Author: Lou

Birthday in Austria

Keith woke up to a birthday in Slovenia last year, so for variety’s sake he celebrated this year’s birthday in Austria. It was the end of yet another great holiday snowboarding in Kranjska Gora and we decided to split the homeward journey up by staying in Villach, Austria for the final night. A little bit… Continue reading Birthday in Austria

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Seeing the Delhi sights

Had a fantastic day today with one Anne Donnelly: started off at Humayan’s Tomb (a UNESCO site) which was beautiful and peaceful in contrast to the bustle of the city, then moved on to India Gate and the President’s House and government buildings. Next stop was Jama Masjid or ‘The Friday Mosque’ in Old Delhi,… Continue reading Seeing the Delhi sights

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Trip to Agra from Delhi

It’s weekend and time to make the most of seeing what I can whilst I’m in India: Renu, her brother and friends showed me some of the sights of Delhi last night which was fantastic, and today I went to Agra (a 3 hour drive from Delhi by car) to see the Taj Mahal and… Continue reading Trip to Agra from Delhi

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the Empress of China

I travelled 4000km to discover that the Empress of China was seriously hot and spicy (to quote the hotel’s marketing material)… After declining the offer to replace chopsticks with cutlery (force of habit) I remembered I was dining on my own. No problem. I placed an order of varied dishes preceded by a glass of… Continue reading the Empress of China

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