Hadrian's Wall, Roman Forts, and many, many, many sheep (Julie took a picture of me taking a picture at Housesteads Fort. The white dots are sheep.) There are lots of sheep in the Northumberland area of England, and I think we saw most of them. At least those that were finished multiplying. In addition to … Continue reading 2023 Scotland – 5
Landmarks and Old Friends Last night was the first night at the Kingsway Guest House. This is a lovely Victorian row house B&B near Mayfield Gardens. Lizzie and Gary have done their best to maintain as much original fittings to the house as possible, while still running a guesthouse with the modern conviences like modern … Continue reading 2023 Scotland – 4
And now we are in Edinburgh, and beginning all things Dunnett! For all we were wedged into the train like a cattle car, it was an interesting trip. We didn't get to see as much scenry as we would have wished, but we could see some. It looked just like it had from the air. … Continue reading 2023 Scotland – 3
More on London, the Tower and Kings Cross Station We are headed to Scotland today via the highspeed train. I'm looking forward to seeing the landscape. But in the meantime, I wanted to elaborate more about yesterdays adventures. While at the Tower, Julie found a plaquard that talked about the grounds. Besides the usual lawns … Continue reading 2023 Scotland – 2
Day one - Stopover in London And we are off! Julie and I covered a lot of ground today. We left Seattle and headed for London. I am not a happy flier. But this flight gave us a terrific view of Scotland all the way through to London, as we descended gradually for landing. The … Continue reading 2023 – Scotland – 1
Who is Dorothy Dunnett and Why am I Going to Scotland Because of Her? ‘“Lymond is back.”‘ ‘“Lymond is in Scotland.”’ ‘“I hear the Lord Culter’s young brother is back.” Only sometimes a woman’s voice would say it with a different note, and then laugh a little.’ (From the opening of “Game of Kings”, by … Continue reading 2023 – Scotland
I have always loved architecture, and I think that’s why I enjoy European cities so much. Looking at each city as a whole, and the planning (or lack thereof) that went into them, the magnificent cathedrals, the individual architects and schools (such as Anton Gaudi in Barcelona), have always fascinated me. Here in the United … Continue reading Wichita, Kansas ~ Oct 2022 ~ Frank Lloyd Wright’s “The Allen House”
Today we decided to drive up through the Flint Hills, to a town called Council Grove, about 1.5 hours NE of Wichita. The Flint Hills are some of the last Tallgrass Prairie lands that used to stretch from Canada to Mexico. Now It’s mostly Kansas and into Oklahoma. The grass is emerald green and about … Continue reading Kansas Flint Hills ~ Amazing Grasslands
Flint Hill, Kansas It's really hard to believe that it's been nearly 5 years since I've travelled. COVID was a real travel drought. But I think I'm incredibly lucky to have been relatively untouched by disease that ravaged the world. So many people died. Regardless of politics, borders, and walk of life, COVID crossed them … Continue reading A Very Long Dry Spell ~ 2019-2022
Barcelona is a pretty cool place. It’s a different climate that Central Europe, and the changes make both the geography and the cities themselves the same, but different in many respects. One thing I’ve noticed is that when there is a department store, it really is a full service store. The big store on the … Continue reading Rome/Barcelona Oct/Nov 2018 – Miscellaneous things about Barcelona that didn’t fit anywhere else
Suzanne’s Travels 