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We're vaguely thinking of having a week away somewhere in England in September, and it may be convenient to go to the south west (including the Cotswolds, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, as well as Devon and Cornwall). But that's as far as we've got, and nothing I've seen so far has jumped up and down and said, "Here! Here!"
So - does anyone have any recommendations? These can be as vague as "Cornwall", or as specific as "Mrs Jones' B&B, 1 High Street, Bridgetown, Devon, and don't miss out on the puddings at the Red Lion."
So - does anyone have any recommendations? These can be as vague as "Cornwall", or as specific as "Mrs Jones' B&B, 1 High Street, Bridgetown, Devon, and don't miss out on the puddings at the Red Lion."
We're now in Oban. We've had a huge room in a large Victorian house, right on the esplanade, overlooking the sea and the islands. We've been to Kilmartin Glen (cairns, standing stones, and the capital of Dalriada), Inverary* (a jail, a three-masted ship, and a castle) and Appin (a very fine view over a castle - the castle Aaaaargh from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail").
*Arthurians of old will know about Inverary.
Now we've got to go home! Drop the car at the garage, have tea, get on the train to Glasgow, then get on the night train to Munich - sorry, night train to London, I've clearly been listening to too much Al Stewart recently.
I will be catching up on my FList, and on emails, when I get home ... but fairly slowly!
*Arthurians of old will know about Inverary.
Now we've got to go home! Drop the car at the garage, have tea, get on the train to Glasgow, then get on the night train to Munich - sorry, night train to London, I've clearly been listening to too much Al Stewart recently.
I will be catching up on my FList, and on emails, when I get home ... but fairly slowly!
Well, we're on Iona. Things I've found out:
- my Barbour is losing its waterproofing
- the sleeves on my Barbour are too short to fully cover my fleece
- while my waterproof over-trousers may in fact be waterproof, leaving them in the hotel doesn't actually help to keep my legs dry
- apparently you can make a noise like a corncrake by scraping a credit card over a comb
- a cooked breakfast, a cooked lunch, and a three-course dinner every day doesn't do my waistline any good.
- my Barbour is losing its waterproofing
- the sleeves on my Barbour are too short to fully cover my fleece
- while my waterproof over-trousers may in fact be waterproof, leaving them in the hotel doesn't actually help to keep my legs dry
- apparently you can make a noise like a corncrake by scraping a credit card over a comb
- a cooked breakfast, a cooked lunch, and a three-course dinner every day doesn't do my waistline any good.
Well, we're coming to the end of the first week of our holiday, and what a great week it's been! We've seen:
- castles
- otters
- eagles (golden and white-tailed - and, in an aviary, bald)
- buzzards
- lots of small birds, like wheatears, stonechats and whinchats
- seals
- porpoises
- lots and lots and LOTS of puffins
- basalt columns (in Fingal's cave)
- Tornadoes
- and an aircraft carrier!
The weather has varied from great to glorious - food pretty good - drink likewise. I had oysters and guinness for lunch yesterday - mmm!
After a week in Tobermory*, we're now about to leave Mull for three days on Iona, then head back to the mainland for three more days in Oban.
*Tobermory features multifarious Balamory souvenirs, and the odd Saki** book. However, there are no wombles at all. *sulks*
**He wrote a story called Tobermory, about a talking cat. It's good.
- castles
- otters
- eagles (golden and white-tailed - and, in an aviary, bald)
- buzzards
- lots of small birds, like wheatears, stonechats and whinchats
- seals
- porpoises
- lots and lots and LOTS of puffins
- basalt columns (in Fingal's cave)
- Tornadoes
- and an aircraft carrier!
The weather has varied from great to glorious - food pretty good - drink likewise. I had oysters and guinness for lunch yesterday - mmm!
After a week in Tobermory*, we're now about to leave Mull for three days on Iona, then head back to the mainland for three more days in Oban.
*Tobermory features multifarious Balamory souvenirs, and the odd Saki** book. However, there are no wombles at all. *sulks*
**He wrote a story called Tobermory, about a talking cat. It's good.
Not postcards, but pictures
Apr. 26th, 2007 09:38 pmI'm not going to send many postcards this time round; but if you let me know what you'd like a picture of, I'll do my best to take it, then I can email it to you.
