Category Archives: Travels

Photographs taken during travels outside the UK and being collated into a photo book. Pictures included here are emerging from the selection process, but may not be included finally.

Cologne

Mining the Diaries 84: Germany Hotel Casa Colonia, Cologne, Germany 1st December 2012 Roused by the eight o’clock church bells telling me I’d overslept by an hour; showered and dressed in a hurry.  Down to the light and cheery breakfast … Continue reading

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Lille

Mining the Diaries 83: France Couvent des Minimes Alliance, Lille, France, 22nd March 2012 Impressions of an amble round historic Lille. The Vielle Bourse: The former building of the Lille Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A quadrangle with an inner … Continue reading

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Figures – Agriculture

Bronze of an African woman representing Agriculture, by Czech sculptor and designer Franta Anýž (1876 – 1934), at the entrance of the building on the Via Roma, Trieste built in 1914 by the Živnostenská banka of Prague, now the offices … Continue reading

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Washington DC

Mining the Diaries 82: USA 2011 Adam’s Inn, Washington DC Adam’s Inn occupies a brick-built three-storey house from around early 1900s in a smart residential area developed by members if the Smithsonian Institution.  It is clean homely, domestic in feel … Continue reading

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Venice

Mining the Diaries 82: Italy 2011 988 Calle Larga Nani, Venice, 7th October 2011 Six-thirty: clamorous clanging of church bells; cloudy outside and starting to rain, first a few drops and the heavily.  Breakfast.  We read and play canasta until … Continue reading

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Kardamyli & Proastio, Greece

Mining the Diaries 81: Greece 2011 Anniska Apartments, Kardamyli, 10th May 2011 Patras, the manager, told us that the Priest had agreed to open the church of Agios Nikolaos in Proastio this morning.  Recently restored (thanks in part to EU … Continue reading

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Maryland, USA

Mining the Diaries 80: USA 2011 1618 Lennox Park, 1400 E. W. Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 25th April 2011 Up at seven-thirty, showered, packed and sitting in the early sun on the veranda of the Atlantic Hotel waiting for Matthew … Continue reading

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Avignon

Mining the Diaries 79: France 2011 Hotel le Colbert, Avignon, 10th March 2011 The Hotel le Colbert, in a narrow, quiet and shuttered back street, is independent and unpretentious.  The warm welcome yesterday was reflected in the décor of reds, … Continue reading

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Aleppo

Mining the Diaries 78: Syria 2010 Cillicia Hotel, Aleppo, 9th September 2010 Breakfast to the sound of laughing doves in the palms and rafters – a peaceful counter to the roar and bustle of traffic in Syria’s industrial capital.  It’s … Continue reading

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Kardamyli

Mining the Diaries 77: Greece Stone House, Kardamyli, Wednesday 9th June 2010 Morning.  Still, silent.  Sun breasting the Taygetos woke dormant cicadas. Today we planned to walk to the church at Agia Sophia, which we can see high up overlooking … Continue reading

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Mining the Diaries 76: Patagonia 2009

Maison Vitraux, Buenos Aires 15th November. Disorientated.  We took off from Heathrow Terminal 5 at 21.50 yesterday and landed in Buenos Aires at 10.45 today.  The flight was uneventful – flying long-haul is one of those occasions when uneventfulness is … Continue reading

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Mining the Diaries 75: Italy 2009

2969 Calle Del Forno, Venice, 21st September 2009 Woke about 6.30 and sat by the window reading The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt while Nina slept.  Footsteps, boats and voices outside – the Venetian dawn chorus. After breakfast … Continue reading

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Mining the Diaries 74: Wales 2009

Or’eira, Llanfacherth, Dolgellau, 12th June 2009 To Dolgellau for the cattle market.  A slow start with a few small trailers bringing in sheep – lambs, rams and hoggets. Selling starts at noon. Auctioneer and his assistant stroll across the yard … Continue reading

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Mining the Diaries 73: Spain 2009

Palau de la Mar, Valencia, 18th March 2009 We did not need to set that alarm for last night’s firework display –we lay listening to it rending the sky like too-close thunder! Down to a bustling breakfast room soon after … Continue reading

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Mining the Diaries 72: Italy 2008

2969 Calle Del Forno, Venice, 7th September 2008 This a first floor apartment overlooking the Rio di S. Margherita and the Calle Del Forno.  When the children in the apartment above run about the lights in the dining room chandelier … Continue reading

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