It was that time of year again when I finally allow myself to think of the Christmas season. I set of with my Mum to visit the festive gift fair in Birmingham. Luckily for us the threat of industrial action from one of the train companies was called off at the last minute.
The journey there [...]
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Festive Gift Fair
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 20th 2010
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PhotoHunt – Juicy
The meal in this restaurant was a trip down memory lane. The food was as good as ever, but the service wasn’t quite so attentive as it was on the previous visit there.
Absent friends were dearly missed.
I am sure you can see from the pics that the food was juicy and succulent.
For more of this [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Nov 19th 2010
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Weight Loss – Week 16
I struggled a bit this week to get back into my routine. I also struggled with getting into my head how the new plan works for me, it seemed so much easier foodwise when I was away. Despite my not quite keeping on track since I got home, I lost 0.5lb.
The new plan [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 18th 2010
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Sint-Trudoabdij Male – Last Look Around
I share with you some just a couple more views of the monastery grounds before we leave for the next point of call on the journey.
The third photo shows the tree lined route to our next destination.
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 18th 2010
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The Approach to Sint-Trudoabdij Male
After the visit to the Abbey we had a cup of coffee in the tea rooms nearby, they are just behind me as I took the first photograph. The tea room was complete with permanent Christian images and icons and a temporary Halloween display, which was both interesting and incongruous.
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 17th 2010
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Sint-Trudoabdij Male – From Within
Due to the abbey not being completely open, these are the only pictures I managed from within.
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 16th 2010
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Sint-Trudoabdij Male
The monastery has an interesting history but sadly it wasn’t fully open.
The Abbey:
was at one time the Castle of the Counts of Flanders. Built in the 12th century by Count Philip of Alsace (Filip van de Elzas), the original castle was destroyed by rebels from Ghent in 1382, and has been rebuilt and destroyed [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Nov 15th 2010
