The five of us were able to sit at the same breakfast table that we had the previous morning. I opted for eggs Benedict but found that there was a little too much hollandaise sauce for my taste. One of the lifts was out of order, delaying progress to and from the hotel rooms to [...]
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Newcastle – Day Three
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 2nd 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Holidays, Newcastle 2015
Newcastle – Day Two
Breakfast in the Vermont was as excellent as usual, although the arrangements had changed since our previous visits. There is still the buffet arrangement for cold breakfast items but all cooked food is prepared fresh to order. We were pleased to find there was the perfect table with five chairs so we were all able [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 31st 2015
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Newcastle – Day One
We had set the radio alarm to wake us in plenty of time for a 10 am departure. I awoke to hear the breaking news that ‘Talk Talk’ (our email/web provider) had experienced a cyber attack and that users details had been downloaded. I lay in bed considering logging on to change the passwords to [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Oct 30th 2015
Whilst I gather my thoughts and edit my photos from my recent weekend away with family and friends I present you with another view from my room.
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 29th 2015
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A Room with a View
Late today I returned from a long weekend away, spending time with family and friends. In the next few days I will share details from my recent travels before continuing with posts on my travels in Slovenia.
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 27th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, This & That
Summer in October
Summer in England has arrived unseasonably late. I am not complaining, the days have been warm enough for me to enjoy sitting out on the patio reading a book watching the sun go down.
18 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
Plane Spotting
Vulcan XH558 is reaching the end of her flying days and over the weekend she flew a couple of farewell fly past tours. I was able to stand on a grassy mound at Cosford in order to watch her fly by.
We heard her before we saw her because her approach was obscured by the Cold [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2015
