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Monthly Archives: March 2013
British Easter fun and treats 2013
Easter goings-on at Covent Garden. Fun for the kids, too. And, from the London Independent, ten choices for special chocolate Easter eggs. The holiday goodies found in other countries always seem more exotic to me, but that’s probably because I … Continue reading
London Tube closures for extended Easter weekend – 29 March – 1 April 2013
Here are the scheduled Tube system repairs for the long Easter weekend, many of the disruptions running from Friday through Monday. Note – Edgware Road station on the Bakerloo line is closed for almost two weeks, thru 6 April and … Continue reading
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London Tube closures for weekend of 23-24 March 2013
Here are the scheduled Tube system repairs for this weekend. Sections of several Tube lines beyond the Circle line will see closure for part or all of the weekend, as well as DLR, the Tramlink and… Emirates AirLink? Who dat? … Continue reading
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Not the same old lawn ornaments
One of the shops at Floriade, the Netherlands’ once-every-ten-years horticultural exhibition, had a variety of plastic lawn ornaments for sale. In addition to the usual ducks, chickens and gnomes, they also had goats and… you won’t believe it… guinea pigs!! … Continue reading
Magpie blog announcement
Over the coming weeks and months, I will be fiddling with both the blog theme (format) and with how I present news links. The themes I play with will still have header images – I quite like that feature – … Continue reading
London Tube closures for weekend of 16-17 March 2013
Here are the scheduled Tube system repairs for this weekend. With the exception of a bit of the Circle Line at Edgware Rd and another bit between Liverpool St and Aldgate East, all the disruptions are beyond the Circle Line … Continue reading
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More rights for airline passengers flying on European carriers; snow still making a mess
From Deutsche Welle. The EU is expanding air passenger rights when delayed and flying on European carriers. Interesting that this comes at time when snow is wreaking such havoc at Frankfurt airport. More communication, food and water, as well as … Continue reading
French town rescues Courbet painting
From France 24. The town of Ornans helped to raise 4 million euros to repatriate Courbet’s The Oak of Flagey back to France after a century overseas in private hands. The town’s Courbet museum will display the painting free of … Continue reading
Air and rail disruptions in western Europe today
This from Deutsche Welle – Düsseldorf airport strikes will result in delays and cancellations. And from the Beeb – heavy snow is causing problems at Frankfurt airport and even on Eurostar. Mind you, what they call heavy snow over there is, … Continue reading
Lost in Europe or How to lose weight on vacation – part 1
I’ve been working on this blog item for a long time but was prompted to whip it into shape after reading a story on Lance’s Travels, another travel blog, about getting lost in Fez even while using a map. I … Continue reading
London Tube closures for weekend of 9-10 March 2013
Here are the scheduled Tube system repairs for this weekend. The notice says the Circle Line is out all weekend; the map says only part of it is closed. There are also partial shutdowns of the District Line, Bakerloo and … Continue reading
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Pajamas needed
From Oxford Mail. I’m just posting this because the headline tickled me. A play set in a pajama factory needs lots of pj’s as costumes for the cast. I can’t really help; I recently had to throw out my worn … Continue reading
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A new Scottish hotel coming soon
From London Independent. Andy Murray, a top 3 tennis star and the top player in the UK has bought an old hotel in his home town of Dunblane, Scotland and has plans to turn it into a top luxury hotel. … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Murray's new hotel, Dunblane, Dunblane hotel, Scottish hotels
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