Archive for the tag 'Vacation'
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 10th 2016
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Aristotle
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 9th 2016
Filed under Holidays, Newcastle & Alnwick 2016
Fire Ball
This art sculpture in the form of a ‘fire ball’ pays tribute to the work of archaeologist Robin Birley, who directed the Vindolanda Trust and excavations from 1970-2001, and to celebrate his incredible find, in 1992, of over 350 Roman ink on wood writing tablets (letters) on a Roman bonfire site here at Vindolanda
The Roman [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 6th 2016
Filed under Holidays, Newcastle & Alnwick 2016
Bridge at Vindolanda
This delightful bridge crosses a stream which runs through the gardens that are situated next to the museum at Vindolanda.
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 5th 2016
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Alnwick 2016
Vindolanda
Vindolanda lies just to the south of the curtain wall of Hadrian’s Wall and has a very different ‘feel’ to other sites along the Wall. It lies upon the first Roman frontier in the north – The Stanegate Road and in a stunning landscape which lets your imagination really connect with its past. You will [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2016
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Newcastle & Alnwick 2016
Updating the SatNav
Before we set off on our travels to Northumberland I decided to update the SatNav to the latest map version. I was soon reminded why I gave up trying to upgrade the map on my previous attempt.
I logged on and was informed by the website that the device was full so I removed the old [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2016
