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"Magnificent and very relaxing"
riad marrakech.dar najat
Myself and my newly-wedded wife stayed here for three nights as part of our honeymoon. I had always ben sceptical about Morocco, but my good lady had always yearned to visit Marrakech, so I grudgingly agreed to go. Within two minutes of our arrival at Riad Dar Najat, I was glad that I did. We were given a very enthusiastic welcome by Olivier and shown aorund the Riad, which was undergoing some last-minute improvements. We were presented with fresh orange juice and mint tea, and made to feel very much at home on the lovely roof terrace straight away. My other half decided to have an afternoon nap while I was given a guided tour of the Djemaa El Fna route from the hotel, and treated to a drink in a local restaurant by Olivier, our host.
I had asked earlier if a beer was available, and given that Marrakech is largely a Muslim city, this was proving difficult. No problem to Olivier though, as he sent one of his super-obliging staff to pick up some beers for me to have during our stay. Each day, I enjoyed fantastic hospitatlity from Olivier, his wife and their wonderful staff. We were made to feel much more like friends than guests, and I spent many a happy on the roof terrace, chatting with Olivier, staff and even Olivier´s charming mother one evening.
The room was lovely, and we enjoyed three very restful nights sleep, untroubled by the outside world, in our little oasis of calm. On the third day of our stay, Olivier offered us free dinner, as there had been some minor works taking place, as it was our honeymoon, and also "because we are such lovely people"!
Staying Dar Najat made the trip very memorable for us, and was just the perfect restful, friendly holiday we both needed after the hectic craziness that was our recent wedding. When we left, I was genuinely sad to go, and feel like we made some lovely friends during our stay. I hope to return again some day, and perhaps convince some friends to join us. And this, from someone that was dreading Morocco!! I cannot recommend Olivier and Dar Najat highly
We made a short notice booking to Copenhagen, Jayne had the first week in September booked off and we wanted to try and do a city break. Five nights hardly seemed enough but the short flight was ok. We flew over home heading east on a beautiful morning. I love flying over an area that I know and being able to see it from above. We had been warned that Copenhagen was expensive-it was! I hadn’t done any research before we set off but on the flight over, I read that taxis were expensive, so it was best to use the Metro from the airport, it isn’t far in to the city and the Metro was fairly easy to use. However! We should have caught the train, I read this whist we were sat on the Metro it has to be said! The nearest Metro stop, which I was frantically trying to work out, using my phone, travelling in and out of tunnels, turned out to be a 1.5 mile walk from our hotel, the rail station was .5. Never mind we were there to walk-subject to my lately diagnosed arthritic ankle, we just didn’t want to be towing suitcases over cobbled pavements at the same time.
We were staying in the Tivoli Hotel which was described as central, it is near Central Station but you wouldn’t describe it as central to the city. Our room wasn’t ready but we could upgrade for a modest amount plus we realised it would be a good idea to include breakfast in the upgrade deal. A good move as it turned out. Our room overlooked the train lines-all twelve of them!! We could already hear train brakes squealing along with the thump thump of steel wheels rolling over points and joints. It’s true to say that Central Station is a 24/7 operation. The overnight noise didn’t bother Jayne but I could hear it all night.
We dumped our stuff and I loaded up with the backpack and camera and we were straight out there. Copenhagen is a relatively small city but there is a lot to see. We were soon finding out that it has an extensive network of canals and bridges and these are a major feature of life in the city. Pan flat, the cyclist rules, There appeared to be twice as many bikes as residents, with countless thousands propped up everywhere you went. Where ever you looked there was silent conveyor of sit up and beg cycles being ridden in all directions. You soon got used to looking over your shoulder before making a move. The vast majority of bikes are left unlocked and almost no one wears a helmet ( I’m a no helmet man, much to the annoyance of the helmet zealots). Copenhagen is reputedly the happiest place in the world and it certainly came across as friendly and relaxed. It is, though, one of the most expensive cities in the world and two burgers and two small glasses of wine at Nyhavn cost us £50. Comically, there were four people, local to us, shouting out Jayne’s name, they had seen us going past and we had a laugh about the prices, They were sat drinking beer at £8.50 a pint. Despite the expense, the place was packed with people parting with their money. Wages are very high locally, as are the taxes. The high wages and high costs must feed each other in an upward spiral I would have thought.
Unfortunately the cost of entering buildings to go up towers etc. for a higher view of the city was also very expensive (to us). The tower at Christiansborg Palace is free but restricted by the lift system and you don’t get to the top, it does also open later than the others so you have a chance of seeing sunset over the city. Unfortunately the lifts were out of order on one of our best weather days. We did get to go up the day after but it was dull and I wasn’t overly impressed. The spiral tower across in Christiana, The Church of Our Saviour, was far more impressive. We climbed the tower here just after it opened on a stunning morning and the views are fantastic. There will be incredible bottlenecks when it’s busy though on the corkscrew stairs that get progressively narrower towards the top. Some people hog it to take endless selfies at the top and it is extremely tight up there, you can’t move up until they come down.
