Just a short note to explain the long time between drinks. On our second last day on the boat I tripped, skidded across the floor, hit the window, and badly sprained right wrist and right ankle.That slowed me right down, to the indiginity of being wheeled through SchipolAirport in a wheelchair. I will not be pleased if there are photos. Thanks to Easyjet incompetence, there was no wheelchair waiting the other end as promised. Thanks to sympathetic and helpful travelling companions however we have managed pretty well. Alsö thanks to Melinda' s Arnica and walking stick, and drugs and alcholol too.
I am living proof that getting back on your feet as quickly as possible is the best way to go and I have seen a lot of Berlin, and this morning we are off to Frankfurt where I will find a computer and do a proper update
Monday 3 October 2011
Monday 19 September 2011
Bath the Beautiful
A perfect English city with rows of fine georgian buildings,the abbey and roman relics The Roman Baths now have a very sophisticated interpretation centre and you can see the original spring the hot water came from, the only warm mineral baths in England.
There is also a recent development of a modern bathhouse with all the features of modern day indulgence.-Daylesford on a grand scale with the most beautiful outdoor heated pool on top of the building looking out over Bath to the rolling green hills beyond.
We went to see Warren Clarke (of Dalzeil and Pascoe fame) in Three Days In May where he played Churchill, and a Mozart concert in the Abbey.
But the nicest part was catching up with Katrina Clancy and Charlie. His parents are right- he is truly delightful , very sociable and easy-going. We had 2 days with them They arrived on the Monday and went off home on Wednesday. Katrina came to the theatre with us and Charlie babysat and the other night we all went to an Indian Restaurant for dinner and Clancy went to sleep in his pusher.
Candy and Hal have just arrived from Singapore without their luggage so I had better go and hear about that Love to Everyone Jenny & Eddie
There is also a recent development of a modern bathhouse with all the features of modern day indulgence.-Daylesford on a grand scale with the most beautiful outdoor heated pool on top of the building looking out over Bath to the rolling green hills beyond.
We went to see Warren Clarke (of Dalzeil and Pascoe fame) in Three Days In May where he played Churchill, and a Mozart concert in the Abbey.
But the nicest part was catching up with Katrina Clancy and Charlie. His parents are right- he is truly delightful , very sociable and easy-going. We had 2 days with them They arrived on the Monday and went off home on Wednesday. Katrina came to the theatre with us and Charlie babysat and the other night we all went to an Indian Restaurant for dinner and Clancy went to sleep in his pusher.
Candy and Hal have just arrived from Singapore without their luggage so I had better go and hear about that Love to Everyone Jenny & Eddie
Friday 16 September 2011
Bath Via Narita
Friday, September 16, 2011
Bath via Narita
Our stopover at Narita worked fine. We followed hundreds of High School students on their way to school because we knew the ryokan was next to Narita High School That worked , although a student was conscripted to show us the way when we looked puzzled at one point. Our room was a traditional 12 mat tatami bedroom The food was terrific, they had proper japanese baths and a host who insisted on helping us get around, even if he left us marooned at a regional park with wrong information on the bus to get back. About 500 metres from the Ryokan was a beautiful garden at the back of the thousand year old temple.
Our flight to London was as tedious as ever, but nothing compared with the 2 hour wait to get through Customs at Heathrow. It had nothing to do with border protection as when we finally got to the counter it took 10 seconds.It was due to not enough staff.and deliberate policy I think as their own passport holders were all through in no time. So we started off in very bad humour, but when we came out of the underground at Tower Hill, all was forgiven as the streetscape is so amazing. Kay and Denis were at the hotel and Kay was having real problems with her feet and spent the next days visiting specialists, ending up with a cortisone injection which doesnt seem to have made much difference
We spent our only London day just walking around the area-Bermondsey Market, All Hallows Church, the Monument, along the Thames, the Design Centre. It is a great city with hidden gems around every corner. The highlight of the day was dinner at Fergus Henderson Nose-To Tail Restaurant St John The cost was similar to a Friday night in Daylesford which made it even better.
On Saturday we caught our train to Bath from Paddington
without trauma and arrived in Bath at 1.30 to find a very good apartment in a really great location just around the corner from the Abbey, the Roman Baths and the Square.
Bath via Narita
Our stopover at Narita worked fine. We followed hundreds of High School students on their way to school because we knew the ryokan was next to Narita High School That worked , although a student was conscripted to show us the way when we looked puzzled at one point. Our room was a traditional 12 mat tatami bedroom The food was terrific, they had proper japanese baths and a host who insisted on helping us get around, even if he left us marooned at a regional park with wrong information on the bus to get back. About 500 metres from the Ryokan was a beautiful garden at the back of the thousand year old temple.
Our flight to London was as tedious as ever, but nothing compared with the 2 hour wait to get through Customs at Heathrow. It had nothing to do with border protection as when we finally got to the counter it took 10 seconds.It was due to not enough staff.and deliberate policy I think as their own passport holders were all through in no time. So we started off in very bad humour, but when we came out of the underground at Tower Hill, all was forgiven as the streetscape is so amazing. Kay and Denis were at the hotel and Kay was having real problems with her feet and spent the next days visiting specialists, ending up with a cortisone injection which doesnt seem to have made much difference
We spent our only London day just walking around the area-Bermondsey Market, All Hallows Church, the Monument, along the Thames, the Design Centre. It is a great city with hidden gems around every corner. The highlight of the day was dinner at Fergus Henderson Nose-To Tail Restaurant St John The cost was similar to a Friday night in Daylesford which made it even better.
On Saturday we caught our train to Bath from Paddington
without trauma and arrived in Bath at 1.30 to find a very good apartment in a really great location just around the corner from the Abbey, the Roman Baths and the Square.
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