“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”George Burns Wednesday Quotes: Family
Tag: UK
Do not Accept
We’ve been told that the German word for substitute, i.e. Ersatz, has found it’s way into English during and after the second world war when commodities were scarce in the UK and people had to make do. This was mainly concerning coffee, or so I … Continue reading Do not Accept
Travelling Light
The older we get we seem to collect less and less tangible memorabilia. I’ve never been one to buy the usual tourist trinkets that more often than not end up as dust collectors on shelves. I would rather buy wearables. We brought back a hat … Continue reading Travelling Light
Coming and Going, and then Some
In the village with little traffic the children really can use the road to race.
In France the pace is slower but the baguettes need to be carried home.
And how could I not end this post with a photo from eight years ago. Springbok fans in Newcastle when the Rugby World Cup was hosted by England, Scotland, and Wales. Today, Springbok and other rugby fans can be seen in the streets of France, I’m sure.
Cee’s Which Way Challenge: Streets with People in It
Monday Portrait
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Five Wet and Wonderful Words
Nautical: A fishing boat in front of Roker Pier in Sunderland.
Splendid: In the 18th century the Mannheim Palace was larger than the palace of Versailles.
Refraction: A circumzenital arc (not a rainbow) or the sky smiling.
Selected: A sculpture in the spa gardens of Bad Dürkheim. He’s been selected and he knows it.
Familiar: How more familiar can you get than snuggling bum to bum?
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in July
This Time in Black and White
I’m a bit short on lighthouses in the middle of Europe, so I’m using some photos from 2015.
The Roker lighthouse in Sunderland as seen through the C2C (coast to coast) giant shutter.
Approaching the lighthouse from the south and approaching it from the north.
Having approached I stood directly underneath and had nowhere to go.
I’ve decided that it looks best from the shore, showing off its beautifully curved pier.
Monochrome Madness: Lighthouse in Different Compositions
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“And how do you rate the chances of the Boks?”
During the Rugby World Cup in 2015 we were in Newcastle for the match between Scotland and South Africa. This was on the day before and a team from the SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) were happy to do an interview with a German supporting the Sprinkboks. We don’t know if this snippet was ever seen in South Africa or whether it landed on the cutting floor.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Interview.
If 3 is a crowd – what is 52,000?
“The crowd intimidates me, its breath suffocates me. I feel paralysed by its curious look, and the unknown faces make me dumb.”
Frédéric Chopin
Linked to Travel with Intent. For more photos inspired by the quote by Frédéric Chopin, click here.
Blue
Four years ago we were in the UK for the Rugby World Cup. After the match between South Africa vs Scotland we were making our way from Newcastle to Edinburgh and stopping for a look see on Holy Island. Now I am sitting at my desk and my husband is watching the Ireland vs Scotland game on the other pc – Japan is just a little too far (and a little too expensive).
Linked to Simply Snaps: Simply Blue.
Who would I be to argue with a Marx?
“I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining.”
Groucho Marx
And so we turned our backs on Britain when we visited. The weather was just too gorgeous.
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