As usual, we tried to get to some out of the way places, with only five days and mixed weather though we had enough mainstream destinations to see. We had a day of heavy rain so we went back to the rail station which was a good indoor (and free!) destination, and made umbrellas and the rain the focal point of that days photos. The entire Danish navy seemed to be at anchor, we just missed an open day on one ship. Some I could photograph, others were guarded and had restrictions, I got the evil eye from a couple of guards as the spotted the big Canon in my hand. I can’t imagine that they could police the Japanese and stop them from getting their photos and selfies though. I always act very openly with the camera and if people look at me suspiciously I smile and give them the thumbs up. In a rail station I usually ask the police. In Central Station the police were in their station and I never saw one move out, it is covered by extensive CCTV but there were some very unpleasant people, drinking and watching for people being careless with their belongings. We were lucky to be in the station on Sunday as a tourist steam train arrived, it sat at the platform belching smoke and steam for fifteen minutes, it was also coming back in an hour so we had an expensive coffee and waited to see it again. There was big military event outside the Christiansborg Palace on Monday, with a parade through the city that came past just as we were in a good spot to view it. The area was full of soldiers wearing their medals. We haven’t discovered the reason, although someone suggested a passing out parade for new recruits. Maybe the ships were in port for this as well.
Tivoli Gardens is another big draw and we went in, again it was fairly expensive, it had been a stunning day and the biggest problem was contrast, with deep shadows and a bright blue sky. We stayed until dark, it opens late and is very colourful. We went on the world’s highest carousel and got flung around 260 odd feet in the air. Luckily, we also found a bar that served wine at ‘only’ £5.60 a glass so we sat and watched people have fun screaming and shrieking above us.
There are many buildings with copper domes, entire copper roofs, even modern buildings are often clad in either brass or copper to blend in with the ancient buildings around them. Like every city we have visited, tower cranes are in abundance. There is a lot of development going on and unfortunately a lot of it is around buildings that you would want to photograph. We walked 12 to 14 mile every day and took in most of the sights. We didn’t really do any interiors, only towers and the railway station. At the time of writing I haven’t looked at what I’ve got, I have around 3000 shots, some on the G1X which I used when it was raining heavily as it easy to put in a pocket. I have a lot less time for editing these days so it will be a long process I think. To save time I am going to create a list of generic tags that I can copy and paste to each upload – the time saving is enormous – so apologies to anyone who gets a photo of a canal when they wanted a steam train or vice versa.
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Ash Street Jail
New Bedford, MA
January 6th, 2016
America's oldest continuously working jail.
"The original New Bedford Jail was opened on Monday, October 5, 1829 with William Reed as the first jail keeper. The County Commissioners appropriated $13,236.30 for its construction. This facility was located on Court Street and is no longer used as a jail. This structure is currently used for Civil Processing. The building had been previously used as the home of the Sheriff and his family.
The County Commissioners soon recognized the need for additional facilities and authorized the construction of the New Bedford House of Correction Building on the east side of the original jail lot between Court and Union Streets.
The old Bristol County Jail on Court Street in Taunton was quickly becoming obsolete which led to the acquisition of new site on land belonging to the estate of William Hodges on the east side of the present Hodges Avenue. The new Hodges Avenue Jail was completed in 1873 at a cost of $160,000. This facility would get local acclaim as the temporary home for an accused axe murderer from Fall River named Lizzie Borden. The Fall River socialite was detained at the Taunton Jail for ten months while awaiting trial for the murder of her father, Andrew Borden in August of 1892.
The Hodges Avenue Jail in Taunton had served the citizens of Bristol County until 1923 when it closed its’ doors for the final time as a place to house prisoners. The building remained vacant for ten years until the David F. Adams Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars rented the building for their meetings. The Veterans group used the building for many years. They finally purchased the building for $2,500 following the Second World War. It was dedicated as a permanent memorial to U.S. Veterans.
The County Commissioners recognized that the old Jail on Court Street in New Bedford had long outlived its usefulness by the mid 1880’s and began plans to replace the old stone jail. This effort led to the construction of the new 287 cell Ash Street Facility in 1888 at a cost of $80,000."
