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Meson Rias Baixas
On Saturday we went on a shoe hunt from one end of the island to the other, pursued by a Samba drumming group which was helping each village to celebrate the day of the book (we think – not that we illiterates in Spanish could read a word). As the sun set, we strolled to Meson Rias Baixas for pimientos del patron, some red wine and songs sung by a pretty Spanish girl.
The end.
S’amarador
Delectable 3 o’clock dinner at the S’amarador restaurant at the end of the harbour in Ciutadella, preceded by a windy walk through a beautiful nature reserve on the northern coast between Algaiarens and Ajub de Corniola.
The lesser striped tree hopper Gerhildicus Rosamaridium.
We were careful not to wake this one.
Gerhild spotted this extremely rare giant Menorcan hedgehog!
We couldn’t identify this one, but it was quite harmless.
Smoix Restaurant
Well we didn’t go straight to the restaurant, first we went to Santo Tomás and walked next to the beach for a few km.
The view away from the sea was fantastic too.
We saw some girls dancing nude on the beach, but Gerhild was in a more reflective frame of mind
although she did take her shoes off on the way back.
We arrived at the restaurant at quarter past three, which is apparently OK.
We decided to walk around a bit after our splendid little meal, until my navigation system returned to normal. Ciutadella is a nice old town, but you do need to know where you are going.
Something to relieve the pain of a haircut. If only they’d had one of these in Birmingham.
A reminder to be good – would we be anything else?
Restaurante Can Bernat des Grau
It seems unkind when you see this splendid fellow, but that was our absolutely delicious lunch today at Can Bernat Des Grau, barracuda for two €18,50 with Menorcan potatoes. Mmmmm. A great recommendation from Stephanie, our hostess.
We went to the north coast today, starting at Binimel-là.
Gerhild had a paddle,
but she didn’t see any barracuda.
Casa Galdana walk
Yesterday we walked to the sound of crashing waves, today to birdsong in the woods behind the coast.
Spot Gerhild in this panorama of Cala Mitjana. A beautiful cove still untouched by the developers..
Shady paths today, which is good for my glowing ears.
Gerhild giving her feet a rest and her brain some exercise
Coca dels pardals
We walked here from cala’n bosch, ate our picnic and walked back.
Mellow me on Menorca with Mallorca making the background.
Apart from a few cormorants we didn’t see anyone swimming today. Gerhild thinks the water is too cold.
Wildlife in Ciutadella.
Arrived
It’s Monday morning & the church next door is quietly chiming 8 o’clock (6 minutes late), the sky is blue and we have spent our first night in Hotel Ses Sucreres.
The view from the roof terrace before breakfast.
Breakfast in the garden.
Checkpoint Charlie
Today I was at the Checkpoint Charlie there I learned a lot aboute the German history and the second world war it was very interesting but I had to read a lot!
Berliner Unterwelten
in the berliner underworlds it was very interesting. we went into 2 bunkers where 4000 people could go in if it would fall a bomb!!!
East Side Gallery
Today i was at The eastside GALLERY. It is a Part of The Berlin Wall which stould there After The Second World-War. The Wall was painted by many designers. It was very cool.
Dummy
Today i was at a pretty cool Show in The theatre “camelion”. The Show was about Dummys and their Parts of Bodys. The Artists did a lot of stuff which was very interesting. I enyojed the Time.
Berlin calling
Felix was here! It was a very nice time here and I enjoyed the time while I was there I learned a lot about German History!!!
DB regrets
No ICE from Duisburg, have to go via Münster.
Büro mit Fenster
Hurra Licht
Museums in Duisburg
Museum Küppersmühle
Innenhafen
It was only a 20 minute walk, but …
The Küppersmühle museum was almost a complete waste of time. It’s a private collection and maybe it should stay that way …
I warmed up with a mushroom risotto in Vapiano.
Interesting fountain.
Fortunately the DKM museum was on the way back to the station and that was much more fun. They made life particularly challenging by not labelling anything! Apparently you are supposed to concentrate on the art, not on the fame of the artist…
This seemed just right for today!
Bird cage – including bird song and seeds….
Nice window.
Ai Wei Wei’s neolithic pots. Almost 2000 year old pots and 20th century paint!
Asia Point
What a queue to get a bite to eat on Saturday. Was actually quite good €5.90 for red curry chicken.
Asiahung
Einen modernen Asiaten auch in Bochum.
Chicken Udong €5,90. Es hat gut geschmeckt.
Cafe Sahne
Cafe Sahne Casinowall 1 with a view over the very cold looking river. Hackfleischauflauf was good at €8,80. Have just collected a very smart bike from Rose. Hope I don’t fall off in the snow!
By daylight.
Stadthotel Kolping
Staying at Stadthotel Kolping.
Very new hotel. Lots of light wood and darker wooden floors, right in the centre of Bocholt.
Pizzeria Vesuvio
Ravardistr. 28 a
Pizza Parma mit Ruccola, Schinken, kleine Tomaten und Parmasan. Lecker aber teuer in Vergleich zu Berlin. € 11,50.
Off to Bocholt
Off to Bocholt tomorrow. The train goes at 07:47 from Hbf & gets to Duisburg at 11:47. Change to go to Wesel, then change again to go to Bocholt 13:25. Well at least that was the plan. Almost everything was late, so I arrived an hour late.
The Portland Plan
The plan for our sculpture course on portland. Tout Quarry in Wikipedia.
Tout Quarry
Tout Quarry is an old, abandoned stone quarry at the top of the island close to the Heights Hotel. It was worked for the famous Portland stone from 1780 through to 1982 giving important buildings in London and around the world its great look, from St Pauls and Buckingham Palace to the United Nations Building in New York. It is now a sculpture park full of varied stone carvings both free standing as well as worked into the rock faces left over from the days of quarrying allowing sculpture to meet the environment, its geology, ecology and working histories.
The sculpture park first came about in 1983 but the very earliest of pieces have not survived through to today sadly. However the quarry does now have over 70 sculptures dotted around the gullies make a walk around the quarry not only an adventure but a with real surprises around many corners. With the backdrop of the 18 miles of Chesil Beach stretching into the distance and with views right across Lyme Bay on a clear day, Tout Quarry makes a most interesting and picturesque walk.
The Portland Sculpture Quarry Trust (PSQT) also works out of Tout Quarry allowing the layman to get a taste and more of working the stone. They run workshops from May to September each year for beginners and all levels of skill. There is level access with a screed floor and light tarpaulin for weather cover. Tuition is given by experienced carvers and sculptors in direct carving, architectural detail and letter cutting. At the start of the course there is a selection of freshly quarried Portland stone, the finest of carving stones, soft enough to carve, yet extremely durable. Courses are run for the general public over the summer and schools, colleges and university groups during term time.
PSQT is also leading a project during the Cultural Olympiad 2009-2012 to build a unique stone lithophone for percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie to play in a performance to celebrate the opening of the Olympic sailing events in 2012. The stone Lithophone, built on site from stones that ring, explored the distinctive range of tones, harmonics and sustained reverberation found in the geological structures of the different quarries on Portland.
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