FRANCE | Sunday, 16 Oct 2016 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 16 Oct 2016 | Photo Gallery
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FRANCE | Saturday, 15 Oct 2016 | Photo Gallery
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FRANCE | Saturday, 15 Oct 2016 | Views [460] | Comments [1]
These buildings were fairly common in medieval days on royal estates -- what is it called or what is it used for?
(THIS COIULD BE A TOUGH ONE!)
Absolutely correct! Pigeon was a major staple of royalty in medieval days.
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FRANCE | Saturday, 15 Oct 2016 | Photo Gallery
Fairly common in medieval days on royal estates -- what is it or what is it used for?
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UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 15 Oct 2016 | Views [353]
Spent the day driving to the Cornwall area in southeastern England -- if you look for it on a map, its the foot and toe part of England.
Arrived earlier than planned so decided to head off to Tintagel Castle for a couple of hours. In ... Read more >
FRANCE | Friday, 14 Oct 2016 | Views [262]
Leaving Wales was difficult -- it was a last minute addition to the "journey" -- more of an "it was there so I might as well take a quick look" -- turned out to be one of the highlights of my trip -- castles, good food , friendly people, history, kayaking, ... Read more >
FRANCE | Tuesday, 11 Oct 2016 | Views [283]
The area of Wales around Pontneddfechan houses the Brecon Beacons National Park and is commonly referred to as "Waterfall Country" and was only the fifth place on Earth to be designated as a "dark skies preserve" -- which means lighting is very ... Read more >
FRANCE | Tuesday, 11 Oct 2016 | Views [544] | Comments [1]
This is an iconic train/bridge scene from eight movies (starting in 2001) based upon a series of seven "children's" books -- what is the name of the title character in the films? (Hint: Maggie Smith played a major secondary character.)
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FRANCE | Sunday, 9 Oct 2016 | Views [302]
Thank goodness I finally made it back to Wales!! The scenery is just so beautiful and the people so nice -- truly a "hidden gem"! My lodging for the week is a "picture-book" grey stone cottage on a hillside, overlooking the green valley below ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 9 Oct 2016 | Views [413] | Comments [2]
What 1975 English comedy cult film featured this castle (Kidwelly) in its opening scenes?
WINNER! Christine nailed it -- "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" -- Kidwelly Castle was used in the opening scenes with two Scottish castles ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 9 Oct 2016 | Photo Gallery
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UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 28 Sep 2016 | Views [373]
Leaving Nottingham behind without as much as a glimpse of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, I headed off to visit Lincoln Cathedral, and on a whim, Lincoln Castle. For some reason, the Catherdal gets "first booking" in most tour guides -- a beautiful, ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 28 Sep 2016 | Views [402]
Finally made it out of London -- a two hour slog in stop and go traffic at 1:00pm -- not fun! Cambridge ws my next stop -- somewhat disappoointing but it has potential. Disappointing in that I didn't get to visit any "tourist" attractions ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 26 Sep 2016 | Views [355]
Drove from Salisbury to London -- again, heavy trafic, but we made it, checked into the hotel and and headed off to explore the nearby neighborhood. It became apparent that London is very much a multi-cultural city with a very heavy middle and ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 25 Sep 2016 | Views [441]
Morning came early -- taking the ferry to England and had to be at the dock by 7:45am to check-in. There's been quite a few novels written about the romance of taking a "slow boat to nowhere" -- those authors have obviously never taken a ferry ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sunday, 25 Sep 2016 | Views [280] | Comments [2]
When you think of Ireland, the items in the photo come to mind. What are they?
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