Yesterday the weather was glorious, so we took advantage of the sunshine and took a leisurely drive through the Shropshire countryside to Highley Station and Engine house. We arrived just in time for lunch, which we ate sitting on the balcony overlooking the railway track. We timed it just right to watch a [...]
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New Spectacles
Last week I went for an eye test and contact lens health check, the latter was long overdue…
I set off from the office in plenty of time to travel and find a parking space, expecting to have 10 to 15 minutes to spare. The best laid plans are often disrupted by unforeseen circumstances and this [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 14th 2013
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The Uncertainty of Flying Swissair
Swissair have a quirky policy which means that people who have bought and paid for a flight are not guaranteed a seat on the flight they have booked.
On my recent holiday to Lucerne we arrived at Birmingham airport check-in desk in good time only to be told that the plane was full!! We were advised [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Aug 12th 2013
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The Hotel Monopol
Front middle of the first photo where the two blurred people are is where the station escalator is situated. In that photo you can also see the bar that we visited most nights, the two windows bottom left to the front of the hotel and the four windows around the left side of the [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 8th 2013
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Lucerne – Day Six
After breakfast our first port of call was the Jesuit Church which we had been meaning to visit all week. The inside reminded me very much of an ornate wedding cake. We then ventured into the Museum of Art which is located in the Culture and Convention Centre (KKL). We were tempted there by [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 6th 2013
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Lucerne – Day Five
We made what, because of the heat, seemed a long trek to the old town wall in order to view it and climb some of its towers. When we arrived at the wall I wimped out part way up the first tower (I am not very good with heights) so, whilst Mr C ascended [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Aug 5th 2013
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Lucerne – Day Four
The weather forecast predicted that there was quite a high chance of thunderstorms so we opted for the safe option of visiting the museum of transport. We chose to walk alongside the lake to get there and the views along the way were fabulous and very photogenic.
The museum was excellent and we spent most [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 3rd 2013