Source: www.bcso-ma.us/history.htm
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Music was a major part of King Solomons life from day one. His fathers extensive record collection, ranging from the sweet Soul/R&B sounds of artists such as Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind And Fire and Sly and the Family Stone to the classic Salsa Grooves of the 1970s including Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente and Ismael Miranda, would prove to have a huge influence on the young Solomon. At the formative age of 4 he would embark on what has turned into a life-long partnership with the piano. As a teenager King Solomon began studying at the Artists Collective in the Albany Avenue neighborhood of Hartford as well as Guakia, Inc., a Puerto Rican cultural center in the South End of the city. It was at these two institutions that he would begin an intensive study of both Jazz and various forms of Latin music under the tutelage of the late great giant of the Alto Saxophone, Jackie McLean, along with well-known regional musicians such as Joe Velez, Ray Gonzalez and Ed Fast. Throughout high school, Solomon attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts where he was afforded the opportunity of performing and studying with the likes of Dave Santoro and Paul Brown. At the age of 19 he was invited to perform in Cuba as a part of Latin Flavor, a band that he had formed along with his brothers Zaccai and Luques. Upon graduating from the Academy, Solomon was awarded a full scholarship to continue his studies at the prestigious Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford under the continued watchful eye of Jackie McLean. This mentorship became a turning point in his continued musical development and growth as McLean not only guided the young musician, but also made him a part of his band, including as part of a performance for then President of the United States, Bill Clinton. While at the Hartt School, he also had an opportunity to study and perform with Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Andy LaVerne, Michael Weiss and Alan Palmer. In an attempt to gain even more experience, King Solomon also began commuting to Harlem to study with Ronnie Matthews and Barry Harris through the legendary Jazz Mobile Program. While in college, a burgeoning love of Hip-Hop music came into full bloom for the aspiring artist. He began experimenting with beat making, using nothing more than a Korg Triton. It quickly became clear that this was more than an interest for Solomon. He had found his calling. His formal musical training gave him a huge advantage over the majority of his contemporaries, shining through in the creativity and ingenuity of the music that he began to put forth. As he continued his studies in the music he loved, harnessing his skills in the MPC and Pro Tools, King Solomon had an opportunity to craft beats for MCs such as 50 Cent and Cuban Link. His signature sound has made him one of the most in-demand producers in the Tri-State Area. His debut album is a Whos Who of the Hip Hop Industrys compendium of underground talent, featuring local luminaries such as Roy Shivers, A.S.E. Diamonds and Sagacity the Chun-Tzu as well as national names like Immortal Technique, Tragedy Khadafi and Quan of the NAS clan. Dubbed The Big Picture, the album is due out August 1st and is set to turn heads from Boston to Baghdad. Over the years King Solomon has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Jackie McLean, Giovanni Hidalgo, Manny Oquendo, Andy Gonzalez, Nelson Gonzalez, Jimmy Greene, Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Eric McPherson, Alan Palmer and Abraham Burton to name a few.
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EL MANISERO www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/3/Oew0JfY2FOc
OBSESION www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/2/DlhFk_7JpHs
LATIN JAZZ 1 www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/1/CXxRVA7Kdos
LATIN JAZZ 2 www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/search/4/8YJ9TnfqolM
LATIN JAZZ 3 www.youtube.com/user/RANiEL1963#p/u/3/sRqngX6Tx9Q
get the NEW RELEASE by Truth Revolution Records THE BIG PICTURE by King Solomon! www.cdbaby.com/cd/kstalent Political hiphop Click Picture to BUY NOW!
Music was a major part of King Solomons life from day one. His fathers extensive record collection, ranging from the sweet Soul/R&B sounds of artists such as Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind And Fire and Sly and the Family Stone to the classic Salsa Grooves of the 1970s including Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente and Ismael Miranda, would prove to have a huge influence on the young Solomon. At the formative age of 4 he would embark on what has turned into a life-long partnership with the piano. As a teenager King Solomon began studying at the Artists Collective in the Albany Avenue neighborhood of Hartford as well as Guakia, Inc., a Puerto Rican cultural center in the South End of the city. It was at these two institutions that he would begin an intensive study of both Jazz and various forms of Latin music under the tutelage of the late great giant of the Alto Saxophone, Jackie McLean, along with well-known regional musicians such as Joe Velez, Ray Gonzalez and Ed Fast. Throughout high school, Solomon attended the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts where he was afforded the opportunity of performing and studying with the likes of Dave Santoro and Paul Brown. At the age of 19 he was invited to perform in Cuba as a part of Latin Flavor, a band that he had formed along with his brothers Zaccai and Luques. Upon graduating from the Academy, Solomon was awarded a full scholarship to continue his studies at the prestigious Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford under the continued watchful eye of Jackie McLean. This mentorship became a turning point in his continued musical development and growth as McLean not only guided the young musician, but