Life's about experiences. These are mine.
After our aborted attempt yesterday today we made it to the Ancient Agora. Strangely there isn’t actually as much there as at first appears. Looking down on the Agora from the Acropolis it seems to cover a vast area and offers glimpses of hidden sights. However, there are only two buildings and a lot of …
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When we got up this morning it was to bad news. We had read and had been warned that Athens could be bad for pickpockets. Unfortunately one of our party had fallen prey to this and had lost their wallet. This must have happened in the short distance from the restaurant to the hotel last …
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Our first full day in Athens and we chose to do something that I have never done here before – go to the top of Lycabettis Hill. This is a small blob that, like the hill that the Parthenon sits atop, is visible across the city. We walked from the hotel to the funicular which …
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This is my second time in Athens. Last time was as one of the stopping off points on a cruise in 2013. It was supposed to be with Helen but as she was ill I went alone. The time before that was when I was still at university in 1985. It was an enjoyable holiday …
One of the things that I love about going to a new country is trying out the food there. Not just the local dishes that would be new to me but also local twists on international favourites. So here is one day’s food from Szczecin. Breakfast Breakfast is always an odd affair when staying in …
So once more I am back to Szcecin in Poland on business. It’s an attractive place – it’s just a pity that it takes a Ryanair flight from Stansted to reach. Stansted was heaving when I arrived late afternoon and there were long lines at security. This was, in part, due to idiots such as …
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My eldest son is going to be making me a grandparent in the summer and we were talking about what the arrival of children does to your ability to get out and about. Turns out this is beautifully illustrated in the chart above. I have kept a log of all the gigs I have ever …
Over the years I have been to lots of concerts with various members of my family. Helen and I have been to many and I have been with the boys to a number but I can’t remember us having all gone to one together. That changed last night when we all had a family outing …
Continue reading “Snow Patrol, Birmingham Arena, 25th January 2019”
For years now I have been keeping list and records of what I have been up to. This might be count of daily steps through to books read. All of this was nothing more than for me personal interest. However, recently several personal data aggregators have emerged which take data from multiple sources and present …
So how many competitions do you need to enter to win something? That is the question that I asked myself in late 2017. TL;DR;563 is the answer with seven yet to close. Everyone wants to be feel lucky in some way or another which is why so many do the lottery, play poker or, back …