We are all booked up for a mini adventure for Valentines Day. The mini break includes a very belated 2022 Christmas gift from me to Mr C. At long last there is a RSC performance that captures his imagination.
Midsummer Night’s Dream and Edward Moon here we come…
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First Mini Break of 2024
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2024
… to walk 1000 miles in 2024
I fell by the wayside in 2023 and won’t quite meet my mileage by the end of the the year. I will dust myself off and start afresh in 2024.
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 18th 2023
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Back by Popular Request
Fine Dining at Chez Nous…
Southwestern Beef Potato Traybake from Slimming Eats Made Simple.
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 16th 2023
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St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury
During our Christmas shopping trip to Shrewsbury, we intended to have an afternoon cuppa in the Cafe within St Mary’s Church but unfortunately the cafe was closed for refurbishment.
It was a pleasure to see the Jesse Window and the detailed roof panels. Seeing the window reminded us that after a previous visit in December we [...]
7 Comments CherryPie on Dec 10th 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Malta 2023
Fort Ricasolo
On one of our walks around Valletta a road had been blocked off due to filming taking place near one of the buildings. I wasn’t able to find out what was being filmed but during my search I saw that Fort Ricasolo was being used as a film set for Gladiator II. Part of the [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Dec 9th 2023
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A Trip To Birmingham
We had a bit of miscommunication on how we were going to get to the train station. I thought we were walking, there had been mention of Glühwein from the Christmas market…
I know how long it takes me to walk to the station and time was running short so I went on ahead and told [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 1st 2023
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Malta – Day Eleven
We enjoyed our last breakfast in Malta before checking out of the hotel and leaving our cases with the concierge. Our taxi to the airport was due around 1pm leaving the morning free.
We walked into Valletta to visit Muza, the National Museum of Art, which is housed in the Auberge d’Italie. The Auberge building needed [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 30th 2023
