Saturday, 25 February 2017

A Trip to Tartu and a Race

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Today a coach ride to Tartu found us at an Expo building - an impressive place that may have supplanted a former Soviet airstrip - and regis...
Friday, 24 February 2017

Haanja

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        Happy Birthday to Sue - 50 today .   An hour's bus journey through villages with washboard houses with corru...
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Thursday, 23 February 2017

Otepää (2)

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Today was spent in the village of Otepää.  We are staying in the Tehvandi Hotel, known to the locals as the Pentagon, which forms part of Te...
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Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Otepää

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Last night Sue and I enjoyed a lovely meal with Susan and Roy at the Kaerajaan restaurant in Tallinn's vast Town Hall square. The talles...
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Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Tallinn (2)

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We spent a morning with the 'gang' - 18 or so of us on what is left of a suburban ski trail, ie the artificial snow bit. It was icy,...
Monday, 20 February 2017

Tallinn (1)

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The village square, on our way to a restaurant that I'm told was called 'The Golden Pig'. Sue and I enjoyed the chicken, others ...

On the Piste Again

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It's a dull day in Tallinn and what snow there is is mainly artificial, although we did land in a snow shower. There are 21 of us on thi...
Sunday, 19 February 2017

Another Birthday Party (1)

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En route to Gatwick - an impromptu birthday party. 
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Saturday, 18 February 2017

A parkrun birthday and a tasty meal

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This entry is the last before our next trip, just to show that we are alive and well and enjoying some eccentric cooking. Today’s parkrun ...
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Thursday, 16 February 2017

Another Quiz

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Last Saturday night we enjoyed an evening with our regular ‘Spinners Quizzers’ aka ‘The San Marinos’ and some of their better halves. The s...
Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Monday 13 February 2017 – A Curry Walk and Some Escapes

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Monday morning. Timperley Bridge. A good day for a stroll down the towpath to Manchester. JJ had chosen well. Rick was there. Andy and Ursu...
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Sunday, 12 February 2017

Where was I then?

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Here’s a pleasing image to look at on a cold February morning, looking out onto one of my favourite places. More pictures to follow below ...
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Saturday, 11 February 2017

Where were we on 6 November 2004?

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OK, clever clogs (Gayle and Conrad), the name of the mountain (seven letters) is what I’m looking for, but you can name the place where we ...
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Friday, 10 February 2017

Where am I Today?

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I’ve swapped the snow of Ottawa for the sleet and bitter NE breeze closer to home. But where exactly am I today? Here’s a detail from the ...
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Wednesday, 8 February 2017

First Flowers

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When we were in Canada the weather was great for our purposes, but it’s often a monochromatic view over there at this time of year. Back i...
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Tuesday, 7 February 2017

Tuesday 7 February 2017 – Dunham New Park

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After a sleepless journey home, a bit of fresh air found me enjoying Dunham New Park’s greenery in balmy Altrincham. At least the sleeples...
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Monday, 6 February 2017

Monday 6 February 2017 – A Circuit from P8

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For our last outing of this trip, Sue and I chose a bit of good exercise around the easy, anticlockwise, Parkway loop from P8. It was cold...
Sunday, 5 February 2017

Sunday 5 February 2017 – A Short Dose of Culture

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Today was overcast, with snow flurries. A good day to take a rest from skiing. Helen, Sue and I (in between games of Boggle and Rummikub) ...