgEjS1grfMGmvaIXIY-XH0fYynBhUoDJTeJ9Qvf-l78l6NxnVgu8lH3Ihnwjv6i1JHABh5JPfzY9E"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWpa4sv8Ht0sFExe7loQI4NFweUG8VSy66AQ1LAYu0b8XVKjDeFNlm8_lp_rdXkxiyeljBGwlxO1BgAmweEabrMzAS-aLvnfNNcuS1ZQBpqjYAjjMHgEjS1grfMGmvaIXIY-XH0fYynBhUoDJTeJ9Qvf-l78l6NxnVgu8lH3Ihnwjv6i1JHABh5JPfzY9E=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpeHiU-KR1lRwDR3rWwT29Ra7TOUNrw7x_nx2968IR8Wa4CMJJdq2grdOh5MLHzi9G8s077rBGhmaSjgmoG-znKgU_Lv4hktepPSse9t_vVmX5THykZMiodyy8CgT-1Mfn9Be-B89e77tjfrVKKlNDADQS4EVHLLvKD_jn5iLM8zcUmh-NbwxtFt7uoimm"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpeHiU-KR1lRwDR3rWwT29Ra7TOUNrw7x_nx2968IR8Wa4CMJJdq2grdOh5MLHzi9G8s077rBGhmaSjgmoG-znKgU_Lv4hktepPSse9t_vVmX5THykZMiodyy8CgT-1Mfn9Be-B89e77tjfrVKKlNDADQS4EVHLLvKD_jn5iLM8zcUmh-NbwxtFt7uoimm=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bed. All I can say is that we went to bed about 9:30 after dinner and woke up at 8am. 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The room we had in 1980 had a bathroom about four times larger,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmu76EYoYmgEMe_-BGr9Jx90ixVVKPfWdFlU0rlOqvwE2BRiTWg5dbgHiC7F1pD2RMMx5KEJ1_VQrGwEsaieVvktY_5YGYciE0eIFYEDD9ZT6crYFfKCPVQLq5C1rX0pi4fCh2VgokxOf9TZUIiDBz1-L_PkSiMrWGTJEKUSwkm9oVATpgldsRboPmB2kd"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmu76EYoYmgEMe_-BGr9Jx90ixVVKPfWdFlU0rlOqvwE2BRiTWg5dbgHiC7F1pD2RMMx5KEJ1_VQrGwEsaieVvktY_5YGYciE0eIFYEDD9ZT6crYFfKCPVQLq5C1rX0pi4fCh2VgokxOf9TZUIiDBz1-L_PkSiMrWGTJEKUSwkm9oVATpgldsRboPmB2kd=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dining room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjm3EUgOM1E8dCju608zjNx0zZI7tXwGn19mbchvJbnoU9R-Ip9rBtLAQYi-wcnjWNVmzqpVnji0JJfCMw20CLBJ3r2AG5sVpw5RPoEnonPIDWRSu1Wyq2FxORV1P3adhkhZN_kpzGqL8j-74uFv44fjKMpY_e5-gRjpSDJ5A4YnXNszC6xsax81ZbK1k1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjm3EUgOM1E8dCju608zjNx0zZI7tXwGn19mbchvJbnoU9R-Ip9rBtLAQYi-wcnjWNVmzqpVnji0JJfCMw20CLBJ3r2AG5sVpw5RPoEnonPIDWRSu1Wyq2FxORV1P3adhkhZN_kpzGqL8j-74uFv44fjKMpY_e5-gRjpSDJ5A4YnXNszC6xsax81ZbK1k1=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB0TwI5jk6hXBsCvibAoZHtbUL_np4fTuoyn0WEjvKxGBmsXnxm3uaK32OF14Av8wNH0zGRFNkAi5N1v3i9To7mXFz5UOYpHRAY6T4t1xHhaC9smQr6V9_d_uXG2LAVFNyoxsZvcvJKVO-VXIbqdJF3jVHbx0so7GKcCfxftjLJCW23q6nGbYkor2NsWYc"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB0TwI5jk6hXBsCvibAoZHtbUL_np4fTuoyn0WEjvKxGBmsXnxm3uaK32OF14Av8wNH0zGRFNkAi5N1v3i9To7mXFz5UOYpHRAY6T4t1xHhaC9smQr6V9_d_uXG2LAVFNyoxsZvcvJKVO-VXIbqdJF3jVHbx0so7GKcCfxftjLJCW23q6nGbYkor2NsWYc=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbbWUWuPj2PZxqP_RXnNZh3mV319sErrv9FRSNsI5Fb8NxCxl3XHn8TRlU2-QEISBH2K5CX20yzUFtLjWFHMpEv8sbAx9Idd3S2M1fWZMLtfE-IcMhtCXv2sxASh-hQM58gcNpQrbHm536XQk7WxJdjVp28QPN4NgO7mUWIXzFSG8vIO7maBWVLIEvE4Ul"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbbWUWuPj2PZxqP_RXnNZh3mV319sErrv9FRSNsI5Fb8NxCxl3XHn8TRlU2-QEISBH2K5CX20yzUFtLjWFHMpEv8sbAx9Idd3S2M1fWZMLtfE-IcMhtCXv2sxASh-hQM58gcNpQrbHm536XQk7WxJdjVp28QPN4NgO7mUWIXzFSG8vIO7maBWVLIEvE4Ul=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The charcuterie. All local products.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6IsnmNe1vrOa8SRdWlMF-uE0u6xUGoadnrYuOtVj9nhmTa531iDDUxk5l4vT5cMCNHXOj63PO06rfSar33l_OiYcMeY42eSJoYl8Lr5fTlDJyPp7T6A_non6JNfFQjBeaxSgmC-H_sH0R1u4flncxaFN9eR4g40kdZ5gEuEBv39o4X-0cXQpE6yaJTcqJ"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6IsnmNe1vrOa8SRdWlMF-uE0u6xUGoadnrYuOtVj9nhmTa531iDDUxk5l4vT5cMCNHXOj63PO06rfSar33l_OiYcMeY42eSJoYl8Lr5fTlDJyPp7T6A_non6JNfFQjBeaxSgmC-H_sH0R1u4flncxaFN9eR4g40kdZ5gEuEBv39o4X-0cXQpE6yaJTcqJ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had the wild boar ragout with tagliatelli.