David’s sister is our waitress again for breakfast this morning. She’s a really nice gal but not used to the service world. Whether it was she or the kitchen responsible, our breakfast wasn’t the best of the trip. Mary was hoping to get yogurt with fruit and toast and ends up with pineapple and watermelon…
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I’ve been thinking about Orkney’s ‘West Coast Walk’ for a long time. It runs from Stromness where we are staying along the coast up to Yesnaby. Slabbed coastal cliffs and a number of sea stacks are along the route. The plan was an early rise and solo hike back in time for lunch with the…
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Glasgow is the home of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and we’re huge fans. We booked the ‘Willow Tea Room’ in Glasgow City for breakfast. The Willow is Mackintosh inspired and based on the tea rooms which were the rage in Glasgow in the early 1900’s. Mackintosh’s influence on the Arts and Crafts movement and Frank Lloyd…
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We’re starting to think about closing up shop here in Aix so today was about taking care of some chores and final prep. Mary spent some time tidying up the apartment and I cleaned up some of the finances. It’s an interesting process keeping track of bills when gone for a while. It’s a pain…
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