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No, all that wrapping was not wasted. It actually came in a package, and would have been thrown away.
This was quite fun. Although I am starting to not care for it much.
Morgan is back in a big way at both Mattels diecast brands though predictably its the Matchbox take on this historic marque which is getting most of the love and attention. Their excellent Plus Four now gets a bedfellow in the form of the extremely eccentric 3 Wheeler which is a factory stock alternative to the one made by Hot Wheels.
Due to its small size they've had the good sense in giving it a metal baseplate as well as body to give it some semblance of solidity as well as lots of chrome. A potential peg warmer though I suspect not a fate which will happen here in the UK.
Part of 2025 Case G found at The Entertainer.
Mint and boxed.
The Three Cups, Newnham Street, Bedford [52.137488, -0.460472]
This pub is said to date from the the 1770s. However, the Three Cups P.H. is shown on a post-railway Victorian map as being just down by the river Great Ouse on the Embankment ~ presumably the licence was transferred to this site. The Three Cups pub sign is usually associated with the Worshipful Company of Salters, and is seen from the C16, and the Ouse was navigable up to Bedford from 1689.
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Madrid, Spain
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Tunnels for: sheep, the creek and cars.
Almost a grade separated junction, except that the tunnels are not connected, they are indeed designed for incompatible traffic.
None are for walking humans - the sheep tunnel is fittingly the one they could try without much danger or difficulty.
Three Balloons - Üç Balon
Sanatın Ustaları ~ Masters of Art
One 1stanbul Photo Album, Kazlıçeşme, Zeytinburnu District, Istanbul, TR
SUGRAPHIC ~ Always Under The Light of Your Love ...
SUpport ISTANBUL 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, BRIDGE TOGETHER
ISTANBUL 2020 Yaz Olimpiyatları ve Paralimpiksleri için Destekle, BİRLİKTE KÖPRÜLER KURALIM ...
..hopefully these birdies are flying away to a happier life than the comrades in Remarque's masterpiece
Showing the gradation of three ripening avocados. Also known as Alligator Pear. (I just learned that).
Bright green is unripe. Notice the avocado in the centre is darkening and the last one is quite dark - and is soft to the touch.
4083.
365 Days in Colour: January colour: Pale Blue: #13.
Macro Mondays: 1/14/2013: Rule of thirds with three things.
Many thanks to my contact at Bristol Central Library archives. I don't know his/her name but I am so appreciative to them for this stunning glimpse of pre-destruction of Totterdown.
Right by where I parked my car, I find the ruins of an old building right by the Three Lakes (blue) Trail head. Some sort of old cabin? But the empty windows were shaped light they would be of an old chapel of sorts.
Victoria's inner harbour on a Winter's evening.
Better on black: www.flickr.com/photos/marsmith7/6959466489/in/photostream...
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History of the Vienna Hofburg
First residence
With the elevation of Austria to Archduchy in 1156, Vienna became a city of residence. From the residence of the Babenberg dynasty, who was located on the present site "Am Hof", unfortunately, there do not exist any remains anymore. After the extinction of the Babenberg, Ottokar II of Bohemia (1230-1278) took over by marriage the rule in Vienna and began in 1275 with the construction of a castle within the city walls of Vienna. This castle was equipped with four towers around a rectangular court that is known as Schweizerhof today. In the battle for the German crown Ottokar was defeated at the Battle of Dürnkrut by Rudolf I of Habsburg (1218-1291) and killed during the retreat.
As the old residence of the Babenberg in 1276 burned down, Rudolf probably 1279 moved into the former castle of Ottokar. The descendants of Rudolf extended the castle only slightly: castle chapel (documentary mention in 1296), St. Augustine's Church (consecrated in 1349), reconstruction of the chapel (1423-1426). Due to the division of the lands of the Habsburg Vienna lost its importance and also lacked the financial resources to expand the castle.
Imperial residence
Under Frederick III. (1415-1493) the Habsburgs obtained the imperial title and Vienna became an imperial residence. But Friedrich and his successors used the Vienna Residence only rarely and so it happened that the imperial residence temporarily orphaned. Only under Ferdinand I (1503-1564) Vienna again became the capital of the Archduchy. Under Ferdinand set in a large construction activity: The three existing wings of the Swiss court were expanded and increased. The defensive wall in the northwest as fourth tract with the Swiss Gate (built in 1552 probably by Pietro Ferrabosco) was rebuilt. In the southwest, a tract for Ferdinand's children (the so-called "children Stöckl") was added. The newly constituted authorities Exchequer and Chancery were located in adjacent buildings at Castle Square. Were added in the castle an art chamber, a hospital, a passage from the castle to St. Augustine's Church and a new ballroom.
