Venetian Wisteria Hysteria
I didn’t go to Venice for the wisteria last week. I didn’t know about it. April in Venice has many wonders but these wonderful plants, in full bloom, were more than just an added bonus. Take a look at…
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Montpellier – photogenic city of prophecies, poetry and fun.
Here in my final blog about a splendid week’s holiday in the South of France, I’ll let my camera do the talking but it should be sufficient to tell you that I spent a memorable Monday visiting the beautiful city…
From an apartment in Sète in the South Of France.
My week in Sète, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Southern France, was quietly pleasure-filled. There was a lot to do and to see including the glorious city of Montpellier (the subject of a later blog) but there was also…
Looking for fine art and finding poetry at Le musée Paul Valéry, Sète
Le musée Paul Valéry, Sète One of my greatest pleasures in travelling is visiting different towns and exploring their art galleries. It was no different on my recent trip to Sète in the south of France and I soon found…
A relaxed week in the South of France at Sète
Last week, I got back from seven days in the delightful Mediterranean town of Sète in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Southern France where I rented an apartment over-looking the Marina in this small port town which is punctuated with canals…
Ousing with February charm and mud – the River Ouse at Lewes.
One of the many advantages of living where I do, in Lewes, UK, is that I have open country less than a five minutes walk from my front door. The sunny February weather has been just too beautiful to…
A touch of Spring comes to Lewes – cold but dead romantic.
It seems that I was not alone in enjoying the beautiful February sunshine in Lewes’ Southover Grange Gardens yesterday – and why not, early Springtime impulses are all about couples sitting on park benches with a bottle of wine…
A grey Monday in Lewes, UK.
It’s a grey day today here in my home town of Lewes, UK. It might not have the radiant colours of the Mediterranean but I rather like all those muted tones. If you have to have a Northern…
Me in China: Kungfu, Fouchou and my Bonsai tree.
I have always liked the idea of growing Bonsai and, for my birthday last week, I was set up for the challenge and given this beautiful little tree called Syzygium buxifolium or Chinese myrtle. As today is China’s national…
My Panama hat in Venice
At the end of these two weeks of blogs about Venice, it is time to add that it wasn’t just me who had a great time – my trusty Panama hat enjoyed itself too. …