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Florida Travel: Tour Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida
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Visiting ancient holy sites in Ireland
My first trip to Glendalough: For thousands of years people have been drawn to ‘the valley of the two lakes‘ for its spectacular scenery, rich history, archaeology and abundant wildlife. Glendalough is a remarkable place that will still your mind, inspire your heart and fill your soul.
This spectacular train journey will take you from the Italian Alps to Nice
How To Train Your Dragon
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| Item #: | D12087 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pages/Publication Date: | 256 / 2019 |
| Publisher: | Hachette |
| ISBN: | 9781444950380 |
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Auschwitz Birkenau Guided Tour from Krakow
Old Cleeve: Roodwater, St Pancras Well. This is an interesting well, with stonework of great antiquity. It has two slabs of stone over the top gable-shaped, but the stonework inside has fallen in somewhat, and is moss and fern grown. There is a never-ceasing supply of beautiful water, rising from the red sandstone. The well is in the garden of an old cottage which was once a chapel, though it has been reconstructed. The cottage has always been kown as St. Pancras, but I should think it was older than the chapel. It is locally known as the Holy Well. This well is situateed about a mile, or a little less, to the south of Cleeve Abbey...(Horne)
CAFÉ AT THE PALACE
Ye Old Mitre Pub
Some Pubs of London
Cock and Bottle
like here London has some pubs to add to its gone lists—here are some that are and some that aren’t
The White Hart, 1810
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The White Hart, 2008
The White Hart
Use to reside quite recently at
121 Bishopgate
London.
It certainly existed as The White Hart in 1377. However, it was rebuilt in 1480 and 1829. It closed in 2014, and its facade was integrated into a nine-storey office block
Bell Savage
White Hart Drury Lane
191 Drury Ln,
London WC2B 5QD,
This pub is said to be the oldest licensed facility — or at least the various pub building that set on this corner here of Drury and High Holburn for many, many centuries are combined as the oldest…..originally rather than Covent Gardens this was the village of St Giles (13th c). The pubs that have sat here have been called the White Hart since the 15th c. There was plague here in the 16th and during the 16th and 17th century only the rich resided here and these varied from Cromwell the man responsible for the death of Charles I to Nell Gwynne-–a former actress who became the favorite mystress of Charles II who returned to the throne after his father’s murderer’s death….I so love English history.
By the 18th century the street and thus the pub’s fortunes had fallen into disrepute, poverty and vice as well as being inhabited by the bottom of the social stratta, a form of hell that the world of that time was all too familiar.
But through out all that time and thru wars and rumors of wars —and people and the new ages the pub(s) here have endured and continue on….I find this all amazingly interesting.
How did British pubs get their names?
Boar’s Head Tavern
East Cheap
This is another of those pub names the English so loved and there were several (maybe still are?) by this name which is said to have caused a great deal of confusion.
This was the setting for Henrry IV which featured Sir John Falstaff and the building set near the London Stone which some say might well be a Roman milestone….didn’t look like one to me…. By the 16th c it was ran by Joanna and Wm. Broke. but alas the great fire destroyed it in 1666. It was quickly rebuilt and continued as a pub until the late 18th century when it closed and the building was used for other purposes and was finally demolished in 1823.
Oh but all was not lost—-the pub’s sign was saved and evetually ended up at the current Globe Theatre where it survives to this day.
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Self-Guided Walking Tours in London.
The Devil’s Tavern
1 Fleet St.
The Temple
Current site of Child’s and Company
a private bank
The pub was famous (or maybe infamous) for it’s sign which showed St Durston the saint of this parrish—pulling the nose of the Lucifer with a pair of pinchers–thought the authorities threatened to have it torn down.
It was frequented by the likes of
Ben Johnson , playwright among other things. He was in his elemernt here as other creative types were said to have spent much time here as well.
The establishment is said to have ben old in 1563 and it was demolished in 1787.
The Crosse Keys
Safari Wilderness
Closeup animal encounters, Herds of game animals. Custom vehicle ATV and Kayak safaris. Zebras, deer, waterbuffalo and lemurs.