First major extensions of the residence
In the area of "desolate church" built Ferdinand from 1559 a solitary residence for his son. However, the construction was delayed, and Maximilian II (1527-1576) after his father's death in 1564 moved into the ancient castle. His residence he for his Spanish horses had converted into a Hofstallgebäude (Stallburg - stables) and increased from 1565 .
Ferdinand I decided to divide his lands to his three sons, which led to a reduction of Vienna as a residence. Moreover, stayed Maximilian II, who was awarded alongside Austria above and below the Enns also Bohemia and Hungary, readily in Prague and he moved also the residence there. In 1575 he decided to build a new building in front of the Swiss court for the royal household of his eldest son, Rudolf II (1552-1612). The 1577 in the style of the late Renaissance completed and in 1610 expanded building, which was significantly fitted with a turret with "welscher hood" and an astronomical clock, but by the governor of the Emperor (Archduke Ernst of Austria) was inhabited. However, the name "Amalienborg Castle" comes from Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (wife of Joseph I.), which in 1711 there installed her widow seat.
In the late 16th and early 17th Century only a few extensions were carried out: extension of a separate tract in the northeast of the castle for the Treasure and Art chamber (1583-1585) and setting up of a dance hall in the area of today's Redoutensäle (1629-1631).
Under Leopold I the dance hall by Ludovico Burnacini 1659/1660 was rebuilt into an at that time modern theater ("Comedy House"). 1666 Leopold I in the area of today's castle garden a new opera house with three tiers and a capacity of 5,000 people had built.
In the 1660-ies under Leopold I (1640-1705) after the plans of architect Filiberto Lucchese an elongated wing building between the Amalienborg Castle and the Schweizerhof, the so-called Leopoldine Wing, was built. However, since the tract shortly after the completion burned down, this by Giovanni Pietro Tencala was set up newly and increased. Architecturally, this tract still connects to the late Renaissance. The connection with the Amalienborg castle followed then under Leopold's son Joseph I (1678-1711).
After completion of the Leopoldine Wing the in the southeast of castle located riding school was renewed, the south tower of the old castle pulled down, the old sacristy of the chapel replaced by an extension. Under Charles VI. (1685-1740) the Gateway Building between cabbage market (Kohlmarkt) and Courtyard by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt was transformed into a monumental triumphal arch as a representative sign of the imperial power. However, this construction does not exist anymore, it had to give way to the Michael tract.
Baroque redesign of the Hofburg
In the early 18th Century set in a buoyant construction activity. The emperor commissioned Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach with the construction of new stables outside the city walls and a new court library.
After the death of Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, his son Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach took over the construction management for the stables and the court library. 1725 the palatial front of the stables was completed. As already during the construction period has been established that the stables were dimensioned too small, the other wings were not realized anymore. The with frescoes by Daniel Gran and statues of Emperors by Paul Strudel equipped Court Library was completed in 1737.
Opposite the Leopoldine Wing a new Reich Chancellery should be built. 1723 was entrusted with the planning Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. 1726, however, the supervision the Reich Chancellery was withdrawn and transferred to the Chancery and thus Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, who also designed the adjacent Court Chamber and the front to St. Michael's Church. 1728 the Court Chamber and the facade of the two buildings were completed. By Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach was also the Michaelertrakt, the connection between the Winter Riding School and the Imperial Chancellery Wing planned. However, since the old Burgtheater the building was in the path, this was half done for a period of 150 years and was only completed in 1889-1893 by Ferdinand Kirschner .
Under Maria Theresia (1717-1780) the at St. Michael's Square located and only as remnants existing Ballhaus was adapted as a court theater. Beside the Emperor hospital in return a new ball house was built, being eponymous for the Ballhausplatz. Subsequently, there occured again and again conversions and adaptations: reconstruction of the comedy hall according to the plans of Jean Nicolas Jadot into two ballrooms, the small and large ball room (1744-1748). The transformation of the two halls (from 1760), repair of the Court Library, and from 1769 onwards the design of the Josephsplatz took place under Joseph Nicolas of Pacassi. These buildings were completed by the successor of Pacassi Franz Anton Hillebrandt. As an extension for the Court Library in the southeast the Augustinian tract was built.
