Finally our weekend in Warsaw with K&C.
A visit to the uprising museum.
Last night at the food hall with local beer but a nice curry!
A city destroyed in WW2- history of incredible violence.
Warsaw
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Brussels 2
The grand place or grosse markt which which is a UNESCO world heritage site. Impressive architecture built about the same time when the previous buildings were destroyed in a battle.
We had an enjoyable weekend away. From London by train through the tunnel to Brussels. Easy to do despite some of the hold ups at St. Pancras with passport control etc. Actually more of an issue coming back- and with my brain not working well too.
The sites and views were good, the history interesting, the B&B good- rated highly and certainly comfortable and good food and service. Ideas for Shaz to incorporate.
The music experience turned out to be less enjoyable than hoped- but things happen.
Brussels 1
A long weekend to a city that I have not previously visited. Shaz had.
We managed to find some street art. Mostly by chance and some with effort but without much of a hit rate.
Musical weekend
Last weekend was in effect a long time in the planning.
Friday evening was spent in Lille to see Grand Corp Malade, the tickets having been bought one year before and the idea gestating long before that.
We took the Eurostar to Lille which for most of the passengers was the Disney Land express- as only two other people or so got off at Lille. The others on the train were families of different ages and compositions commonly dressed as Mickey or Minnie.
I was surprised by the number of police and soldiers before we went in and by the number of older people in the audience. I was expecting mostly young people- I was wrong.
The crowd loved him and it was a great evening.
On Saturday we moved onto Paris. We saw the ballet at the Opera House-Palais Garnier- Mayerling. This is a relatively modern ballet. It tells the story of the prince who is next in line in the Austro Hungarian empire prior to WW1. He is a nasty piece of work, unfaithful, drug addict and general abuser of people. He dies in a suicide pact. The dancing is more sexual than is typical.
Sunday was electo-jazz- never heard of it before at a cool venue- old railway station.
There were three musician of whom Théo Ceccaldi was the star and lead. A s,all venue, free entry paid for by beer etc and a whip around at the end. Great quality and skill. Great experience.
A bit of more trad jazz on Monday evening- not bad.
But an unexpected experience at the church if St. Eustache on Tuesday morning when we found, by chance, the organist practicing on the second largest organ i France. Wonderful noise!
Memories
I happened to see this on Anthony’s shelving. It is the main street in Ballycastle- the village near his uncle’s farm where we stayed in the summer of ’78.
I remember going in the bar, listening to the music and the anthem at the end of the night. The church is across the road.
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Anse du Croc
Canal d’Ille et Rance
A little more time in Brittany
Brittany activities
A little of me being a ‘pseudo ‘ and house check.
Brittany beaches
La Côte granite rose and near Ploha.
Brittany and an atypical site
We spent two weeks in Brittany for rest and research.
The following field or site was interesting; The Valley of the Saints.
We had a recommendation to go, and the site was worth the trouble. The more interesting aspect was the more modern presentation of some of the saints.
There is the one that appears to ‘ give the finger’ , someone out of a 1970’s tv show, the winner of the World Cup in 1998?A Khardasian behind?
Good value.