Things to Do in Lakeland
Experiencing Norway from the comfort of your home
Literary Edinburgh: a bibliophile’s guide to Scotland’s capital
The Scottish Capital is not just tied to a single author either. Over the years, it has been the home and inspiration to writers as varied as Dr. Johnson, biographer James Boswell, the Poet Robert Burns and the novelists: Robert Lewis Stevenson, Muriel Sparks, Ian Rankin, and J.K. Rowlings to name a few. Their Edinburgh is still visible to us today if you know where to look.
By the Book
Adrian Mainly
Discover Britain
Feb 2020
Virtual Tour of Edinburgh with Lewis – brought to you by Girl Travel Tours
Newquay – Cornwall – Walking Tour – May 2020 – Part 1
Newquay
Cornish: Tewynblustri
This town is one of the most popular resort towns in all of Cornwall
A former fishing village, in the 17 and 1800’s it was know for its Pilchard fishing and the processing plant here during that time.
There are sandy beaches at the base of the area of tall cliffs many of which contain caves.
Newquay – Cornwall – Virtual Tour – May 2020 – Part 2 – Newquay Harbour
Points of interest include:
Old Huer’s Hut
King Edward Cres,
Newquay TR7 1EN,
United Kingdom
Set on the cliffs the “hut” belonged (or was used?) by Huer a man who kept watch for shoals (schools) of fish and alerted the fisherman so they could go out to bring in the catch.
Huer’s Hut, Newquay
Newquay Zoo
Trenance Park
in a valley east of the town
This is Cornwall’s only zoo and a leading wildlife park in the UK
Newquay – Cornwall – Walking Tour – May 2020 – Part 3
Mawgan Porth
North of Watergate Bay, approximately four miles north of Newquay, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
The village contains the remains of a 9th to 11th c Celtic village.
Mawgan Porth Dark Age Village
Trerice—National Trust
Historic manor in the parish of Newlyn East, near Newquay—set in a secluded valley at the end of a winding, narrow lane.
This manor house was rebuilt by Sir John Arundell (1571) on the site of a previous house. His father (John too) had served Henry VIII, his son Edward VI and Daughter Mary I.
The Family were Royalists during the Civil War and lost much until the Restoration under Charles II
In 1802 the Arundell Family’s 400 year residency ended and the manner passed to the Acland family who restored the property’s great chamber. They sold it in 1915.
The house like so many of these great and ancient old mansions is said to be haunted by ghost. Particular to this estate is said to be the spirit of a seduced, pregnate and suicidal servant girl who lowers the temperature and is accompanied by the scent of lavender when she appears in a room, her favorite haunt being the library. There’s also a stable boy who has been seen in the courtyard.
Fun and Games at Trerice Manor House Cornwall – Exploring National Trust property
11 Transformative Retreats for the Woman With Wellness on Her Mind
Applying heat to a painful joint can provide significant relief. For heat sources you can use electric blankets and mitts, heating pads, or hot packs. Heat things up for 20 minutes. Simply taking a hot bath or shower can also be soothing.
Reader’s Digest: Trusted Home Remedies
25 Best Yoga & Wellness Retreats Around the World
20 Places Every Vampire-Obsessed Traveler Should Visit
1916–Following a notice that Bela Kess of Czinkora, Hungary, had been killed in WWI, neighbors searchd her property and found the bodies of 31 individuals , all of whom had been strangled. Each corpse posssessed puncture wounds in the neck and had been drained of blood.
Completely Revamped Vampire Book
J. Gordon Melton
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Vampire Vacations
Key West ART CENTER
301 Front Street. Member artists show recent work depicting island landmarks and the beauty of the Keys. Located in historic building constructed in the 1850’s.
A Premier Tours & Travel
Expertly Done Culinary & Wine Travel Tour
All three of my pictures today are from my first trip to Ireland (and Scotland)—the 2nd and third of from there—the 1st main one if from the Edinburgh Fringe Film Festival which was on when we visited with many extras in the streets in costumes to match the movies they were promoting.
Oh and by the way: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, is the largest arts festival in the world.