also made him a part of his band, including as part of a performance for then President of the United States, Bill Clinton. While at the Hartt School, he also had an opportunity to study and perform with Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Andy LaVerne, Michael Weiss and Alan Palmer. In an attempt to gain even more experience, King Solomon also began commuting to Harlem to study with Ronnie Matthews and Barry Harris through the legendary Jazz Mobile Program. While in college, a burgeoning love of Hip-Hop music came into full bloom for the aspiring artist. He began experimenting with beat making, using nothing more than a Korg Triton. It quickly became clear that this was more than an interest for Solomon. He had found his calling. His formal musical training gave him a huge advantage over the majority of his contemporaries, shining through in the creativity and ingenuity of the music that he began to put forth. As he continued his studies in the music he loved, harnessing his skills in the MPC and Pro Tools, King Solomon had an opportunity to craft beats for MCs such as 50 Cent and Cuban Link. His signature sound has made him one of the most in-demand producers in the Tri-State Area. His debut album is a Whos Who of the Hip Hop Industrys compendium of underground talent, featuring local luminaries such as Roy Shivers, A.S.E. Diamonds and Sagacity the Chun-Tzu as well as national names like Immortal Technique, Tragedy Khadafi and Quan of the NAS clan. Dubbed The Big Picture, the album is due out August 1st and is set to turn heads from Boston to Baghdad. Over the years King Solomon has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Jackie McLean, Giovanni Hidalgo, Manny Oquendo, Andy Gonzalez, Nelson Gonzalez, Jimmy Greene, Steve Davis, Nat Reeves, Eric McPherson, Alan Palmer and Abraham Burton to name a few.
Junior Common Room
This space has recently been renovated. You can find a photo of the new space by looking for DH-2002.
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We made a short notice booking to Copenhagen, Jayne had the first week in September booked off and we wanted to try and do a city break. Five nights hardly seemed enough but the short flight was ok. We flew over home heading east on a beautiful morning. I love flying over an area that I know and being able to see it from above. We had been warned that Copenhagen was expensive-it was! I hadn’t done any research before we set off but on the flight over, I read that taxis were expensive, so it was best to use the Metro from the airport, it isn’t far in to the city and the Metro was fairly easy to use. However! We should have caught the train, I read this whist we were sat on the Metro it has to be said! The nearest Metro stop, which I was frantically trying to work out, using my phone, travelling in and out of tunnels, turned out to be a 1.5 mile walk from our hotel, the rail station was .5. Never mind we were there to walk-subject to my lately diagnosed arthritic ankle, we just didn’t want to be towing suitcases over cobbled pavements at the same time.
We were staying in the Tivoli Hotel which was described as central, it is near Central Station but you wouldn’t describe it as central to the city. Our room wasn’t ready but we could upgrade for a modest amount plus we realised it would be a good idea to include breakfast in the upgrade deal. A good move as it turned out. Our room overlooked the train lines-all twelve of them!! We could already hear train brakes squealing along with the thump thump of steel wheels rolling over points and joints. It’s true to say that Central Station is a 24/7 operation. The overnight noise didn’t bother Jayne but I could hear it all night.
We dumped our stuff and I loaded up with the backpack and camera and we were straight out there. Copenhagen is a relatively small city but there is a lot to see. We were soon finding out that it has an extensive network of canals and bridges and these are a major feature of life in the city. Pan flat, the cyclist rules, There appeared to be twice as many bikes as residents, with countless thousands propped up everywhere you went. Where ever you looked there was silent conveyor of sit up and beg cycles being ridden in all directions. You soon got used to looking over your shoulder before making a move. The vast majority of bikes are left unlocked and almost no one wears a helmet ( I’m a no helmet man, much to the annoyance of the helmet zealots). Copenhagen is reputedly the happiest place in the world and it certainly came across as friendly and relaxed. It is, though, one of the most expensive cities in the world and two burgers and two small glasses of wine at Nyhavn cost us £50. Comically, there were four people, local to us, shouting out Jayne’s name, they had seen us going past and we had a laugh about the prices, They were sat drinking beer at £8.50 a pint. Despite the expense, the place was packed with people parting with their money. Wages are very high locally, as are the taxes. The high wages and high costs must feed each other in an upward spiral I would have thought.
Unfortunately the cost of entering buildings to go up towers etc. for a higher view of the city was also very expensive (to us). The tower at Christiansborg Palace is free but restricted by the lift system and you don’t get to the top, it does also open later than the others so you have a chance of seeing sunset over the city. Unfortunately the lifts were out of order on one of our best weather days. We did get to go up the day after but it was dull and I wasn’t overly impressed. The spiral tower across in Christiana, The Church of Our Saviour, was far more impressive. We climbed the tower here just after it opened on a stunning morning and the views are fantastic. There will be incredible bottlenecks when it’s busy though on the corkscrew stairs that get progressively narrower towards the top. Some people hog it to take endless selfies at the top and it is extremely tight up there, you can’t move up until they come down.
