Europe

Pitti Palace -The Florentine Grandeur

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We thanked the museum staff for the courtesy extended to us. We went to admire the lush green Boboli Gardens, the mid sixteenth century garden style which incorporated longer axial developments, wide gravel avenues, a large amphitheater built of stone and the lavish statuary and fountains.

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Beautiful Cornwall (1) – Rebecca’s walk

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Soon we came close to Fowey, and came across a broken down castle ruin and the beach at Readymoney cove. This is where we sat on the rocks by the sea, and briefly enjoyed the wine and crisps that I had lugged all the way in my backpack. We soon left as the water began to rise rapidly with the evening tide.

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Canterbury, the Cathedral Town

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As we had a flight to board the next morning, we left Canterbury at four in the evening, passed through the Dover Castle, saw the port through which the majority of cross-channel traffic passes and reached our friend’s house at Norwood Green, right on time to grab some good liquor and a delicious Punjabi meal.

After a long day’s excursion, soaked in the mystic grandeur of Canterbury, floating in the splendid aroma of the fine French wine served by our hosts, what could be more blissful than to slip into a warm bed with one’s adorable wife.

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