• Thanks to everyone who replied to my request last night! Your replies were very interesting, and I might actually write some of these pairings when I have a bit more time. In some cases I was quite baffled about not having written them yet! :)
  
  
• If you have a free minute, could you please go and vote here? I just wanted to post the final results but ( Read more... )

This post covers the Maritime Museum, the Doña Casilda Iturrizar Park, the Puente Colgante and finally San Mamés, the stadium of Athletic Bilbao.

In case you missed the first post, it's here.


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Here be the second part of my Liverpool photos! Apologies for the delay!

This photo post includes:

• St. George's Hall
  
• Wellington's Column
  
• Williamson Tunnels
  
• Cavern Quarter
  
• India Buildings
  
• Town Hall
  
• Nelson Monument

Ready? Steady? ( Go! )

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In case anyone didn't know, yesterday was the 204th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, one of the greatest British heroes of all time.

On this occasion, I want to share with you some paragraphs from Andrew Lambert's book Nelson: Britannia's God of War, which, in my opinion, is one of the best (if ( Read more... )

The only advantage of being ill with a virus infection is having loads of time to read. Obviously I haven't read all these books within the last two weeks, but I've read a few (#59 to #69), and since I haven't started a list for this year yet, I'm going to start one now before I forget which books I've read. Below are some comments about the latest ( Read more... )