Other structural measures under Maria Theresia: establishment of the court pharmacy into the Stallburg, relocation of the in the Stallburg housed art collection into the Upper Belvedere, razing of the two remaining towers of the old castle, the construction of two stairways (the ambassador stairway and the column stairways (Botschafter- and Säulenstiege).
Extensions in the 19th Century and early 20th century
Francis II (1768-1835) gave Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen and his wife Marie Christine (daughter of Maria Theresa) the Palais Tarouca south of the Augustinian monastery. From 1800 this was remodeled by Louis Montoyer and extended by a wing building to today's Albertina.
1804, Francis II proclaimed the hereditary Empire of Austria and was, consequently, as Franz I the first Emperor of Austria. With the by Napoleon Bonaparte provoked abdication of the emperor in 1806 ended the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
1809 part of the old bastions was blown up at the castle in consequence of the war with Napoleon, and after it blazed. Towards today's ring road, then new outworks were created (the so-called Hornwerkskurtine and the Escarpen). In the early 20-ies of the 19th Century were layed out three gardens: the private imperial castle garden with two of Louis Remy planned steel/glass- constructed greenhouses, Heroes Square (Heldenplatz) with avenues and the People's garden (Volksgarten) with the Theseus Temple (Pietro Nobile). At the same time, emerged also the new, 1821 by Luigi Cagnola began and 1824 by Pietro Nobile completed outer castle gate.
1846 was built a monumental memorial to Francis I in Inner Castle Square. In the turmoil of the 1848 revolution the Stallburg was stormed and fought fiercely at the outer castle square and the castle gate. As a result, the roof of the court library burned. The political consequences of the revolution were the abdication of Emperor Ferdinand I (1793-1875), the dismissal of the dreaded Chancellor Clemens Lothar Fürst Metternich and the enthronement of Ferdinand's nephew Franz Joseph.
In the first years of the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I (1830-1916) the royal stables of Leopold Mayer have been redesigned and expanded. As part of the expansion of the city, the city walls were razed and instead of the fortifications arose place for a magnificent boulevard, the Ringstrasse. 1862, the idea of an Imperial Forum by architect Ludwig Förster was born. On the surface between the Hofburg and the Imperial Stables should arise court museums (Museum of Art History and Museum of Natural History).
At the outer Castle Square (today's Heldenplatz) were in the 60-ies of the 19th Century the by Anton Dominik Fernkorn created equestrian statues of Archduke Charles (victor over Napoleon at the Battle of Aspern) and Prince Eugene of Savoy (victor over the Turks in several battles) set up.
After an unsuccessful architectural competition on the design of the Heroes' Square area in 1869 Gottfried Semper could be won. This led to the involuntary and not frictionless collaboration with Carl Freiherr von Hasenauer. Planned was a two-wing complex beyond the ring road, with the two flanking twin museums (Art and Natural History Museum) and the old stables as a conclusion. 1871 was began with the Erdaushebungen (excavations) for the museums. 1889, the Museum of Natural History was opened, and in 1891, the Museum of Art History.
On a watercolor from 1873 by Rudolf Ritter von Alt (1812 - 1905) an overall view of the Imperial Forum is shown.
1888, the Old Court Theatre at St. Michael's Square was demolished, as the new KK Court Theatre (today's Burgtheater), built by Gottfried Semper and Carl Freiherr von Hasenauer, was finished. The since 150 years existing construction site at St. Michael's Square could be completed. The roundel got a dome, the concave curved Michaelertrakt was finalized by Ferdinand Kirschner. The once by Lorenzo Mattielli created cycle of statues on the facade of the Reich Chancellery was continued with four other "deeds of Hercules' at he side of the passage arches. 1893, the Hofburg had finally got its ostentatious show facade.
