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Visit Historic Downtown Sanford, Florida Just North of Orlando
Gallery On First WelcomesJennifer Payne
211 East First StreetSanford, Fl 32771407-323-2774 |
Mount Dora: Eight big weekend festivals plus year-round charm
One of Mt. Dora’s point of note is its location. In Central Florida, almost equa; distance from the two coasts, it is also very high for a Florida (not the highest–that’s located along Florida’s central ridge on or near US 27), but it’s set on slooping can you say hills about Florida ground? OK on hills overlooking Lake Dora which is just about 25 acres under 5,000 and is to the to the west of the town. The area is known for it’s splendid views and beautiful sunsets over Lake Dora…the lake is about 65′ above sea level while the highest point (at the intersection of Lincoln Ave and Clayton Street) in the town is 184′ , about 120′ above the lake
PS: Mt. Dora is only 24 miles west from Sanford—–on route 46—-So you can check them both out and then return to both for events and attractions.
HISTORY OF MOUNT DORA, FLORIDA
A Weekend In Lyme: Where To Eat, Drink And Stay
Have you Considered Dorset for your next UK trip?
How about: Lyme Regis
Set on the Jurassic Coast this former fishing village sets on a dramatic coast line with a landscape crossed by many pathes that run thru the many kinds of flora, fauna and don’t forget the fossils. Set on Cobb Harbor where there are still fishing vessels and of course now pleasure ones as well.
Some of the things to see and do:
LYME REGIS | Full seafront tour of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England! (with happy music!)
Displays and audio vissual about the fossil coast.
Guided Fossil hunting walks
Fossiling at Charmouth Beach In Dorset | Jurassic Coast, UK
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum
Coombe Street
Lyme Regis
DT7 3PY
Jurassic Exhibition, Time Gallery, Fossil Clinic and Fossil Shop. Guided fossil walks.
Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium
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Cobb History
The Cobb,
Lyme Regis DT7 3JJ,
United Kingdom
The Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium is located on the end of the historic harbour wall known as The Cobb. Access is along the Cobb wall. To find the Cobb within Lyme Regis please follow the signs to the seafront.
Situated in a historic warehouse on the Cobb, are tanks of fish, old fishing gear and wreckage, historic photos, and info on filming the French Lieutenant’s Woman
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Original film poster
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The film was shot in 1980 on location in Lyme Regis, Dartmouth, Exeter, London docks, and Lake Windermere. Studio sets were built at Twickenham Studios in London to Assheton Gorton’s period-perfect designs.
Wikipedia
LYME REGIS, ENGLAND | A Stroll on the Cobb – YouTube
Lyme Regis is a pretty seaside resort, boasting beautiful beaches, breathtaking scenery, a fascinating history and picturesque harbour as well as plenty of activities, attractions and a varied programme of events to keep you entertained.
Discover Lyme Regis
Life and Times in Cross Creek: Memories and Reflections
Today Cross Creek welcomes visitors with the same prestine landscape that greeted Rawlings in the 1930’s. The dramatic combination of creeks, forests, swamps and lakes remain, vastly different from the big cities of New York and Washington, whre Rawlings had lived.
Cross Creek
From Historical Traveler’s Guid to Florida
By Eliot Klunberg
Cross Creek Interview With J.T. Glisson: Author of “The Creek”- J.T. Glisson: Stories of J.T. & Growing up with Marjorie Kinnans Rawlings
One of my pictures of Ireland—when Susi drove about This is:
Church of Ireland
Diocese of Kildare
St. Brigid’s Cathedral 13th Century
Since the fifth century a Christian settlement has existed in the town of Kildare. The church, and later cathedral, of Kildare has been associated with St Brigid since its foundation around 480 AD. Kildare derives its name from the Irish Chille Dara, or the ‘wood of oaks’, according to Thomas James Rawson’s Statistical Survey of the County Kildare. (click on the link of St. Brigid above to continue reading)
VOYAGES TO EXPLORE BROCHURE: SEPTEMBER 2022 – JUNE 2024
“Four miles east of Indian Key
is the site of
Aligator Reef Lighthouse,
a nine legged white tower capped by a black lantern 136′ above the sea. Alligator Reef is diffrent from the reef to the north off Key Largo. The coral reef in the northern keys is more developed than that of the southern Keys because Key Largo in the north acts as a barrier between the reef and Florida Bay, preventing sediment from the bay from reaching the coral reef.”
Florida Lighthouses
Kevin M. McCarthy
Enzian
Maitland FL 32751
PHONE: 407-629-1088
Luling, Texas Visitor Guide
A Celebration of What Makes Texas Great
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WELCOME TO THE ROYAL ABBEY FONTEVRAUD
Elenor of Aquitaine: After 1189, Eleanor continued to exercise beyond the role of Queen Mother, she was politically active and occasionally regent for her sons. She retired to Fontevraud Abbey, Chiron before her death in 1204.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
BBC: History Revealed
Eleanor of Aquitaine: myth and reality | HistoryExtra Podcast
Why Winter Park, Florida Is One of the Coolest Suburbs in America
Today I’m gonna try to give you some facts about the rich and more city that sets north of Orlando and has for many years.
The city was chartered in 1887 and was intended to b a winter resort for the wealthy—Northerners (now it’s for the same group but they’re now southerns—Floridians rather than visitors—it never lost that silver spoon) who could afford to go the distance to stay warm from the cold northern winters. A peaceful place to relax away from the bitterness of bitter cold and punishing winds.