Hi folks
Well, we've been to foradan's and meggy's wedding. And pretty darn good it was too. Pleasing civil ceremony; vast numbers of appetisers, wine etc; five courrse dinner; speeches; music and dancing; then a huge, and gloriously presented, buffet. I mean *really*. The apple swans floating in a red lake in a melon shell were just the start of it.
A vision of loveliness sat at the top table - meggy looked nice too ;-)
Best bit? Being restrained from eating a second custard tart! ;-)))
Hate almost everything to do with Portugese taxis, though. The taxi we had arranged for 10.30 came at 11.20, after repeated assurances that "He will be here in five minutes". GRRR! The one to the airport sort-of restored our faith in human nature, though; very cheery.
Got to go now, as the time is about to run out. More when we get home!
EDIT
Creatrix points out that the best bit of the day was dancing with her. I am, of course, happy to do this :-)
Well, we've been to foradan's and meggy's wedding. And pretty darn good it was too. Pleasing civil ceremony; vast numbers of appetisers, wine etc; five courrse dinner; speeches; music and dancing; then a huge, and gloriously presented, buffet. I mean *really*. The apple swans floating in a red lake in a melon shell were just the start of it.
A vision of loveliness sat at the top table - meggy looked nice too ;-)
Best bit? Being restrained from eating a second custard tart! ;-)))
Hate almost everything to do with Portugese taxis, though. The taxi we had arranged for 10.30 came at 11.20, after repeated assurances that "He will be here in five minutes". GRRR! The one to the airport sort-of restored our faith in human nature, though; very cheery.
Got to go now, as the time is about to run out. More when we get home!
EDIT
Creatrix points out that the best bit of the day was dancing with her. I am, of course, happy to do this :-)
Portugal: Evora
Apr. 20th, 2006 04:58 pmHi folks
Well, we´re here in sunny Portugal. Well, actually it´s raining at the moment, but what the heck.
Evora is a MARVELLOUS town. We´re stopping in a C16 monastery, with a Roman temple *right* outside the front door, and the cathedral just round the back. The streets are all narrow, cobbled and Moor-ish; the remaining bits of Roman wall are underneath our bedroom; and the complete circuit of medieval walls is only a few hundred yards (sorry, I know that should be "metres", but I´m just old enough to think in yards) away.
Portugese food is good, in HUGE portions, if heavy on the pork. Also heavy on the custard pastries, mmm!
Today we went on a bus tour of the paeleolithic, neolithic and megalithic remains in the region - cave paintings, cromlech, menhir and dolmen. All great fun. Tomorrow we are planning to go to Elvas, which has a C17 star fort. Then on Saturday, we´ll be going to Lisbon for foradan´s wedding. the_marquis, if you´re reading this, I´ll be in lounge suit.
We forgot to set the video for anything, so Î hope mother-in-law is recording Timewatch for us tonight, and father-in-law is recording Dr Who for us on Saturday!
Oh, and I hate Portugese keyboards - everything is in the wrong place!
See some of you at the weekend!
Well, we´re here in sunny Portugal. Well, actually it´s raining at the moment, but what the heck.
Evora is a MARVELLOUS town. We´re stopping in a C16 monastery, with a Roman temple *right* outside the front door, and the cathedral just round the back. The streets are all narrow, cobbled and Moor-ish; the remaining bits of Roman wall are underneath our bedroom; and the complete circuit of medieval walls is only a few hundred yards (sorry, I know that should be "metres", but I´m just old enough to think in yards) away.
Portugese food is good, in HUGE portions, if heavy on the pork. Also heavy on the custard pastries, mmm!
Today we went on a bus tour of the paeleolithic, neolithic and megalithic remains in the region - cave paintings, cromlech, menhir and dolmen. All great fun. Tomorrow we are planning to go to Elvas, which has a C17 star fort. Then on Saturday, we´ll be going to Lisbon for foradan´s wedding. the_marquis, if you´re reading this, I´ll be in lounge suit.
We forgot to set the video for anything, so Î hope mother-in-law is recording Timewatch for us tonight, and father-in-law is recording Dr Who for us on Saturday!
Oh, and I hate Portugese keyboards - everything is in the wrong place!
See some of you at the weekend!
