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Sunday Special – Louvre Museum, Paris
Paris’ crowning museum is, of course, the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre). It’s not the world’s largest as far as museums go – that title belongs the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. It is however, the world’s largest art museum (and the world’s second largest museum overall). A mind-boggling 38,000 paintings, sculptures, and artifacts spanning millennia…
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I’m Off Again Soon
I am off travelling again soon. Like in 3 days soon! I’m very excited to head off to London and then the Canary Islands. I call it my City & Sun trip. As a result Sunday Special won’t be posted until I get back. But I will post photos of some of my travels so…
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Sunday Special – Brú na Bóinne Monument, Ireland
Brú na Bóinne. An area of continual human settlement going back to the Neolithic era found is found in the east of Ireland (County Meath), at the bend of the River Boyne. Here you will find buildings made so long ago that they pre-date the Pyramids of Egypt. Now that is old. I need to…
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Sunday Special – Museo Ferrari, Italy
There are all types of museums. From the arts to the odd and everything in between. We all have different interests and museums can and do cater to many of those interests. And cars are no exception. Today will will take a look at that Italian icon in both racing and luxury sports cars –…
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Sunday Special – Gastronomy of Lyon, France
Today we’re taking a difference angle on a place. We will head in with our taste buds to learn a bit of why the French city of Lyon has been known as the world’s Food Capital for well over eighty years. I have of course heard of Lyon many a time but was never aware…
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Sunday Special – The Alhambra, Granada, Spain
In the Andalusian city of Granada you can see the stately Alhambra, a red-brick fortress and former residence of kings standing on the rocky hillside overlooking the River Darro. It’s name in Arabic, qa’lat al-Hamra, translates as The Red Castle, reflecting the colour of the fortress. Considered one of the finest examples of Muslim architecture in…
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Sunday Special – Bergen, Norway
A good friend of mine is travelling through Scandinavia and is enjoying herself very much. She has been sending me and our friends photos and videos of all the places she has visited, which I have to say I love seeing. One her favourite places so far is Bergen, Norway. So I thought I would…
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Sunday Special – Aegadian Islands, Sicily (Italy)
I am intrigued by many islands in this world. Islands can be a fascinating microcosm of life and that often draws my attention. There a thousands of islands in the world of every size and shape. The largest being Greenland and the smallest….well, there seems to be a few claims so I’ll just leave it…
