The Martin Creed was such fun we decided to take Ricky. He loved MOTHERS, thought the explanation was very funny: ‘when you’re small your mother is always big. So it seemed like a good reason […]
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seaside treats 3
Our walk took us past some other treats that Littlehampton has to offer – dead boats in muddy docks and a bridge which once (although sadly no more) opened by winding itself back into a […]
a nice day out
Exploits in Istanbul 7.1 The Alternative Bosphorus Cruise as devised by Robin from a multitude of sources started by riding the Metro the end of the line. It’s new, and unbelievably deep – we must […]
great finds (1)
Exploits in Istanbul 4.1 Having done our tourist duty at the Blue Mosque (very big and very splendid), we plotted a way of getting ferries and buses to a couple of places up the Bosphorus […]
high places
Exploits in Istanbul 3.3 Up the Golden Horn by ferry and a climb through the cemetery for a trendy coffee. Then back by funicular and bus for a drink on the terrace bar at the […]
asian side
Exploits in Istanbul 2.2 Ferries must be ridden, so they were, over to the Asian side. We went over to Kadiköy and walked across the neck to see across the bay towards Fenerbahçe. One of […]
punting
We took Tim’s father’s paintings to Damian in Cambridge so that he could photograph them. It was a doubly successful delivery trip in that Robin had found somewhere which would take all the old computer […]
messing about in boats
Lunch with Tim and Jenny – Albert (72ft wooden canal boat with original 2-stroke engine, chonk……. chonk……. chonk) is on a mooring near Maidenhead. We went half a mile upstream and moored on a little […]
gower 3
Another essential thing to do – take the van across on the transporter bridge at Newport. It’s now a carefully restored tourist attraction, but lovely nonetheless.