As usual, we tried to get to some out of the way places, with only five days and mixed weather though we had enough mainstream destinations to see. We had a day of heavy rain so we went back to the rail station which was a good indoor (and free!) destination, and made umbrellas and the rain the focal point of that days photos. The entire Danish navy seemed to be at anchor, we just missed an open day on one ship. Some I could photograph, others were guarded and had restrictions, I got the evil eye from a couple of guards as the spotted the big Canon in my hand. I can’t imagine that they could police the Japanese and stop them from getting their photos and selfies though. I always act very openly with the camera and if people look at me suspiciously I smile and give them the thumbs up. In a rail station I usually ask the police. In Central Station the police were in their station and I never saw one move out, it is covered by extensive CCTV but there were some very unpleasant people, drinking and watching for people being careless with their belongings. We were lucky to be in the station on Sunday as a tourist steam train arrived, it sat at the platform belching smoke and steam for fifteen minutes, it was also coming back in an hour so we had an expensive coffee and waited to see it again. There was big military event outside the Christiansborg Palace on Monday, with a parade through the city that came past just as we were in a good spot to view it. The area was full of soldiers wearing their medals. We haven’t discovered the reason, although someone suggested a passing out parade for new recruits. Maybe the ships were in port for this as well.
Tivoli Gardens is another big draw and we went in, again it was fairly expensive, it had been a stunning day and the biggest problem was contrast, with deep shadows and a bright blue sky. We stayed until dark, it opens late and is very colourful. We went on the world’s highest carousel and got flung around 260 odd feet in the air. Luckily, we also found a bar that served wine at ‘only’ £5.60 a glass so we sat and watched people have fun screaming and shrieking above us.
There are many buildings with copper domes, entire copper roofs, even modern buildings are often clad in either brass or copper to blend in with the ancient buildings around them. Like every city we have visited, tower cranes are in abundance. There is a lot of development going on and unfortunately a lot of it is around buildings that you would want to photograph. We walked 12 to 14 mile every day and took in most of the sights. We didn’t really do any interiors, only towers and the railway station. At the time of writing I haven’t looked at what I’ve got, I have around 3000 shots, some on the G1X which I used when it was raining heavily as it easy to put in a pocket. I have a lot less time for editing these days so it will be a long process I think. To save time I am going to create a list of generic tags that I can copy and paste to each upload – the time saving is enormous – so apologies to anyone who gets a photo of a canal when they wanted a steam train or vice versa.
This space has recently been renovated. You can find a photo of the new space by looking for DH-2002.
This space has recently been renovated. You can find a photo of the new space by looking for DH-2002.
This is the only original building left at Cheltenham Racecourse station, the booking office (built at Swindon Works) situated above the down platform at SO953250, HCL 18 63. The station opened 12.3.1912 and originally had two waiting shelters, a signal box on the up platform and nothing else. The other buildings on the site now are all new built. A 1-in-14 path leads down to each platform which were very busy on race days, and this was probably one of the few country stations which had crowd control barriers in place! Both then and now special trains are run for the key events at the racecourse, not least Gold Cup week in March. See www.gwsr.com for more. The station closed 25.3.1968 but opened for special events and races in the 1970's, with HM The Queen arriving here on 7.4.1971, and the final BR service to the station was 18.3.1976. It reopened on the GWSR on 12.4.2003, and a handful of photos follow, all photographed with the kind permission of the station staff.
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We made a short notice booking to Copenhagen, Jayne had the first week in September booked off and we wanted to try and do a city break. Five nights hardly seemed enough but the short flight was ok. We flew over home heading east on a beautiful morning. I love flying over an area that I know and being able to see it from above. We had been warned that Copenhagen was expensive-it was! I hadn’t done any research before we set off but on the flight over, I read that taxis were expensive, so it was best to use the Metro from the airport, it isn’t far in to the city and the Metro was fairly easy to use. However! We should have caught the train, I read this whist we were sat on the Metro it has to be said! The nearest Metro stop, which I was frantically trying to work out, using my phone, travelling in and out of tunnels, turned out to be a 1.5 mile walk from our hotel, the rail station was .5. Never mind we were there to walk-subject to my lately diagnosed arthritic ankle, we just didn’t want to be towing suitcases over cobbled pavements at the same time.
We were staying in the Tivoli Hotel which was described as central, it is near Central Station but you wouldn’t describe it as central to the city. Our room wasn’t ready but we could upgrade for a modest amount plus we realised it would be a good idea to include breakfast in the upgrade deal. A good move as it turned out. Our room overlooked the train lines-all twelve of them!! We could already hear train brakes squealing along with the thump thump of steel wheels rolling over points and joints. It’s true to say that Central Station is a 24/7 operation. The overnight noise didn’t bother Jayne but I could hear it all night.
