1st July 2023 Heidelberg – When it’s Summertime….
Our final visit, this was on out way back to our overnight hotel in France. Heidelberg is famous for its …
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30th June 2023 Lindau – The Island on Lake Constance
A day of showers today, but still warm, so it didn’t spoil our day in Lindau. We walked around the …
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27th June 2023 Nuremberg – An Old City Sympathetically Restored
Like many major towns and cities, Nuremberg was largely flattened by bombing during WWII. Luckily, many old buildings have been …
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29th June 2023 Nuremberg – Nazi Party Rally Grounds
So, mixed feeling about visiting the rally grounds. The German people battled for many decades with this question – what …
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28th June 2023 Munich – Grand Capital of Bavaria
I thought this would be the highlight of the holiday, and whilst I wasn’t disappointed, I rarely get the most …
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27th June 2023 Langenau – A Day to Explore Our Base
After a busy start to the holiday, today brought a much needed rest and time to investigate our base town …
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26th June 2023 Dinkelsbühl – The Most German of German Towns
The afternoon saw our visit to the second town on the Romantic Road. I loved this place, the very large …
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26th June 2023 Rothenburg ob der Tauber- The Romantic Road
Our first stop on the Romantic Road. Rothenburg is a very traditional looking Bavarian town, one of very few that …
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25th June 2023 Baden-Baden – A Spa Town in the Sunshine
After an overnight stay in Creutzwald (view entry) we crossed the border in to Germany, and headed to Baden-Baden, on …
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11th June 2023 Beamish – The New 1950s Buildings
Always excited when something new opens at Beamish. The latest addition is in the 1950s village. To add to the …
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21st May 2023 Seaton Delaval Hall – Time for the National Trust
We’ve been meaning to join the National Trust for a while. It was pointless during the lockdown years, but with …
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18th May 2023 Wylam & Cherryburn – A Welcome Return to Bewick’s Birthplace
An impromptu day of work. As Cherryburn is only open Thursday and Friday, we used the opportunity to pay Bewick’s …
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17th May 2023 North Shields – Sunshine & Ducks
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. View all photography for this entry
14th May 2023 Aydon Castle – Lots & Lots of Lambs
The weather was due to change around lunchtime so we set off early to Aydon Castle. Turns out we had …
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13th May 2023 North and South Shields – Making the Most of the Sunshine
We went on our usual walk around North Shields and Tynemouth this morning, but as the weather was so beautiful …
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17th March 2023 Various – On the Way Home
A couple of pics on the way home. A lake visit at a service station and my old place of …
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16th March 2023 Betws-y-Coed – Beautiful Snowdonia
The heavier rain has turned into light (but persistent) drizzle by the time we reached Betws-y-Coed. This is a lovely …
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16th March 2023 Porthmadog – Steaming!!!!!!
Off to Porthmadog this morning, and the weather has not improved. We headed staring for the Harbour Railway Station to …
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15th March 2023 Criccieth – Rain & More Rain
As anticipated today, the weather was pretty awful. Never mind, we still set off along the beach and across the …
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14th March 2023 Gilfach Ddu – The National Slate Museum
After Caernarfon we climbed up onto the mountains of snowdonia as the snow clouds gathered. On the way to the …
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14th March 2023 Caernarfon – What a Castle!
Out first stop on today’s visits. I’ve long wanted to visit Caernarfon. It’s enormous castle is legendary and it didn’t …
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14th March 2023 Criccieth – First Morning & Sunshine
Our Welsh holiday begins. We arrived at tea-time yesterday, and although we had a short walk after dinner, we were …
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11th February 2023 North Shields – More Robins
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. The robin made another appearance. Becoming quite a regular. View all photography for this …
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10th February 2023 North Shields – Tyne Tugs
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. Two tugs were waiting for an incoming vessel on the Tyne and the robins …
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8th February 2023 North Shields – Winter Robin
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. Cloudy with the sun poking through. A robin was going in a budding tree …
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5th February 2023 Belsay & Bolam – Swans & Cygnets
Visit to Belay hall and castle, then on to Bolam lake. The lake was beautifully still with great reflections, and …
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3rd February 2023 North Shields – Deep Winter
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. Wintry skies tonight and a fallen tree at the side of the “secret path”. …
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1st February 2023 Sunderland – Matchstalk Men
In Sunderland for a family lunch for Laurie’s birthday. Afterwards, I took him to see the lovely Sunderland Museum and …
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29th January 2023 Wylam – Feeding the Wylam Horses
A trip to Wylam today. Laurie brought carrots and cauliflower leaves for then horses and they went down a real …
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28th January 2023 North Shields – Ratty
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. In Northumberland Park the eats were being very bold, scavenging the seed thrown to …