The Vermont breakfast was up to its usual standard. We had become accustomed during our recent hotel stays to table service being the only option due to Covid safety issues but unexpectedly the usual buffet service was on offer. However, a time slot needed to be booked in advance to restrict the flow of people in [...]
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Newcastle & Durham – Day Two
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 23rd 2021
Filed under Holidays, Newcastle 2015
A Walk Along the Quayside
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 5th 2015
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2013
In the 19th century, cannon were mounted on the rooftop and fired on ceremonial occasions.
One was used regularly as the ‘noon gun’, firing at the midday in response to a telegraph signal from Greenwich Observatory in London. After a number of accident – in one of which a gunner was killed – the practice of [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 10th 2013
