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Date: 10th June 2009
Top 7
Wow! I can't wait to see the photo's of all of these exciting wonderful places. Were the Gorilla's smelly too?
From Blog: THE TOP 7
Top 7
Wow! I can't wait to see the photo's of all of these exciting wonderful places. Were the Gorilla's smelly too?
From Blog: THE TOP 7
Date: 9th June 2009
James is a Cheeky Monkey
U Cheeky Monkey, Bananas at home waiting for you!!
From Blog: THE TOP 7
James is a Cheeky Monkey
U Cheeky Monkey, Bananas at home waiting for you!!
From Blog: THE TOP 7
Date: 6th June 2009
Posting order
I know I mucked up the order, it's because I am hopeless at computer stuff, and when I saved my postings they stopped being visible so I had to republish after I got around to adding some photos. Confused and bewildered!
From Blog: Wales
Posting order
I know I mucked up the order, it's because I am hopeless at computer stuff, and when I saved my postings they stopped being visible so I had to republish after I got around to adding some photos. Confused and bewildered!
From Blog: Wales
Date: 5th June 2009
On ya mate!
Wow it sounds like you are having a brilliant time with the right mix of fun and relaxation! Looking forward to catching up when you get back :)
From Blog: Leaving Wales
On ya mate!
Wow it sounds like you are having a brilliant time with the right mix of fun and relaxation! Looking forward to catching up when you get back :)
From Blog: Leaving Wales
Date: 5th June 2009
Very odd order of postings
I think I have already commented on your Wales visit but today the Paris ones were all interspersed. No matter the general idea of fun and enjoyment is clear and it is good to see the occasional posting from James. He is clearly having a memorable time. Love to you both
From Blog: Wales
Very odd order of postings
I think I have already commented on your Wales visit but today the Paris ones were all interspersed. No matter the general idea of fun and enjoyment is clear and it is good to see the occasional posting from James. He is clearly having a memorable time. Love to you both
From Blog: Wales
Date: 5th June 2009
James looks replete.
Think I might have lost the comment I started, or you might be lucky and get two for the same posting. You have obviously captured the magic that is Paris. Wandering, eating and drinking and just soaking up the ambience. You'll be back there one day for sure.
From Blog: Farewell Paris Back to Londras
James looks replete.
Think I might have lost the comment I started, or you might be lucky and get two for the same posting. You have obviously captured the magic that is Paris. Wandering, eating and drinking and just soaking up the ambience. You'll be back there one day for sure.
From Blog: Farewell Paris Back to Londras
Date: 5th June 2009
Ah Paris! Drool
You folk are obviously having a good time. 'twill be over all too soon. Your comment about humour having a cultural bias is so true. Dont' imagine Billy T. James would go down all that well in Paris. Hugs
From Blog: Night Rider
Ah Paris! Drool
You folk are obviously having a good time. 'twill be over all too soon. Your comment about humour having a cultural bias is so true. Dont' imagine Billy T. James would go down all that well in Paris. Hugs
From Blog: Night Rider
Date: 5th June 2009
Oh James. That looks like such a fun place to be. Keep those photos coming along. Best wishes for the next days.
From Blog: JAMES AT PARC ASTERIX
Oh James. That looks like such a fun place to be. Keep those photos coming along. Best wishes for the next days.
From Blog: JAMES AT PARC ASTERIX
Date: 4th June 2009
I am so pleased you have had lovely weather in Wales! I am sitting right up close next to the heater here in Wellington.
From Blog: Leaving Wales
I am so pleased you have had lovely weather in Wales! I am sitting right up close next to the heater here in Wellington.
From Blog: Leaving Wales
Date: 4th June 2009
What is your favourite ride?
I bet your favourite ride was ........the old roller coaster??? Wow! Asterix look like so much fun!!
From Blog: JAMES AT PARC ASTERIX
What is your favourite ride?
I bet your favourite ride was ........the old roller coaster??? Wow! Asterix look like so much fun!!
From Blog: JAMES AT PARC ASTERIX
Date: 1st June 2009
Have a great time in Cardiff and enjoy the good weather while you can. Weather here has been truly foul for at least two weeks. Lots of snow on the hills around. Road closures in the central NI. Hail and wind here. Nasty. We both went to a farewell dinner for discoverylover on Friday night at Wagamama, an Asian Fusion restaurant on Queens Wharf. Very interesting food. DL left here on Saturday and should be in the US by now.
