tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post5271655214462840659..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Travel-Planning. Where To Next?materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-30851269417982842052017-04-18T11:18:40.530-07:002017-04-18T11:18:40.530-07:00I love Lisbon, and would love to get back there. N...I love Lisbon, and would love to get back there. Never got inside the Gulbenkian but wandered the courtyard garden one hot day as a break from an amazing Book Fair held on the adjoining streetmaterfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-3080450161824403392017-04-17T01:39:36.369-07:002017-04-17T01:39:36.369-07:00We just returned from a 16-day trip via transatlan...We just returned from a 16-day trip via transatlantic cruise to Portugal, with which I am now besotted. For those who've not yet been to Lisbon and are considering a trip there, may I recommend one spot to visit -- the Culbenkian Museum. It's digestible (in size), restful (with dark, cool gardens), comprehensive but not overwhelming (5,000 years of the founder's carefully curated collection and modern collections). Such a lovely museum! <br /><br />https://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/ <br /><br />AnnAnn Lee Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157684137402294696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-76388234855889000882017-04-17T01:38:03.047-07:002017-04-17T01:38:03.047-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ann Lee Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157684137402294696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-8026315376058750302017-04-08T18:13:34.203-07:002017-04-08T18:13:34.203-07:00Hi Leslie, I felt the need to echo your last sente...Hi Leslie, I felt the need to echo your last sentence as I do the same! I also travel daily to places I love purely in my imagination! :) Lucky you, visiting California regularly ...I'm there at the moment and so enjoying exploring areas I haven't been to before.<br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46137407532138814782017-04-08T18:06:11.545-07:002017-04-08T18:06:11.545-07:00It would be lovely if we could all meet up somewhe...It would be lovely if we could all meet up somewhere, sometime. Maybe London ..<br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35296047045887098232017-04-07T13:02:39.713-07:002017-04-07T13:02:39.713-07:00Thank you,thank you and thank you all :-)
Looking ...Thank you,thank you and thank you all :-)<br />Looking forward to visit London and it would be great to meet you<br />D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-76471892026093247672017-04-07T12:57:43.801-07:002017-04-07T12:57:43.801-07:00It would be great! I'd love to meet you,too
D....It would be great! I'd love to meet you,too<br />D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-88802527970431196472017-04-05T19:08:41.277-07:002017-04-05T19:08:41.277-07:00Such a lovely comment A ...I second ...or third! t...Such a lovely comment A ...I second ...or third! that Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59446499397707662032017-04-05T19:07:23.031-07:002017-04-05T19:07:23.031-07:00ps I'd love to meet Dottoressa too!
Hi Dottore...ps I'd love to meet Dottoressa too!<br />Hi Dottoressa! :) Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-49162887075226583312017-04-05T18:59:20.909-07:002017-04-05T18:59:20.909-07:00I will do Frances! Travelling in California at the...I will do Frances! Travelling in California at the moment so it may be a couple of weeks but I'll certainly be in touch. Interested to explore any possible connections! <br />Rosie Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-50384529527565815522017-04-05T16:48:52.160-07:002017-04-05T16:48:52.160-07:00To which I will add "Hear, hear," Dottor...To which I will add "Hear, hear," Dottoressa!<br />Well said, A. in London. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20837822129945050642017-04-05T16:48:05.065-07:002017-04-05T16:48:05.065-07:00It's so true, Lagatta -- book-buying is such a...It's so true, Lagatta -- book-buying is such a temptation, and I could spend hours and hours and hours -- oh, let's be honest, days and days -- in London's bookstores. But at this stage of my life, my bookshelves in our condo already overflowing and the library just across the street. . . . I'm glad I force on myself the restriction of "carry-on" only, or I'd be in trouble... ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15262282759842473162017-04-05T13:14:06.936-07:002017-04-05T13:14:06.936-07:00Dottoressa, You may feel, with care-taking of your...Dottoressa, You may feel, with care-taking of your father, that life presently lacks excitement. Have been there; I understand. But,I notice, as the casual reader of your comments for some time, that you squeeze every bit of richness from life in general:the cultural events, time with friends, etc. that is humanly possible. You add a good deal with your warm, insightful comments to posts here, letting your strong spirit come through.<br />It is not everyone who can write so the reader can "hear" the writer's voice, but you definitely have that knack.<br />Maybe one day you will be visiting your favorite city again and we will meet. In the meantime, it has been a pleasure to meet you here!<br />A. in LondonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9504902318441340072017-04-05T09:11:27.216-07:002017-04-05T09:11:27.216-07:00London is also paradise on earth for anyone who re...London is also paradise on earth for anyone who reads in English, but I don't think you want to accumulate a great many books at this stage of your life, when you can also borrow so many books from the Vancouver system and university interlibrary loan... lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-10054881423738594582017-04-05T06:41:50.991-07:002017-04-05T06:41:50.991-07:00So interesting, Rosie. Yes, if you find a minute d...So interesting, Rosie. Yes, if you find a minute do email me (fsproutATgmailDOTcom) and we can compare notes).materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-57447142000730053342017-04-05T03:40:22.632-07:002017-04-05T03:40:22.632-07:00A.in my favourite city in the world-thank you so m...A.in my favourite city in the world-thank you so much :-)<br />I don't think that I'm leading an