Posted about a conversation that started with this view yesterday evening.
Category: Living
LHR/ATH
Aegean LHR/ATH, US$116, exit row, empty seat beside me, free hot meal and wine, Bennett/Gaga on Android. #grateful
Next up: Greece
Onwards to Greece. This afternoon: London Heathrow–Athens. Tomorrow morning: Athens to Kalambaka by train.
North Downs
Another day of hiking the North Downs. Today we only visited one hostelry–for lunch and libation.
Local Beers
North Downs walk with a friend included a pub, brewery, and liquor store/micro-brewery. Local beer procured at each.
My Long Journey to Ireland
I disliked history classes at my high school in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The focus on studying for examinations did not fit my learning style. The teaching style often reflected the teacher’s lack of interest in teaching. To be fair, I did not then have the life experiences to sufficiently understand the nuances of how…… Continue reading My Long Journey to Ireland
One For My Grandfather
Tower of London today: 888,246 ceramic poppies, one for each British WW1 military death; one for my grandfather.
Destination Guildford
Today’s destination: Guildford, a base for walking in the North Downs. Right now I’m on a Newcastle to London train.
Northumberland Coastal Walk
Walked with friends along Northumberland’s coast. En route: the castle across this bay, pub lunch, afternoon tea.
Mario the Cockerel
Bringing Mario the cockerel to his new Newcastle home. An old family friend admired it, so I got it for her garden.