Top Three Holiday Photos

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A famous shadow in Dubai. The Dames were doing it style after a spell on QM2.


Hotel suite living area



Kicking back for afternoon tea - up at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah



Those were the days,

 

[RB]

A few photos from our trip that focussed on Birdsville Races

On the Moonie River-has claims as one of Qld's oldest pubs


Balonne River St George


Some of the decorated emu eggs at St George. Info here The Unique Egg Museum - St George - Brisbane

 

[TheRealTMA]

La Serenissima - Piazza San Marco and Grand Cafe Quadri.

 

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La Serenissima - Piazza San Marco and Grand Cafe Quadri.

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The piazza was about 70 cm under water when I was there - no outdoor dining!

 

[TheRealTMA]

The piazza was about 70 cm under water when I was there - no outdoor dining!

Ah. The Acqua Alta is something to experience!

 

[RB]

Mitchell Qld on the Maranoa River-we stayed in cabins at the Major Mitchell park-great facilities and a walk to town where the beer was cold and fresh. We were really impressed with how the Qld towns were looking after tourists. Some commentary on the river system flooding Balonne and Maranoa Flood Warning System

 

[TheRealTMA]

La Serenissima - Mercati di Rialto

The Rialto Market: the quiet and the bustle of Venice - Italian Ways

The Rialto Market is held in one of the oldest parts of Venice, on the East bank of the Grand Canal. Locals crossed the water using a floating bridge in the 10th century, then a wooden structure, then finally the Rialto Bridge – the oldest and most famous bridge in the city on the lagoon […]

www.italianways.com

 

[TheRealTMA]

Just outside Modena - Azienda Agricola Galli Acetaia.

" Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena is made of cooked Trebbiano grape must and aged in wooden barrels of chestnut, cherry, oak, mulberry, ash and juniper. Presently it is covered by the Protected Designation of Origin(PDO) in order to safeguard its noble and renowned tradition. The product bears the 'Traditional' name only after passing all controls and, once it passes the organoleptic test performed by the master sommeliers, it is bottled in the only bottle authorised by the ministry for manufacturers of Modena. Packaging includes a nice robust carton box and a description booklet. It has a characteristic and complex, penetrating BOUQUET together with an agreeable and balanced acidity. Its traditional and inimitable FLAVOUR is a delicate balance of sweet and sour, full-flavoured with velvet undertones. The traditional balsamic vinegar of Modena P.D.Ois unique in the world of vinegar-based dressings obtained exclusively in the province of Modena from cooked grape-must. It is a rich, dark glossy color, its characteristic DENSITY is found in its correct, smooth flowing syrupiness. TRADITIONAL BALSAMIC VINEGAR OF MODENA P.D.O. is obtained from crushed grape-must which is cooked, matured through slow acidification, deriving from natural fermentation and progressive concentration, and through lengthy aging in a series of small barrels of different kinds of wood , with no addition of aromatic substances. "

THIS IS NOT VINEGAR! 25 yo. Liquid Gold, Euro 80 a 100 ml bottle in Modena - $250 in australia. Unbelievablely addictive.

 

[RB]

Blackall and Barcaldine Qld

Wall mural near Jack Howe bronze statue


Tree of Knowledge Barcaldine


Sunset at Barcaldine

 

[codash1099]

Theme: Churches etc.

The Old Synagogue, Amsterdam


Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, Paris. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Their bodies are elsewhere in the Basilica


The Baptistery, Florence, Italy


On the roof of the Duomo Milan, Italy. (Quite a climb at my age!!)

 

[RB]

Longreach-visit to Qantas Founders Museum really gave good perspective on the size of the 747 that you don't get when boarding at an airport

 

[TheRealTMA]

Lago di Garda.

