Monthly Archives: May 2014

67e – Itchen to Hythe

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Wingclipped

I never knew Southampton had town walls.  I suppose it’s obvious when you think about it, but I never did think about it. A lot of the town walls still exist today, something else I didn’t realise because I never … Continue reading →

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67d – Weston to Itchen

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Wingclipped

As we walked along Weston’s foreshore we saw a sign.  It was about wildlife along the mudflats.  The sign’s title was:  “Weston Shore – Glorious Mud“. No kidding!  I think my son was a hippopotamus in a previous life…  What were … Continue reading →

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67c – Hamble-Le-Rice to Weston

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Wingclipped

How long do you think the longest building in the world is?  Well, can you see that nice stretch of nothingness behind the pine trees? Today that nice stretch of nothingness is the Royal Victoria Country Park.  In years gone … Continue reading →

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67b – Hamble-Le-Rice Part II

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Wingclipped

LIES!  The sign at Hamble Common said, “From this point a walk of less than five minutes in almost any direction will take you to a feature of historical interest“.  Well we walked a full five minutes and more, and what … Continue reading →

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67a – Hamble-Le-Rice Part I

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Wingclipped

Spring was with us today!  Hooray!  But don’t you find that Spring does funny things to people?  It makes them all fidgety – they work themselves up into a bit of a fidgety frenzy. My wife gets Spring Fidgetivity.  At the first sign of Spring … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path in Brussels – Street Art

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Wingclipped

I cannot leave Brussels without mentioning its street art.  It was all over the place and really made a difference. As ever, some idiot with their spray can had daubed their scrawl over the picture.  I suppose this happens everywhere, … Continue reading →

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The Coastal Path in Brussels – Cement Truck

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Wingclipped

We only had a day and a half in Brussels, so zipped from one tourist attraction to the next.  There’s a lot of grandeur to be seen.  For example, here is Grand Place. And the here is Place des Martyrs … Continue reading →

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