From Blog: Wales
Have a great time in Cardiff and enjoy the good weather while you can. Weather here has been truly foul for at least two weeks. Lots of snow on the hills around. Road closures in the central NI. Hail and wind here. Nasty. We both went to a farewell dinner for discoverylover on Friday night at Wagamama, an Asian Fusion restaurant on Queens Wharf. Very interesting food. DL left here on Saturday and should be in the US by now.
From Blog: Wales
Date: 30th May 2009
Bus trip
Make sure you catch that bus back. The laast thing you want is to be stranded in Wales.
From Blog: Mall Shopping
Bus trip
Make sure you catch that bus back. The laast thing you want is to be stranded in Wales.
From Blog: Mall Shopping
Date: 28th May 2009
Fave Ride
I think the one where your tummy goes all jiggily and wiggily. Did they have any stuff there of Obelix, he's got a jiggily tummy!
From Blog: JAMES AT PARC ASTERIX
Fave Ride
I think the one where your tummy goes all jiggily and wiggily. Did they have any stuff there of Obelix, he's got a jiggily tummy!
From Blog: JAMES AT PARC ASTERIX
Date: 28th May 2009
"I do like Parisians"
good to see you are enjoying Paris and the Parisians. You are fortunate to have seen Andy Roddick (even though he was not happy!) - did you beg his autograph? I made a special trip to Paris in 2004 just to see the French Open. I loved the local markets and I did buy some beautiful old postcards which I have always meant to frame .... Don't forget to visit Pere La Chaise and Oscar Wilde for me!
From Blog: Flea markets
"I do like Parisians"
good to see you are enjoying Paris and the Parisians. You are fortunate to have seen Andy Roddick (even though he was not happy!) - did you beg his autograph? I made a special trip to Paris in 2004 just to see the French Open. I loved the local markets and I did buy some beautiful old postcards which I have always meant to frame .... Don't forget to visit Pere La Chaise and Oscar Wilde for me!
From Blog: Flea markets
Date: 28th May 2009
NZ conventions are the best!
So sorry to hear about your disastrous Parisian bookcrossing adventure. After all your excitement and building your trip around it; what a fizzer for you. I know us folk in the Southern Hemisphere seem to look out for each other at conventions and manage to have fun too! Hope the rest of your trip is fun. regards meganh
From Blog: Paris Bookcrossing
NZ conventions are the best!
So sorry to hear about your disastrous Parisian bookcrossing adventure. After all your excitement and building your trip around it; what a fizzer for you. I know us folk in the Southern Hemisphere seem to look out for each other at conventions and manage to have fun too! Hope the rest of your trip is fun. regards meganh
From Blog: Paris Bookcrossing
Date: 28th May 2009
Parc Asterix
Hmmmm. Sounds like the 100 metre rollercoaster - because you took two rides. Pete, whose favorite ride is the flight into Wellington
From Blog: JAMES AT PARC ASTERIX
Parc Asterix
Hmmmm. Sounds like the 100 metre rollercoaster - because you took two rides. Pete, whose favorite ride is the flight into Wellington
From Blog: JAMES AT PARC ASTERIX
Date: 27th May 2009
I've partly enjoyed, partly commiserated, and totally understood some of your frustrations in these last two entries. There are no two ways about it - the French are different!! There is nothing normal or usual, about them, and and definitely nothing Kiwi about them. Time for James to write an entry with his impressions. They may well be different from yours. Hope you enjoy the rest of your time in gay Paree. You are missing quite atrocious weather here. 4 degrees this evening as we drove home from a genealogical meeting! Missing you.
From Blog: Paris Tourist
I've partly enjoyed, partly commiserated, and totally understood some of your frustrations in these last two entries. There are no two ways about it - the French are different!! There is nothing normal or usual, about them, and and definitely nothing Kiwi about them. Time for James to write an entry with his impressions. They may well be different from yours. Hope you enjoy the rest of your time in gay Paree. You are missing quite atrocious weather here. 4 degrees this evening as we drove home from a genealogical meeting! Missing you.
From Blog: Paris Tourist
Date: 27th May 2009
You sound like a very tired tourist. Have a rest day find a pool and sit back and relax for a day.
