When I got up in the morning and looked out of the window I noticed that the weather had changed to rain. After breakfast, equipped with raincoat and umbrella, I left the hotel and set off towards Grey Street to see the monument. Luckily on this occasion the scaffolding had gone so I could enjoy [...]
Archive for the tag 'Vacation'
22 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2013
I was up early and ready to set off, but unfortunately Mr C was sluggish which meant we didn’t set off until 11.20am. After we had filled up with petrol and checked the car tyre pressures it was almost time for lunch. I was driving so Mr C was tasked to think of a suitable [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 16th 2013
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 – 1944)
15 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Two Rooms with a View
I returned from my early Autumn break yesterday with around 700 photographs. I had a wonderful time and visited many interesting places. When I have gathered my thoughts and photographs, I shall share my holiday journey with you.
16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2013
Filed under Art, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
Amrein’s House – Windows
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 14th 2013
Filed under Holidays, Lucerne 2013
Rotsee Strata
This sandtone slab from the ‘Rotsee strata’ exhibits an array of aquatic life forms which lived at the bottom of the sea bay just under 33ft deep. These life forms fed on suspended organic matter which they filtered through their gills.
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 12th 2013
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Lucerne 2013
The Glacier Garden
In 1872 during the course of building work on a wine cellar, Josef Wilhelm Amrein-Troller discovered a rock along with its 32 large potholes. These features were formed by the action of water and stones that fell through crevasses in the overlaying glacier.
The glacier garden was created to preserve the feature. It is coverd [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2013