We dumped our stuff and I loaded up with the backpack and camera and we were straight out there. Copenhagen is a relatively small city but there is a lot to see. We were soon finding out that it has an extensive network of canals and bridges and these are a major feature of life in the city. Pan flat, the cyclist rules, There appeared to be twice as many bikes as residents, with countless thousands propped up everywhere you went. Where ever you looked there was silent conveyor of sit up and beg cycles being ridden in all directions. You soon got used to looking over your shoulder before making a move. The vast majority of bikes are left unlocked and almost no one wears a helmet ( I’m a no helmet man, much to the annoyance of the helmet zealots). Copenhagen is reputedly the happiest place in the world and it certainly came across as friendly and relaxed. It is, though, one of the most expensive cities in the world and two burgers and two small glasses of wine at Nyhavn cost us £50. Comically, there were four people, local to us, shouting out Jayne’s name, they had seen us going past and we had a laugh about the prices, They were sat drinking beer at £8.50 a pint. Despite the expense, the place was packed with people parting with their money. Wages are very high locally, as are the taxes. The high wages and high costs must feed each other in an upward spiral I would have thought.
Unfortunately the cost of entering buildings to go up towers etc. for a higher view of the city was also very expensive (to us). The tower at Christiansborg Palace is free but restricted by the lift system and you don’t get to the top, it does also open later than the others so you have a chance of seeing sunset over the city. Unfortunately the lifts were out of order on one of our best weather days. We did get to go up the day after but it was dull and I wasn’t overly impressed. The spiral tower across in Christiana, The Church of Our Saviour, was far more impressive. We climbed the tower here just after it opened on a stunning morning and the views are fantastic. There will be incredible bottlenecks when it’s busy though on the corkscrew stairs that get progressively narrower towards the top. Some people hog it to take endless selfies at the top and it is extremely tight up there, you can’t move up until they come down.
As usual, we tried to get to some out of the way places, with only five days and mixed weather though we had enough mainstream destinations to see. We had a day of heavy rain so we went back to the rail station which was a good indoor (and free!) destination, and made umbrellas and the rain the focal point of that days photos. The entire Danish navy seemed to be at anchor, we just missed an open day on one ship. Some I could photograph, others were guarded and had restrictions, I got the evil eye from a couple of guards as the spotted the big Canon in my hand. I can’t imagine that they could police the Japanese and stop them from getting their photos and selfies though. I always act very openly with the camera and if people look at me suspiciously I smile and give them the thumbs up. In a rail station I usually ask the police. In Central Station the police were in their station and I never saw one move out, it is covered by extensive CCTV but there were some very unpleasant people, drinking and watching for people being careless with their belongings. We were lucky to be in the station on Sunday as a tourist steam train arrived, it sat at the platform belching smoke and steam for fifteen minutes, it was also coming back in an hour so we had an expensive coffee and waited to see it again. There was big military event outside the Christiansborg Palace on Monday, with a parade through the city that came past just as we were in a good spot to view it. The area was full of soldiers wearing their medals. We haven’t discovered the reason, although someone suggested a passing out parade for new recruits. Maybe the ships were in port for this as well.
Tivoli Gardens is another big draw and we went in, again it was fairly expensive, it had been a stunning day and the biggest problem was contrast, with deep shadows and a bright blue sky. We stayed until dark, it opens late and is very colourful. We went on the world’s highest carousel and got flung around 260 odd feet in the air. Luckily, we also found a bar that served wine at ‘only’ £5.60 a glass so we sat and watched people have fun screaming and shrieking above us.
There are many buildings with copper domes, entire copper roofs, even modern buildings are often clad in either brass or copper to blend in with the ancient buildings around them. Like every city we have visited, tower cranes are in abundance. There is a lot of development going on and unfortunately a lot of it is around buildings that you would want to photograph. We walked 12 to 14 mile every day and took in most of the sights. We didn’t really do any interiors, only towers and the railway station. At the time of writing I haven’t looked at what I’ve got, I have around 3000 shots, some on the G1X which I used when it was raining heavily as it easy to put in a pocket. I have a lot less time for editing these days so it will be a long process I think. To save time I am going to create a list of generic tags that I can copy and paste to each upload – the time saving is enormous – so apologies to anyone who gets a photo of a canal when they wanted a steam train or vice versa.