1901, the old greenhouses were demolished and replaced by an orangery with Art Nouveau elements according to plans by Friedrich Ohmann (completed in 1910). In 1907, the Corps de Logis, which forms the end of the Neue Burg, is completed. Since Emperor Franz Joseph I in budding 20th Century no longer was interested in lengthy construction projects and the heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este (1863-1914) was against the establishment of a throne hall building, but was in favour for the construction of a smaller ballroom tract, the implementation of the second wing was dropped. After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este in Sarajevo, the First World War broke out. Franz Joseph I died in 1916. A great-nephew of Franz Joseph I, Charles I (1887-1922), succeeded to the throne, however, he held only two years. The end of the First World War also meant the end of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. On 11 November 1918 the First Republic was proclaimed. As Karl although renounced to government business, but not to the throne, he had to go into exile with his family.
The Imperial Palace in the 20th century
The interior design of the ballroom tract and the Neue Burg continued despite the end of the monarchy until 1926. By the end of the monarchy, many of the buildings lost their purpose. Furthermore used or operated was the Riding School. The stables were used from 1921 as an exhibition site of the Vienna Fair ("Fair Palace"). In 1928, the Corps de Logis, the Museum of Ethnology, until then part of the Natural History Museum, opened. In 1935 the collection of weapons (Court, Hunting and Armour Chamber) of the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Museum of Art History) came in the Neue Burg.
1933/1934 the outer castle gate by Rudolf Wondracek was transformed into the hero monument to the victims of the First World War. 1935 emerged on the left and on the right of the castle gate the pylon portals with eagle sculptures by William Frass. In March 1938, the Heroes Square and the balcony of the Neue Burg gained notoriety after Adolf Hitler to the cheering crowd at the Heldenplatz announced the annexation of Austria to the German Reich. The Nazis were planning a redesign of the Heroes' Square to a paved parade and ceremony space. The plans were not realized since 1943 a fire pond at Heldenplatz was dredged and the place was later used for agriculture. In the Trade Fair Palace during the period of Nazism propaganda events were held.
During the war, the Hofburg (Imperial Stables, St. Augustine's Church, Albertina, the official building of the Federal President, the current building of the Federal Chancellery) was severely damaged by bombing: The first President of the Second Republic, Dr. Karl Renner, in 1946 the Office of the President moved into the Leopoldine Wing (in the former living quarters of Maria Theresa and Joseph II).
During the occupation time the seat of the Inter-Allied Commission was housed in the Neue Burg.
1946 first events were held in the Exhibition Palace again, and were built two large halls in the main courtyard of the Exhibition Palace. In the course of the reconstruction war damages were disposed and the Imperial Palace was repaired, the barn castle (Stallburg) erected again. In 1958, in the ballroom wing the convention center has been set up.
1962-1966 the modern Library of the Austrian National Library is housed in the Neue Burg.
1989 emerged for the first time the notion of a "Museum Quarter". The museum quarter should include contemporary art and culture. The oversized design by Laurids and Manfred Ortner but was downsized several times after resistance of a citizens' initiative. It was implemented a decade later.
1992 the two Redoutensäle (ball rooms) burned out completely. Yet shortly after the fire was started with reconstruction. The roof was reconstructed and the little ball room (Kleiner Redoutensaal) could be restored. The big ball room, however, was renovated and designed with paintings by Josef Mikl. In 1997 the two halls were reopened.
From 1997-2002 the Museum Quarter (including Kunsthalle Wien, Leopold Collection) was rebuilt and the old building fabric renovated.
Was began in 1999 with the renovation of the Albertina. The by a study building, two exhibit halls and an underground storage vault extended Museum was reopened in 2003. The Albertina ramp was built with an oversized shed roof by Hans Hollein.
In 2006, additional rooms for the convention center were created by the boiler house yard.
(Source: Trenkler, Thomas: "The Hofburg Wien", Vienna, 2004)
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The Upper Pasadena Arroyo is an amazing place for all kinds of architecture. American Cratsman by the Greene Brothers dominate, but there is much more. A Usonian Unitarian Neighborhood church anchors one end of Westmoreland Place, contrasting sharply with the Gamble House on the other. Around the corner on Prospect Crescent is the famous Frank Lloyd Right Millard House (La miiatura). Three are homes by Frederick Roehrig, Myron Hunt, and a little further out Train and Williams. There is so much to tease the sights and senses.
Most of the houses are protected withi one of two National Register Historic Districts: Park Place-Arroyo Terrace Historic District, and Pasadena Arroyo Parks and Recreation District. Some also are monuments in their own right.