exciting life (except visiting hospitals a lot with my father lately :-)) at all now-grass is always greener on the other side,as usual<br />DottoressaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12962186707236842962017-04-05T03:34:54.986-07:002017-04-05T03:34:54.986-07:00Thank you very much, Linda!Thank you very much, Linda!Eleonorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-68942064820468572017-04-05T00:04:51.831-07:002017-04-05T00:04:51.831-07:00Eleonore, we have several long distance ways in Sc...Eleonore, we have several long distance ways in Scotland. There's the Great Glen Way, from Fort William in the west up to Inverness in the north east, following the line of the Great Glen Fault through rugged scenery and up Loch Ness; the Speyside Way, following the river Spey through mountains and past whisky distilleries to the sea; the West Highland Way (what it says)....My daughter and I had hoped to walk across Scotland from Iona to St Andrews this summer, following a pilgrim way, but the route isn't developed yet for through walkers i.e. those doing the whole thing in one. It's coming, tho. Instead we're walking the St Cuthbert Way, from the abbeys of the Scottish Borders down through Northumberland to the Holy Isle of Lindisfarne. Let me know if you plan a Scottish visit at any time - I'm training as a tourist guide at the moment and could give you some tips!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961005639710553461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-36387498101994171012017-04-04T22:10:05.137-07:002017-04-04T22:10:05.137-07:00Interested to find out where you're off to nex...Interested to find out where you're off to next Frances! I've thought about emailing you re some connections I keep spotting in your posts ... We both travelled from Yorkshire to Glasgow in our early teens ...visited Redcar Race course ...my first date with my now husband! and had parents/grandparents who grew up in Middlesbrough!Wondering if we may have any other connections?<br />Having said that I didn't have to travel independently across the Atlantic first! Also, like you, having married at a fairly young age I'm considering that I should try some independent travel at some time as I was always very independent and keen to explore new areas pre marriage ...<br />Hope you're having a good week.<br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-61480692676075911372017-04-04T12:53:35.698-07:002017-04-04T12:53:35.698-07:00Must confess to a complete fascination with Dottor...Must confess to a complete fascination with Dottoressa and her life:the posts she wrote, the clothes she describes wearing, the cultural events she enjoys in her city, her gorgeous turn of phrase here and there...wish I could meet her. You have formed a friendship, so I am hoping you are visiting her country and brushing up against her life for a short while. Whatever you do, know it will be richly enjoyed. You know how to live, Frances. I am admiring your pluck and desire to embrace life.<br />The photo-last post-of your grand-daughter, hands on tutu-ed hips made me laugh; such purpose and determination in one pose. A photo that shouts a thousand words.<br />A.in LondonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9256841131463545202017-04-04T10:55:12.758-07:002017-04-04T10:55:12.758-07:00I am not quite sure whether the options mentioned ...I am not quite sure whether the options mentioned in your post are still on the table or have already been discarded in favour of something completely different. Therefore I refrain from guessing and patienly wait for the BIG DISCLOSURE.<br />My Future Plans for Travel Notebook has three sections:<br />1. Places I have visited before and would love to see again: London & Oxford, Wales, Scotland (Glasgow!), Lima, Costa Rica, Mexico City, the South of Italy, Rome, Venice, Lisbon, Istambul, Prague, Amsterdam, Vienna, Basel...<br />2. Places I have never been before: Greece, Sweden, Canada, Poland...<br />3. Long distance hikes: the "European Long Distance Path" from the Danish border to Switzerland (or even scross the Alps), along the Welsh Coast, across Scotland...Eleonorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83294650052280327052017-04-04T06:37:40.900-07:002017-04-04T06:37:40.900-07:00I think I was overexcited when I wrote this, and i...I think I was overexcited when I wrote this, and it might not make sense.<br /><br />The 'plan' I outline is for you, and Pater. Paris is for me, IRL. My wildest travel dreams involve peace-making on the world stage, time travel, and more money than I could ever imagine. Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305981957174091874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-84522646180626124162017-04-04T03:07:05.622-07:002017-04-04T03:07:05.622-07:00I'm guessing London. If it is, do go to the V...I'm guessing London. If it is, do go to the Vanessa Bell (sister of Virginia Woolf) at Dulwich Picture Gallery (such a gem of a gallery, good cafe, and an easy short train trip into south London, and Sussex Modernism at Two Temple Place. They were on our list for a cancelled due to illness trip to London last month, so if you can see them that will be a slight consolation!<br /><br />Oooh, a travel wish list! Lovely to read other people's lists. Mine would be: Haida Gwaii, the Faroes, Svalbard, Mongolia, Bhutan, New Zealand, and closer to home: long walks across the Sussex Downs, the Scilly Isles, Shropshire and the Welsh Marches, the Outer Hebrides, Coll, Tiree, Orkney and Shetland. Can you tell I like border lands/places on the edge of the world? I've been to Shetland twice and long to return.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961005639710553461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-56430384820873577512017-04-03T16:46:41.876-07:002017-04-03T16:46:41.876-07:00I would suggest the UK is your destination but wil...I would suggest the UK is your destination but will wait and see...<br />it is such fun planning a trip and you have been fortunate to travel quite a bit these past few years.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21656172377437071532017-04-03T13:33:59.059-07:002017-04-03T13:33:59.059-07:00I'll come to Samarkand with you!I'll come to Samarkand with you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961005639710553461noreply@blogger.com