We made a short notice booking to Copenhagen, Jayne had the first week in September booked off and we wanted to try and do a city break. Five nights hardly seemed enough but the short flight was ok. We flew over home heading east on a beautiful morning. I love flying over an area that I know and being able to see it from above. We had been warned that Copenhagen was expensive-it was! I hadn’t done any research before we set off but on the flight over, I read that taxis were expensive, so it was best to use the Metro from the airport, it isn’t far in to the city and the Metro was fairly easy to use. However! We should have caught the train, I read this whist we were sat on the Metro it has to be said! The nearest Metro stop, which I was frantically trying to work out, using my phone, travelling in and out of tunnels, turned out to be a 1.5 mile walk from our hotel, the rail station was .5. Never mind we were there to walk-subject to my lately diagnosed arthritic ankle, we just didn’t want to be towing suitcases over cobbled pavements at the same time.
We were staying in the Tivoli Hotel which was described as central, it is near Central Station but you wouldn’t describe it as central to the city. Our room wasn’t ready but we could upgrade for a modest amount plus we realised it would be a good idea to include breakfast in the upgrade deal. A good move as it turned out. Our room overlooked the train lines-all twelve of them!! We could already hear train brakes squealing along with the thump thump of steel wheels rolling over points and joints. It’s true to say that Central Station is a 24/7 operation. The overnight noise didn’t bother Jayne but I could hear it all night.
We dumped our stuff and I loaded up with the backpack and camera and we were straight out there. Copenhagen is a relatively small city but there is a lot to see. We were soon finding out that it has an extensive network of canals and bridges and these are a major feature of life in the city. Pan flat, the cyclist rules, There appeared to be twice as many bikes as residents, with countless thousands propped up everywhere you went. Where ever you looked there was silent conveyor of sit up and beg cycles being ridden in all directions. You soon got used to looking over your shoulder before making a move. The vast majority of bikes are left unlocked and almost no one wears a helmet ( I’m a no helmet man, much to the annoyance of the helmet zealots). Copenhagen is reputedly the happiest place in the world and it certainly came across as friendly and relaxed. It is, though, one of the most expensive cities in the world and two burgers and two small glasses of wine at Nyhavn cost us £50. Comically, there were four people, local to us, shouting out Jayne’s name, they had seen us going past and we had a laugh about the prices, They were sat drinking beer at £8.50 a pint. Despite the expense, the place was packed with people parting with their money. Wages are very high locally, as are the taxes. The high wages and high costs must feed each other in an upward spiral I would have thought.
Unfortunately the cost of entering buildings to go up towers etc. for a higher view of the city was also very expensive (to us). The tower at Christiansborg Palace is free but restricted by the lift system and you don’t get to the top, it does also open later than the others so you have a chance of seeing sunset over the city. Unfortunately the lifts were out of order on one of our best weather days. We did get to go up the day after but it was dull and I wasn’t overly impressed. The spiral tower across in Christiana, The Church of Our Saviour, was far more impressive. We climbed the tower here just after it opened on a stunning morning and the views are fantastic. There will be incredible bottlenecks when it’s busy though on the corkscrew stairs that get progressively narrower towards the top. Some people hog it to take endless selfies at the top and it is extremely tight up there, you can’t move up until they come down.
As usual, we tried to get to some out of the way places, with only five days and mixed weather though we had enough mainstream destinations to see. We had a day of heavy rain so we went back to the rail station which was a good indoor (and free!) destination, and made umbrellas and the rain the focal point of that days photos. The entire Danish navy seemed to be at anchor, we just missed an open day on one ship. Some I could photograph, others were guarded and had restrictions, I got the evil eye from a couple of guards as the spotted the big Canon in my hand. I can’t imagine that they could police the Japanese and stop them from getting their photos and selfies though. I always act very openly with the camera and if people look at me suspiciously I smile and give them the thumbs up. In a rail station I usually ask the police. In Central Station the police were in their station and I never saw one move out, it is covered by extensive CCTV but there were some very unpleasant people, drinking and watching for people being careless with their belongings. We were lucky to be in the station on Sunday as a tourist steam train arrived, it sat at the platform belching smoke and steam for fifteen minutes, it was also coming back in an hour so we had an expensive coffee and waited to see it again. There was big military event outside the Christiansborg Palace on Monday, with a parade through the city that came past just as we were in a good spot to view it. The area was full of soldiers wearing their medals. We haven’t discovered the reason, although someone suggested a passing out parade for new recruits. Maybe the ships were in port for this as well.
Tivoli Gardens is another big draw and we went in, again it was fairly expensive, it had been a stunning day and the biggest problem was contrast, with deep shadows and a bright blue sky. We stayed until dark, it opens late and is very colourful. We went on the world’s highest carousel and got flung around 260 odd feet in the air. Luckily, we also found a bar that served wine at ‘only’ £5.60 a glass so we sat and watched people have fun screaming and shrieking above us.
