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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Stornoway Calmac services dropped in favour of cargo runs to Iceland (Rousse)
The Caledonian MacBrayne services from the Isle of Lewis to Ullapool had been greatly reduced: the unprofitable route across the Minch was barely worth running now that Stornoway was a major port for container ships bound for Iceland. So we … Continue reading
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Tagged Caledeonian MacBrayne, Calmac, cargo, container, ferry, holiday, Iceland, isle, Lewis, Minch, Outer Hebrides, route, Stornoway, Sunday, tandem, Ullapool, Western Isles
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Sledging and the snow cemetery (Rousse)
None other than social media guru ES joined us for an afternoon of sledging. Even though the pistes were packed, we had a great time dashing down the slopes. You just had to be careful not to crash into other … Continue reading
Rousse reprimanded
PC grumbled “Oh no, I’m in one of your dreams! I hope you’re not going to blog this.” Meanwhile JA kept his mouth shut, unsure of British etiquette in such circumstances. Sorry PC…
Skiing in Scotland: chairlifts, cafés and crime (Rousse)
There was something not quite right about this Scottish ski resort. The main drag lift, for example, pulled skiers uphill at such a speed that TPR and I found it almost impossible to cross their path while out on our … Continue reading
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Tagged ankles, cafés, cafe, chairlift, chairlifts, cheese, children, clean, couple, crime, dinner, drag, face, faces, laps, parents, resort, restaurant, roll, runner, sandwich, Scotland, Scottish, ski, skiing, snow, staff, stains, tips, TPR, village, waitresses
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Learning to love minibeasts (Rousse)
My bags were packed and loaded into the hold for the long coach journey through France. I realised too late that my iPhone and headphones would now be parted from me for several hours. Why hadn’t I remembered to keep … Continue reading
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Tagged bag, bgas, boredom, creep crawlies, door, entertainment, fear, France, headphones, hold, insect, insects, iPhone, journey, luggage, mini beasts, minibeast, pocket, shed, therapy, travel sickness, wasp, wasps, wood, woodlice, woodlouse
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Disco dancing and dalliances at the University of Birmingham (Rousse)
My birthday disco lights came in useful at a party hosted in a student flat with all my undergraduate pals from Birmingham University’s French department. While the rest of us danced the night away, X was up to her usual … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham University, dalliance, dalliances, dancing, department, disco, entertain, flat, French, gentlemen, guest, guests, lights, party, student, students, University of Birmingham
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Shakespeare and astrophysics for lunch (Rousse)
I took apart the marble mounted interactive display in the museum lobby so that I could replace the details of the forthcoming lunchtime talks. It was high time that the world heard what SPC had to say about Shakespeare, and … Continue reading
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Tagged astrophysics, display, interactive, lobby, lunch, lunchtime, marble, museum, Shakespeare, talks, TPR
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Parkes Observatory hosts visit of geriatric stargazer (Rousse)
I knew that my Granny T had been to Australia a couple of times in her later life to see my Uncle J, but until I saw the photos of her standing proudly outside the Parkes Observatory in New South … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur, astrophysicisthys, astrophysics, Australia, dish, geriatric, grandmother, granny, New South Wales, Parkes Observatory, stargazer, the dish, uncle
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Travel by vegetable rack (Rousse)
My new mode of transport was a three foot tall, four-basket, vegetable rack on wheels. Travelling down Edinburgh’s Broughton Street at top speed on this splendid vehicle saved me twenty minutes a day. Sometimes I bounced along the pavement. As … Continue reading
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