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbElaTW-CMDJdqGOWudIX46TqwuAjfGOr2ImTqxooNm_7FF_BceOlHocS5OuPCOhIa20zPj7F3d5J2_A_VZZJc61pMR0_dqVj_SaujPCYcgqMcvrGYwx72q08u38Rwh-GO5EgYLwTU65PeN2H7FxRVKX7Cis64ISdcymjqJyscZ2yL-qBB_53cCTGmIHTH"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbElaTW-CMDJdqGOWudIX46TqwuAjfGOr2ImTqxooNm_7FF_BceOlHocS5OuPCOhIa20zPj7F3d5J2_A_VZZJc61pMR0_dqVj_SaujPCYcgqMcvrGYwx72q08u38Rwh-GO5EgYLwTU65PeN2H7FxRVKX7Cis64ISdcymjqJyscZ2yL-qBB_53cCTGmIHTH=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Marianne had the wild mushroom, sausage, and rice. All delicious. Neither of us could finish our meals.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">By the way, dinner typically does not start until 8 pm so we were quite hungry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqru_RbbAnDdkFcA5YyGaLsSfAerhzJE_--_yOeisnJt7tXtFO5aPlTccVffQBrSj4qaqzoPajxbKPwbmcGyugR5RFQUl_1mNIsdbxgF_beXaCEo0_NVW3AChQF7LH0cVIjxHk0JP-SIranrgrqTNeu-6kKMwlJd3Kvy4Z159ZTsN0xeMX-NbJMJW3wngo"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqru_RbbAnDdkFcA5YyGaLsSfAerhzJE_--_yOeisnJt7tXtFO5aPlTccVffQBrSj4qaqzoPajxbKPwbmcGyugR5RFQUl_1mNIsdbxgF_beXaCEo0_NVW3AChQF7LH0cVIjxHk0JP-SIranrgrqTNeu-6kKMwlJd3Kvy4Z159ZTsN0xeMX-NbJMJW3wngo=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We walked around some of the castle after dinner.</div><div 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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next to the hotel is the <a href="https://barelbrillante.es/">Bar Brilliante</a> which serves food and booze at outside tables so we decided to have an early dinner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was about 5:30 and business was pretty good but we had no trouble finding a table. We both ordered the specialty of the house which is fried calamari in a roll.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elegant windows at the other end of the plaza. Marianne has been pleasantly surprised by the buildings in Madrid but she is not keen on Goya and does not want to visit the Prado.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-74612636815773976642024-02-19T13:49:00.001+10:002024-02-20T04:53:23.135+10:00Singapore to Istanbul<div style="text-align: center;">We left the hotel before 7am while it was still dark outside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were no taxis at the stand and Uber said there were few cars available so we took the metro out to the airport.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since we were flying business class, we were given access to a lounge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Greenery right beside our seats. The Sri Lankan lounge had more interesting food, but I enjoyed a big plate of fresh fruit that was delicious.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turkish Airlines menu. I really liked my seat more than the Sri Lankan version but the Turkish attendants were more reserved than the fun loving Sri Lankans.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lunch accouterments appeared along with a bread basket.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Note the minaret salt and pepper shakers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">A fake candle provided ambiance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I ordered the beef but it was overcooked. I also had a glass of Turkish red wine which was quite acceptable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Real Turkish coffee with very obvious grounds. I am glad I tried it but once is enough. All in all, a good meal, but not as exotic as the Sri Lankan meals.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was an almost 12-hour flight and these appeared about an hour before we landed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I managed to get a few naps along the way, even though it was a daytime flight. I look forward to doing the return flight. Our bodies are too old to handle these long flights in cattle class so forking out the money is the only way we can make a long trip like this doable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Istanbul Airport is huge and our plane arrived at a gate so far out that we had to walk two kilometers to the exit. Hopefully, we won't have to walk so far today when we fly to Madrid.