There are many buildings with copper domes, entire copper roofs, even modern buildings are often clad in either brass or copper to blend in with the ancient buildings around them. Like every city we have visited, tower cranes are in abundance. There is a lot of development going on and unfortunately a lot of it is around buildings that you would want to photograph. We walked 12 to 14 mile every day and took in most of the sights. We didn’t really do any interiors, only towers and the railway station. At the time of writing I haven’t looked at what I’ve got, I have around 3000 shots, some on the G1X which I used when it was raining heavily as it easy to put in a pocket. I have a lot less time for editing these days so it will be a long process I think. To save time I am going to create a list of generic tags that I can copy and paste to each upload – the time saving is enormous – so apologies to anyone who gets a photo of a canal when they wanted a steam train or vice versa.
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El Condo Hotel El Duende del Mar se encuentra ubicado en Playa del Carmen, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO, a 5 minutos de la conocida 5ta. Avenida y de la estación principal de camiones así como del ferry hacia Cozumel.
Justo a la Mitad de la Sorprendente Riviera Maya, a lo largo de la carretera Cancún-Tulum, que comprende 100 Km. de las playas más hermosas del Caribe Mexicano, se encuentra Playa del Carmen, en el lado este del Estado de Quintana Roo. Un destino turístico que busca lo más asombroso del Mundo Maya, ideal para aquellos que gustan de la aventura y la exploración, aquí están los lugares más fascinantes.
En la mitología Maya, hay una infinidad de historias, que siempre se enfocan en el duende (alux en la lengua Maya) catalogado como una figura, que al momento de aparecer del monte o la selva, ahuyenta la mala suerte, derivado de los seres humanos o de los malos espíritus. (Fabulas del hombre).
Decidimos de ponerle este nombre a la posada, precisamente porque queremos ser como el Alux que protege con su presencia a los que están cerca de él. Con una estructura de pocos departamentos, nos permite disfrutar de su selva tropical, y jugar con las dimensiones, estilos y diseños únicos, haciendo cada uno diferente del otro. Todos están confortablemente amueblados y cuentan con una cocina totalmente equipada, TV, aire acondicionado, agua caliente y fría.
The Condo-Hotel Duende del Mar is situated in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, just 5 minutes away from the famous 5th Avenue, Coach station and ferry to Cozumel.
In the middle of the extraordinary Mayan Riviera, along the Cancun-Tulum highway with its 100 km of the most beautiful beaches in the Mexican Caribbean, you’ll find Playa del Carmen, on the east side of Quintana Roo. It is certainly an amazing tourist destination, one of the most famous of the Mayan world, ideal for those who like adventure and exploration.
In Mayan mythology there are an infinite number of tales focusing on Elves (Duendes or Aluxes in the Mayan language) known as a creatures who appears sometime from the mountain or the jungle, who drives away bad luck, descending from human beings or evil spirits.
There is the origin of the Condo's name, precisely because we want to be like those elves that protect everyone around them. Being a small residence with few apartments, Duende del Mar has been designed to naturally merge into the surrounding rainforest garden; playing with dimensions, styles and unique decorations has resulted on having each apartment different from another. All of them are comfortably furnished and fully equipped with kitchen, TV, air conditioning, hot and cold water.
Condo-Hotel Duende del Mar si trova a Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Messico, a 5 minuti dalla famosa Quinta Avenida, dall'Autostazione principale e dall'attracco del traghetto per Cozumel.
Situata esattamente a metà della straordinaria Riviera Maya, lungo la superstrada Cancun - Tulum con i suoi 100 km delle più belle spiagge del Messico, Playa del Carmen e' sul lato orientale dello stato di Quintana Roo. Una destinazione turistica che sembra la più sorprendente del Mondo Maya, ideale per coloro che cercano avventura ed esplorazione: qui sono i luoghi più affascinanti.
Nella mitologia Maya ci sono un numero infinito di storie che raccontano di folletti (Duendes, Aluxes in lingua Maya); questo folletto e' descritto come una figura che appariva improvvisamente dalla montagna o dalla giungla, e tiene lontana la sfortuna.
Abbiamo deciso di dare questo nome alla posada proprio perché vogliamo essere come quei folletti che con la loro presenza proteggono tutti quelli che gli stanno attorno. Con una struttura di pochi appartamenti, progettati giocando con le dimensioni, stili e design unici, il Duende del Mar ci permette di vivere un'esperienza unica nel suo genere, potendo scegliere tra varie tipologie d'abitazione tutti con terrazza per godersi la vista del bellissimo e variopinto giardino circostante. Tutti gli appartamenti sono accoglienti, completamente arredati e dotati di cucina ben attrezzata, TV, aria condizionata, acqua calda e fredda.
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