Heading south-west from Platia Miaouli and just inland from the Ferry Quay is the Church of the Dormition, containing the island’s most valuable work of art, a painting of the Assumption by a 20-year old El Greco. A few metres to the south-east of the square, on the street called Roidi, some umbrellas have beenContinue reading “Syros – 3”
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Syros – 1
Arriving at Ermoupolis, the capital of Syros and of all The Cyclades and known as “The Queen of the Aegean”, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the loveliness of this town that stretched up the hillsides towards the blue sky. Ermoupolis used to be the busiest port in the whole of Greece and aContinue reading “Syros – 1”
Lake Bled – 1
Visit the only real island in Slovenia,” said the tourist information brochure, “and ring the wishing bell in the church”. Like kissing the Blarney Stone in Ireland, it sounded very touristy, but was something that a visitor just has to do. The island in question, Blejski Otok, is in Lake Bled. The forested slopes aroundContinue reading “Lake Bled – 1”
Malta – 2
At different sites over the two main islands and in the surrounding waters are found some man-made features which have been given the name ‘cart ruts’, largely because the first visitors to discover them believed they had been worn by a cart. Their most famous site is at Clapham Junction, named after Britain’s busiest railwayContinue reading “Malta – 2”
Titanic Belfast – 2
The interior of the eight-storey building provides 130,000 square feet of space. Its centrepiece is a series of interpretive galleries exploring aspects of the building, design, sinking and legacy of Titanic. On the top floor of the museum is Belfast’s largest conference and reception space, the Titanic Suite, a banqueting facility capable of seating 750Continue reading “Titanic Belfast – 2”
Bodnant Gardens
Just down the Conwy valley the gardens at Bodnant are one of the best in the UK. Bodnant Gardens are situated above the River Hiraethlyn, a tributary of the river Conwy and look across the valley towards the Snowdonia range. Bodnant’s 99 acres of gardens were laid out around 100 years ago and are splitContinue reading “Bodnant Gardens”
Conwy
Conwy in North Wales is stunningly situated by any standards. On one side lies the estuary of the Conwy river while the other 3 sides are protected by 13th century town walls, over three-quarters of a mile long and guarded by no less than 22 towers, considered to be some of the finest protecting wallsContinue reading “Conwy”
Dubrovnik
“Those who seek paradise on earth should come to Dubrovnik,” pronounced George Bernard Shaw, normally quite curmudgeonly when it came to praise. With the warm afternoon sun at my back, his words drift through my mind as I admire the eastward view from the walls of the Lovrijenac fortress. Dubrovnik stands with the waves ofContinue reading “Dubrovnik”
St Martin
Named after St Martin of Tours by Christopher Columbus, Sint Maarten/St Martin is administered by Holland/France. Marigot is in St Martin on the French side (No border controls – don’t worry). It is as good a visit as there is if you are in transit at the airport – there are no left luggage lockers at Princess Juliana airport –Continue reading “St Martin”
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Extract from Travel Tales from Exotic Places Kingstown is the capital of the small Caribbean nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines. It’s quite a shabby place that appears run down. However, you can catch the ferry from here to Bequia (pronounced Beckway), Mayroun, and Union Island, some of the Grenadine Islands. There are some ATMs on Grenville StreetContinue reading “St Vincent and the Grenadines”
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