It’s Friday, May 12. It’s been two weeks since returning from our London/Wales trip. I’ve been thinking about that trip every day since, and thought I should write down some thoughts. First of all, do you know how it feels when a vacation doesn’t go the way you had planned, and isn’t as exciting asContinue reading “REFLECTIONS ON OUR TRIP”
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LONDON/WALES WRAPUP
Wednesday, April 26, Robin and I got up early, took everything down to the car, put the key to the townhouse in the lockbox and said goodbye to the seagulls and jackdaws. We left Conwy and drove the rental car to the rental car return at Manchester Airport. I called for a cab, and weContinue reading “LONDON/WALES WRAPUP”
Hooligans and High Tea, Part II
Friday morning, Robin and I got up, packed up, checked out, and had a taxi called for us. The taxi driver arrived a bit late, as his company sent him to the wrong hotel. He was in a foul mood, and was surly for the ride. It’s not like it put US out or anything.Continue reading “Hooligans and High Tea, Part II”
Hiraeth(Hee-rieth)
I have been learning Welsh over the last 200 days, using the app DuoLingo. It’s a Celtic language, and is much harder than it might look. Imagine speaking in German with an Irish accent, and you have Welsh. Sort of. As I learned the language, I heard the word, “Hiraeth” over and over. There isContinue reading “Hiraeth(Hee-rieth)”
Meditations of a Bald, Fat Guy 