Tea? (Part 2)

[Lullabelle]

I went up blackpool tower when I was a kid, discovered that I don't like heights.

Not keen on heights myself tbh,

 

[Arch]

It will be Aldeburgh in October for our fifth wedding anniversary. Having said that, the dive school I have got lined to do my AOW does their wreck dive course off Plymouth

Anywho, next years holiday is a toss up between walking round Lake Lucerne (easy there Speicher), and a return to Iceland and a spot of volcano bothering (it is not like anything nasty happened to the last Icelandic volcano we had a stroll on).

Not to mention a day out with me and NT at the railway, if all goes to plan!

I think most of my holiday this year will be taken up with DIY, which is cool, because it gets me closer to moving in. But we've got a few nice days out planned too. With having Mondays off, we get long weekends anyway.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Went to feed friends cat. Ended up bursting into tears. I never thought I would say this, but I really miss Billa.

It'll take time to get over the loss. It's 5 months since Beattie died and the house still doesn't feel quite right without her around.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Not keen on heights myself tbh,

I did enjoy a trip up the post office tower in the 70's though.

 

[ColinJ]

Not keen on heights myself tbh,

Oh, I had you down as a Sky Walker ...!

 

[TVC]

I went up blackpool tower when I was a kid, discovered that I don't like heights.

Some of us have been on top of Sydney Harbour Bridge, now that's a nice bit of exposure for you.

 

[coffeejo]

Are you going to see anything in particular?

We went to Paris a couple of years ago, in January. Did all the tourist stuff, we went up the big tower thingy, no queue, had a good time. Hope you do too

I think Paris will be a lot busier that weekend than when you went.

We're going on a river boat trip up the Seine on the Saturday evening (billed as a romantic boat trip, much to my friend's daughter's amusement) and will be spending the day doing the tourist thing, though not up the big tower thingy. Sunday will mostly be testing my tolerance for large crowds.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Some of us have been on top of Sydney Harbour Bridge, now that's a nice bit of exposure for you. View attachment 23561

not even wild horses

 

[Night Train]

I took a ride out on Tiddles this evening to collect some theatre tickets.

On the way there there were a couple of girls of about 8-10 years old leaning on a railing watching the empty road. As I passed them they spat at me!

On the way home I was in primary in the bus lane passing a stationary right turning car in lane two. The Highways Maintenance Transit that was following decided to pass the car at the same time as me nearly taking me out with his door mirror.
We had words at the next traffic lights, in a non MatthewT style, and then we went on our way.
http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/give-me-some-dialogue-from-your-day.91901/post-2463615


Time for a

 

[Arch]

Oh dear.

Have a nice cuppa and get your blood pressure down.

 

[Speicher]

It will be Aldeburgh in October for our fifth wedding anniversary. Having said that, the dive school I have got lined to do my AOW does their wreck dive course off Plymouth

Anywho, next years holiday is a toss up between walking round Lake Lucerne (easy there Speicher), and a return to Iceland and a spot of volcano bothering (it is not like anything nasty happened to the last Icelandic volcano we had a stroll on).

Lake Lucerne? Yes, there is a lovely railway there, the Rigibahn. It goes up the mountain from two stations, and has one top station. There are lots of boats crossing the lake, and the Pilatus is not far away.yu If you planned it properly, you could also do the Furka Oberalp railway, also known as the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn.

Lucerne railway station is one of my (many) favourites. I stayed at a Hotel about ten minutes walk from the centre of Lucerne. Then I went to Locarno for a few days.

I would also like to return to Iceland, and see the waterfalls at a more leisurely pace.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I would also like to return to Iceland, and see the waterfalls at a more leisurely pace.

What, they have a speed control on them

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I was wondering where Potsy had been but its ok I found him

 

[TVC]

I think Paris will be a lot busier that weekend than when you went.

We're going on a river boat trip up the Seine on the Saturday evening (billed as a romantic boat trip, much to my friend's daughter's amusement) and will be spending the day doing the tourist thing, though not up the big tower thingy. Sunday will mostly be testing my tolerance for large crowds.

We've done the final stage of the tour as well, though all in one day with the train from London. The crowds aren't too bad up the Champs

 

[Speicher]

I have walked across the Capilano Bridge in Vancouver. It gets interesting after 60 seconds and very wobbly after two minutes.