0. Westmoreland Place Gates.
1. Gamble House, 1908
4 Westmoreland Pl
Charles and Henry Greene
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places No. 71000155
California Historic Landmark No. 871
The most well-known of all the houses in the upper arroyo. It is the "Ultimate Bunglaw" of American Craftsman homes.
2. Cole House, 1906
2 Westmoreland Pl
Charles and Henry Greene
American Craftsman. The interior has been rearranged to meet the needs of a congregation.
3. Unitarian Neighborhood Church, 1972
1 Westmoreland Pl
Whitney R Smith
Usonian-ish, with a nod to the old neighborhood church it replaced after a devistating fire.
4. White Sisters house, 1903
370 Arroyo Terrace
Charles and Henry Greene
American Craftsman, originally completely shingled. This was the home of Charles Greene' sisters-in-law.
5. Arroyo Terrace Street.
6. Van Rosem-Neil House, 1903
400 Arroyo Terrace
Charles and Henry Greene
Beautifully restored in the 1980's, this American Craftsman is ready for a re-restoration.
7. Hawks House, 1906
408 Arroyo Terrace
Charles and Henry Greene
American Craftsman. Almost identical to the Bentz House on Prospect Boulevard.
8. Willett House, 1905 (Remodelled)
424 Arroyo Terrace
Charles and Henry Greene
An American Craftsman redesigned as a Spanish Colonial.
9. Ranney House, 1907
440 Arroyo Terrace
Charles and Henry Greene
American Craftsman with Asian influences.
11. Bentz House, 1906
657 Prospect Boulevard
National Register of Historic Places No. 77000299
Charles and Henry Greene
American Craftsman. As mentioned above, the Hawks and Bentz houses, both built in 1906, are near twins of each other. The green house in the rear is a treat.
12. Millard House (La Miniatura), 1923 & 1926
645 Proospect Crescent
National Register of Historic Paces No. 76000493
Frank Lloyd Wright.
Lloyd Wright (1926 Studio addition).
Experimental in nature, it's the first of FLW's "Knit Block" or "Textile Block" houses. It gives the feel of a Mayan ruin - especially in it's current state of decay. The so-called famous view from the gates on Rosemont is almost unrecognizable through the overgrowth.
13. McMurran House, 1911
499 Prospect Terrace
Frederick L Roehrig
A versital Roehrig in the Mission Style.
14. Prospect Boulevard Gates, 1906
Prespect Blvd at Orange Grove
Charles and Henry Greene
The mature camphor trees with the gates create a picturesque setting. The extensive use of clinker brick is wonderful.
15. Duncan-Irwin House, 1900 (Enlarged in 1906)
20 N Grand Ave
Charles and Henry Greene
The Greenes added a second story and east wing to their original 1900 single-story bungalow. This large and beautiful now commands it's corner.
16. james A Colbertson House, 1902 & 1914 (Remodelled in 1953)
235 N Grand Ave
Charles and Henry Greene
Smith and Williams (1953 Remodel)
Not often is the term "Modernist" used to describe a Greene & Greene house. But here we have it. In 1953 the architecture team of Smith & Williams were commissioned to "update" this American Craftsman bungalow to a 1950's Modernist. To be honest, I don't think the result is all that bad. Thankfully the architects made the changes on condition the Tiffany glass front door and pergola around the property be saved.
17. Van Rosem House, 1904
210 N Grand Ave
Charles and Henry Greene
This house looks like the Greenes might have been going for something Bavarian, but stopped short of the full effect, causing it to look more like a large barn. (Not a bad thing BTW).
18. Myron Hunt House, 1905
200 N Grand Ave
Myron Hunt
Exactly what you'd expect from Myron Hunt's personal residence. Restrained, simple, American Craftsman.
19. Newcomb House, 1900 & 1922
141 N Grand Ave
Unknown
A huge Tudor mansion, complete wiith servant quarters and gate house.
20. Park House, 1904
130 N Grand Ave
Unknown
A Colonial Revival anomoly in a mostly Craftsman neighborhood.
21. Halsted House, 1905 (Altered)
90 N Grand Ave
Charles and Henry Greene
American Craftsman with alterations.