4 Star Grand Hotel Garda Lake | Direct on the Seeside

4 Star Grand Hotel at garda Lake, built in 1884 as the first hotel on Lake Garda, the Grand Hotel Gardone testifies the elegance and style of an era.

www.grandhotelgardone.it

Gardone Riviera

Old Lemonaia of Giuseppe Gandossi - Home - Limonaia La Malora

Gargnano - note cannon balls in walls from Austrian bombardment in 1866
"Si Mangia, Se Beve, Si Compra", Gargnano. "Eat, Drink, Buy"

Lakeside and centre of Gargnano

Gargnano lies on the western shore of Lake Garda, protected from the cold northern winds by a crown of mountains and hills.Its territory is made up byseveral hamlets; on the slopes surrounding the village the mild weather has created the ideal conditions for cedars, lemons, olives, cypresses.

www.in-lombardia.it

 

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And now for some works of art:

Marc Chagall stained glass at the Art Institute of Chicago (one of the world's best museums IMHO)


"The Thinker" at the Musee Rodin, Paris


Vermeer's "The Milkmaid" at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

 

[TheRealTMA]

And now for some works of art:

Marc Chagall stained glass at the Art Institute of Chicago (one of the world's best museums IMHO)
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"The Thinker" at the Musee Rodin, Paris
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Vermeer's "The Milkmaid" at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Marc Chagall did a special commission for a family in sussex at Tudely Church. Definitely worth a diversion if you are in southern England. Great to visit. Never anyone there! Have some photos somewhere!

“On 19 September 1963, Sarah the daughter of Sir Henry and Lady D'Avigdor-Goldsmid who owned nearby Somerhill House,was drowned in a sailing accident off Rye, East Sussex.In her memory, the couple commissioned Russian-French artist Marc Chagall to design a stained glass window for the church.[8] which was installed in 1967. When Chagall arrived for the dedication of the east window in 1967, and saw the church for the first time, he exclaimed "C'est magnifique! Je les ferai tous!" ("It's magnificent! I will do them all!") Over the next ten years Chagall designed the remaining eleven windows, made again in collaboration with the glassworker Charles Marq in his workshop at Reims in northern France. The last windows were installed in 1985, just before Chagall's death.”

All Saints Church, Tudeley - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

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Marc Chagall did a special commission for a family in sussex at Tudely Church. Definitely worth a diversion if you are in southern England. Great to visit. Never anyone there!

“On 19 September 1963, Sarah the daughter of Sir Henry and Lady D'Avigdor-Goldsmid who owned nearby Somerhill House,was drowned in a sailing accident off Rye, East Sussex.In her memory, the couple commissioned Russian-French artist Marc Chagall to design a stained glass window for the church.[8] which was installed in 1967. When Chagall arrived for the dedication of the east window in 1967, and saw the church for the first time, he exclaimed "C'est magnifique! Je les ferai tous!" ("It's magnificent! I will do them all!") Over the next ten years Chagall designed the remaining eleven windows, made again in collaboration with the glassworker Charles Marq in his workshop at Reims in northern France. The last windows were installed in 1985, just before Chagall's death.”

All Saints Church, Tudeley - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Another dot in google maps and on days like today I despair and wonder if I'll ever get to the UK again

 

[VPS]

3 years ago today. Sketch Cafe in London and then to see a recording of "Would I lie to you" - excellent entertainment



That's me in the front row.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Another dot in google maps and on days like today I despair and wonder if I'll ever get to the UK again

Yes, I wonder if we’ll ever travel OS again. CV vaccine probably in 2022, and if no other pandemic by then, then have to find EK A380 flights!

 

[TheRealTMA]

3 years ago today. Sketch Cafe in London and then to see a recording of "Would I lie to you" - excellent entertainment

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So? It was a PodCast?

 

[Dalescott]

And now for some works of art:

Marc Chagall stained glass at the Art Institute of Chicago (one of the world's best museums IMHO)
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"The Thinker" at the Musee Rodin, Paris
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Vermeer's "The Milkmaid" at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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I like the menorah in the Chagall stained glass window.

 

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I like the menorah in the Chagall stained glass window.

Well he was Jewish, so no real surprise there.