Trying to Fly
We did this at the end of July. Despite my falls I want to do this again. No one else seems that keen.
Air and Water
During our short stay in Manchester Sandy and I went underwater at Sealife and I was carried aloft on columns of air at Airkix. We saw two plays, Harold Pinter’s ‘The Birthday Present’, and Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’. We enjoyed seeing the very impressive Trafford Centre and travelling on the tram network.
Rome: A Flying Visit
Rome is possibly the greatest tourist city in the world; it’s been at it for a very long time. We visited the Basilica in St Peter’s Square and saw the tombs of dead popes. A night walk from St Peter’s Square to Trevi Fountain via a few long cuts left us both quite tired. A lot in a day. Sandy did well to do it despite painful feet. We will take it easier when we return. And perhaps learn to ignore the myriad street traders.
This is a short film on our short trip using photos and video captured on my Motorola G Android smartphone. The phone is new and the photos would probably have been better if I had been more familiar with it. I downloaded the music from http://freemusicarchive.org/.
Interesting Contrast
Sandy’s hair and my beard make an interesting contrast … also I don’t look too fat in this one. Sandy and I also make an interesting contrast but it works.
Two Weekends
We’re back from a weekend trip (Friday to Sunday) to Euro Disney in Paris. Sandy, Xavier and the others enjoyed it and I enjoyed seeing them enjoy it. Euro Disney is very popular and there were a lot of people who obviously enjoyed it. If you like Mickey Mouse and Disney Films and pink storybook castles you will enjoy it. The hotel was very nice. The fireworks were spectacular. It was most definitely a once in a lifetime experience.
This was the second of two weekend trips. The first was on the previous weekend 14th to 16th September when Sandy and I went on a DFDS ferry ‘cruise’ from Harwich to Esbjerg in Denmark. Both of us would agree that the cruise was far from enjoyable and was essentially a trip from nowhere to nowhere. I could say more but there is no point wasting more time and energy over it.