It has had a few name:
1858: Original one–Lakeview
1870 Renamed–Osceola
1881 given it’s current name Winter Park
Rollins College
Florida’s oldest college and a premiere liberal arts college—founded 1885 by New England Congregationalists—who were trying to bring their style of liberal arts into education.
I bet you didn’t know they filmed 399 movies in the area—at least accourding to this—has anyone heard of these movies?
Filming Location Matching “Winter Park, Florida, USA” (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre
Slimbridge, the world’s largest exotic wildfowl collection is home to up to 8000 wild birds annually Nearby Berkeley Castle, in pink grainate, dates from 1117 and has an extraodinary history that includes sieges and the murder of a king as well as associations with Berkley University in California.
The River Severn Meets the River Avon at the medieval town of Tewkesbury.
in Gloucestershire & The Cotswolds
Slimbridge Wetland Centre | Things to See & Do | WWT Full Video Tour
The 9 Best St. Augustine Ghost Tours
Walking the streets of America’s oldest city after dark is like stepping through a time warp. In the quiet and the dak you can smell the sweat of Spanish horses, th aroma of garlic and olive oil waffing from the kithens. You can hear laughter and soft voices speaking in foreign tonges. Walking these streets at night can be eerie, even spooky.
Ghosts of St Augustine
Dave Lapham
Haunted Places in St. Augustine
Virtually Tour the Morse Museum’s Collections of Louis Comfort Tiffany, American Art and More
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
445 North Park Avenue
Winter Park, Florida
Have you visited here yet????
WHY NOT????
In a previous entry in my blog I told you about the WONDERFUL TIFFANY collection—–but there’s more than just one artist featured in this beautiful collection setting on classy Winter Park’s main street.
OK but back to the art work–beside Tiffany the lead glass windows have offerings by Carl Faberge, William Morris, John LaFarge, Rene Lalique, William Morris, and Frank Lloyd Wright to name a few. Faberge is also present in the jewelry offerings, while you can see some of Gustav Stickney’s furniture as well
Other collections includes 800 peces of American pottery from the 19th c American Art Pottery movement . A collection of American paintings and prints fron in or about Florida (one is even from a relative of Charles Morris).
OK will expect to see you there soon.
Central Florida Roadtrip: Winter Park – YouTube
LONDON Walk 🇬🇧 – Exploring Chelsea ✨🌷 from Sloane Square Station
Chelsea London:
Sat by the River Thames,
Crosby Moran Hall
is one of London’s most remarkable palaces. Built in the 5th century, it was th only domestic building to survive the Great Fire of London in 1666, yhet it no longer stands whre it once did. FOrmerly in Bishop Gate, it was dismantld and built in Chelsea in 1910. The hall’s owner philanthropist Dr. Chrisophe Moren is currently working on a mammoth 30 year restrvation project.
Wish You Were Here
Discover Birtain
Feb 2022
Crosby Moran Hall – ‘the most important surviving domestic Medieval building in London’
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR VISITING THE TOWER OF LONDON
Awesome symbol of of England’s national heritage, the Tower of London is actually a massive fortress complex of twenty towers that covers an eighteen-acr sit on the River Thames at the southeast reach of modern London.
Famous Prisoners of the Tower of London
Save the Date: San Jacinto Celebration 2022
Saturday, Apr. 23, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Central
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
Join the San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association
and the Texas Historical Commission
for this free event
with reenactors from various Texas Revolution historic sites,
a living-history camp
with hands-on cooking and weapon demonstrations,
and examples of the day-to-day lives of soldiers and civilians.
Throughout the day, live reenactments will tell the story of the fight for Texas’ independence.
All programming is family friendly
and will include fun activities for kids.
Food trucks
and local vendors will be on hand for attendees to enjoy.
Customer Service Skills for Success
8th Edition
By Robert Lucas
ISBN10: 1260381900
ISBN13: 9781260381900
Copyright: 2023
ISBN10: 1260381900
ISBN13: 9781260381900
Copyright: 2023
Lucas’ top-selling Customer Service 8e has been revised to reflect the demands of customer service today. Chapters are divided into three parts, focused on key aspects of customer service: 1) The Profession 2) Skills for Success, and 3) Building and Maintaining Relationships, and Retaining Customers. Discover tips for implementing proven strategies and case scenarios to help apply concepts to real-world situations through our learning management solution, Connect.
www.heatherdesanctis.com
Another of my pictures somewhere in the UK
the Pubs name is The Five Alls—-
and here”s an explination for that:
Five Alls (Noun)
A name for many pubs.
Pub Etymology: In reference to five different social groups, each characterized as an “all”, the king, who governs all; the bishop, who prays for all; a lawyer, who pleads for all; a soldier, who fights for all, and a peasant who pays for all. Traditionally pub names had a pictorial represeatation the traditional image for the five alls had each figure in representative garb with his motto (” I goven all” etc) underneath.
Oh and my main picture at the beginning is Port St. Isaac in Cornwall. That’s a post card and not one of my taking. It is a place in Cornwall I have yet to see.
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Thru April 15th:Guided Historic Tours Tues-Sat 11:00 and 1:30 |
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Best Regards, “See You at the Mansion!” Michael |