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Wed, 9 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [216]
We are now at my sister Sue and Graham's in Yorkshire. The train took 90 minutes non stop to Doncaster and cost only 9 pounds each. We spent today at Brodsworth Hall which is a historic country family estate dating from the 18th century and very reminiscent ... Read more >
Tue, 8 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [237]
This was a treat! A harpsichord recital on a fine reproduction of Handel's harpsichord, in the actual room on the second floor where he rehearsed with his musicians. The room is tiny, fitting only 28 chairs but we went early and had seats in the front ... Read more >
Tue, 8 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [240]
Handel lived for over 30 years in Brooke St, a 5 minute walk from Oxford Circus tube station. We just visited his modest 3 storey home where he lived with his manservant and staff, now a museum, and will return for a harpsichord recital tonight. The ... Read more >
Mon, 7 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [212]
Now for Monday's musical adventure, which was to meet the teacher who nurtured our first steps in viol playing in 2001 through her excellent tutor book, since the nearest teacher or player of any description was 3 hours drive away in Sydney. We spent ... Read more >
Sun, 6 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [177]
Next a Sunday afternoon concert at Burgh House, Hampstead. Here we heard 3 young professional musicians, including a recorder player from Bergen, a Baroque violinist from Bremen and a Japanese harpsichordist from London, the first two having flown in ... Read more >
Sun, 6 Jul 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [684]
ARMAGH IS ST. PATRICK COUNTRY, SECURELY ANCHORING Armagh on the Saint Patrick Trail. We stopped at the St. Patrick Center in (where else?) Downpatrick only to learn that while much is said, not much is known about the patron saint of Ireland who ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [198]
On Saturday evening we walked to a local Early Music Festival concert in a church near here. An appreciative audience of about 35 heard a group of 6 fine young local musicians give a delightful program of Medieval and Renaissance pieces arranged for ... Read more >
Fri, 4 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [267]
We had a 13 and a half hour flight to London, very smooth, however with no sleep as the sun kindly shone for us for roughly 24 hours. Nikki organised a taxi to meet us at Heathrow and we arrived at Crouch End about 9pm, where we had a happy reunion with ... Read more >
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Sun, 29 Jun 2014 | By rubyanntravel | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 29 Jun 2014 | By rubyanntravel | Views [2105]
As the new-old saying goes ‘a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle’. Well at least that is what I thought before attending the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in the UK, I know now that the international fight for ... Read more >
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Sun, 29 Jun 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [856]
WE MORE OR LESS PICKED LILLIKOI B&B FROM a hat. It’s brand new and doesn’t yet have a review on booking. com. But it will - and ours will be glowing. It sits on a hill overlooking the River Foyle, less than ten miles ... Read more >
Fri, 27 Jun 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [935]
THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY IS THE MOST POPULAR attraction along the Causeway Coastal Route. Aside from the spectacular scenery, it is the only attraction - unless you are a golfer. The natural beauty and geologic uniqueness of the Giant’... Read more >
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [867]
THE TROUBLES MAY BE IN THE PAST AND A FINAL SETTLEMENT is still a dream. But activism is alive and well in Belfast and it is most obvious in the murals in West Belfast on Shankill Road. This isn’t spray-can graffiti or run of the mill ... Read more >
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [721]
WE COULD HAVE FLOWN, OF COURSE, BUT THE FERRY to Belfast, including three buses, cost only a third as much as airfare. Never mind that we spent most of the day in transit or waiting for the next leg. Not insignificantly the final bus deposited ... Read more >
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
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