From Blog: Paris Tourist
You sound like a very tired tourist. Have a rest day find a pool and sit back and relax for a day.
From Blog: Paris Tourist
Date: 27th May 2009
Tourism and Wellbeing
An interesting observation. For myself, I love travelling, seeing new places, meeting new people. Some of the happiest times of my life have been when I'm exploring a new city. I love Paris. A fantastic place. Admittedly, I've never been there when it sizzles or drizzles. Cool and comfortable printemps both trips. I agree about the Mona Lisa - what on earth is the point of coming all that way for a look at a small painting behind glass from a distance of several metres? All those schoolkids in the crush holding up their cellphones to take a picture - what a waste! A book or even an internet guide will have a far better picture than what you can take yourself, and from where you stand, it's impossible to examine details. The building itself I liked. The paintings for the most part weren't my cup of tea. Some of the sculpture, notably the Venus de Milo and Winged Victory, was a thrill.
From Blog: Paris Tourist
Tourism and Wellbeing
An interesting observation. For myself, I love travelling, seeing new places, meeting new people. Some of the happiest times of my life have been when I'm exploring a new city. I love Paris. A fantastic place. Admittedly, I've never been there when it sizzles or drizzles. Cool and comfortable printemps both trips. I agree about the Mona Lisa - what on earth is the point of coming all that way for a look at a small painting behind glass from a distance of several metres? All those schoolkids in the crush holding up their cellphones to take a picture - what a waste! A book or even an internet guide will have a far better picture than what you can take yourself, and from where you stand, it's impossible to examine details. The building itself I liked. The paintings for the most part weren't my cup of tea. Some of the sculpture, notably the Venus de Milo and Winged Victory, was a thrill.
From Blog: Paris Tourist
Date: 24th May 2009
Oh happy days! Love the photo of James in awe. Don't knock McDonalds - the food is exactly what you expect BUT anywhere in the world you can guarantee a free clean lavatory, and these days they also have free Wifi. Hope Paris is living up to expectations.
From Blog: The British Library
Oh happy days! Love the photo of James in awe. Don't knock McDonalds - the food is exactly what you expect BUT anywhere in the world you can guarantee a free clean lavatory, and these days they also have free Wifi. Hope Paris is living up to expectations.
From Blog: The British Library
Date: 24th May 2009
I love going to the National Gallery especially because there are a couple of portraits there by ancestors of mine, but really because the other portraits are truly wonderful. Even if I can only spare a few moments I will always drop by for a while.
From Blog: National Gallery, Covent Garden and Regent Parking
I love going to the National Gallery especially because there are a couple of portraits there by ancestors of mine, but really because the other portraits are truly wonderful. Even if I can only spare a few moments I will always drop by for a while.
From Blog: National Gallery, Covent Garden and Regent Parking
Date: 21st May 2009
Lost in wanderland
So glad I'm not the only one to have had difficulty finding the Camel and Artichoke. I think I hit Battersea before turning around and going through a maze of dreadful little streets. But worth it when I got there, to enjoy the company of other BookCrossers. Good pub grub too, even if the signature dish was off that night.
From Blog: Museums and Bookcrossing
Lost in wanderland
So glad I'm not the only one to have had difficulty finding the Camel and Artichoke. I think I hit Battersea before turning around and going through a maze of dreadful little streets. But worth it when I got there, to enjoy the company of other BookCrossers. Good pub grub too, even if the signature dish was off that night.
From Blog: Museums and Bookcrossing
Date: 21st May 2009
Bustling London
Love the big double-deckers. The Tube might be quicker, but for sight-seeing, hopping on a bus is the way to go, especially if tou get the front seat on the top deck. National Gallery, apart from the bustle and colour of Trafalgar Square, has a truly magnificent collection, better IMHO than that of the Louvre.
From Blog: National Gallery, Covent Garden and Regent Parking
Bustling London
Love the big double-deckers. The Tube might be quicker, but for sight-seeing, hopping on a bus is the way to go, especially if tou get the front seat on the top deck. National Gallery, apart from the bustle and colour of Trafalgar Square, has a truly magnificent collection, better IMHO than that of the Louvre.
From Blog: National Gallery, Covent Garden and Regent Parking
Skyring
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Thanks for a great blog - it was fun just reading it!
From Blog: Homeward Bound