22. Queen Anne House, c 1887
203 N Grand Ave
Unknown
Probably one of the first houses in the neighborhood (if not the first). Moved aparently several times. The belfry is it's best attribute.
23. Charles Sumner Greene House
1901, 1906, 1912 & 1914
368 Arroyo Terrace
Charles and Henry Greene
There was a crooked house, on a crooked lane . . . Depite the frequent tinkering, the Charles Greene's personal residence is one of the most charming in the neighborhood.
24 & 25 Bavarian Hunting Lodges,1924
373 & 405 Mira Vista Terrace
Train and Williams
Long after tastes had run to more classical architecture, Train and Williamms continued in the American Craftsman tradition, that they helped bring to Southern California. These two Bavarian Hunting Lodges are typical, and excellent examples of their tallent.
"First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."
--Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Three vases with great patterns! The big vase (22 cm) is from Strehla (1225), the darkbrown vase (19 cm) is marked but can't read it (something with a 4, a slash and an 8 at the end). The little vase (12 cm) has also a mark: 3058 and perhaps an 0?
Three potato croquettes with meat and cheese stuffing
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Three sisters, Katoomba, NSW, AU
The Three Sisters is a rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. They are close to the town of Katoomba and are one of the Blue Mountains' best known sites, towering above the Jamison Valley. Their names are Meehni (922 m), Wimlah (918 m), and Gunnedoo (906 m).
More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sisters_(Australia)
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Three Rondavels, Mpumalanga
Along with Bourke's Luck Potholes, the Three Rondavels are one of the major icons of Mpumalanga. Both geological wonders are on the Panorama Route, a highly popular tourist drive to follow when exploring the province, and, depending on which way you choose to drive along the 16 kilometres of the Blyde River Canyon, the Three Rondavels either starts or ends your journey.
Exactly as they sound, the Three Rondavels are three round mountain tops with slightly pointed tops, very similar to the traditional round or oval African homesteads made with local materials called rondavels. They are sometimes also called the Three Sisters (although this confuses them with a similar threesome visible from the N1 in the Free State lower down in the country). They were once known as The chief and his three wives – the flat-topped peak represented Mapjaneng, famous for opposing invading Swazis in a memorable battle is on the right, whilst the rondavels are three of his more troublesome wives – Magabolle, Mogoladikwe and Maseroto.
The view point is spectacular. From here one looks over the canyon to the Three Rondavels on the other side of the northern edges of the Drakensberg range of mountains. An outlook that is overwhelmingly beautiful and deserves more than a moment's respite. The beautiful to look at formations are explained geographically as the slow erosion of underlying soft stone, leaving the exposed quartzite and shale rondavels at which we marvel. Whatever their origin, they are undoubtedly breathtaking.
Three days ago, Jen called to say she'd like to come home Sunday, will one of us come up to share the driving back?
Jools said yes.
Tickets were bought on the trains, made harder by the WCML being closed north of Milton Keynes, so travel would be through Derby and Sheffield.
Jools would travel up Saturday, and the cheapest way was to get the first high speed surface out of Dover at quarter to seven, perfect then for me to head to the gym afterwards.
Come Saturday morning, up at five to get ready, pack bag for Jools, all so we could be on the road at twenty past six.
There was quite the frost this morning, but roads had been gritted, I just took things carefully into town past the castle and down the hill.
Jools was dropped off fifteen minutes before the train left, she waved as I drove off. Question was what to do with te twenty minutes before going to the sports centre?
Well, head to the White Cliffs to snap the docks and views over the town. Only thing was I had my gym kit, so wasn't going to stray far from the car.
Back up Castle Hill, then out along Reach Road to the NT place, before turning in at the hairpin bin.
I took a few shots from the mall car park overlooking the harbour, then drove to the exit for shots down East Cliff for views over Jubilee Way to the prom and the town beyond.
On the horizon, the bright lights of the French coast were bright, from Bleriot Plage to Calais, which looked very welcoming.
I was frozen. My hands blocks of ice, so got back in the car to drive back to Castle Hill, then turn up to the Duke of Yorks, and then to Whitfield to the sports centre.
I had ten minutes, so sat in the car trying to get warm, before I got out and got cold again as I walked to the entrance.
About twenty of us were waiting to go in, and at seven on the dot the doors were opened.
So, up to the gym, and set up the machine, where I have increased the level once more.
Let's rock!