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-25639259677793691612024-02-18T12:04:00.001+10:002024-02-20T04:56:29.697+10:0050 year anniversary - Singapore <div style="text-align: center;">Marianne and I met in Sitges ( just south of Barcelona) fifty years ago so we are celebrating by going to Spain and France for three weeks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We drove down to Brisbane not enjoying the heavy rain that lasted most of the trip. We stayed in a motel overnight and we visited the grave of my grandmother and aunt on the way to the airport.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's looking worse than the last time we visited.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first leg of the journey was economy class on Qantas to Singapore. It's definitely a step up from Jetstar but a definite step down from the Qantas of ten years ago. The flight attendants are still wonderful and very friendly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">We took a Grab (Uber) to our hotel downtown. The road is lined with these wonderful trees.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Famous skyline.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our hotel is next to a temple.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inside the temple.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">An old colonial building. I passed through Singapore 50 years ago and saw the old Singapore just as it was starting to modernize. There is not too much of the old Singapore left.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">They also had another character who danced around. I have a video I can't post but the din was enormous with a huge drum and numerous symbols. I just sat there with a big smile on my face.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">The performance ended with lots of applause and the performers got on a truck and went to their next gig. It was such an awesome surprise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Toast is very thick here. This morning at the station, I had French toast and it was thick as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We return to Narita airport today and fly back to Oz tonight. We are ready to go home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-29088971353766584732023-10-20T15:51:00.007+10:002023-10-27T16:31:20.788+10:00Arashyama Bamboo Grove<div style="text-align: center;">The bamboo grove is one of the major sights of Kyoto so I was keen to see it. We took a crowded bus that took the best part of an hour to get there. Interestingly, young people rarely give up their seat to their elders. I was not venerable enough.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All very interesting but much of the food is a mystery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813452988626363249.post-68510269195742646912023-10-17T12:25:00.009+10:002023-10-19T18:26:30.922+10:00Takayama Old Town<div style="text-align: center;">The big tourist attraction in Takayama is its Old Town with numerous streets lined with old buildings. It's really something to behold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you might expect, I took numerous photos and I have included most of them. Just scroll down and if something takes your interest, stop and look closely.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at the prices of the beef. $A 1 = 100 yen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was an incredible walk and I am so pleased to have been able to do it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0