For this week’s Wander I’m visiting one of the most recognisable structures in the world – Italy’s famous leaning Tower Of Pisa. When I took the photos out of the album I noticed I’d written ‘everything leans!’ next to the images, and I do remember that being true. The Cathedral and Baptistry were also slightlyContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Leaning Tower Of Pisa, Italy”
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Wednesday Wander – Taronga Zoo, Sydney
This week I’m wandering to a place on the edge of one of the world’s great natural harbours. It also happens to be not too far from where I used to work. This is Taronga Zoo, in Sydney, Australia. Officially opened in October 1916, the zoo is just over 100 years old, and ‘Taronga’ isContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Taronga Zoo, Sydney”
Wednesday Wander – The Brighton Pavilion
You may think that this week I’ve chosen to wander somewhere exotic, a Moroccan souk or Indian palace. Actually, I’m only an hour or so from where I live, in the lovely but much-less-exotic Brighton, on the south coast of England. This is the Brighton Pavilion. The Pavilion actually started life as a much moreContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – The Brighton Pavilion”
Wednesday Wander – Sanur, Bali
The winter weather has been pretty cold and dismal of late, so I thought I’d wander to an island paradise, at least in spirit. This is Sanur, on the Indonesian island of Bali. Sanur is located on the opposite side of the island from busy Kuta and, as I remember it, is a much moreContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Sanur, Bali”
Wednesday Wander – Amsterdam and London
Today I’m wandering to a couple of different places, linked by a young girl who lived over half a century ago. This is Anne Frank’s house, in Amsterdam, Holland. I did go inside the house, climbing the steep stairs and entering through the secret door to see the rooms where Anne and her family livedContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Amsterdam and London”
Wednesday Wander – Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland
I saw in the news last week that a massive crack in the Larsen ice shelf has increased by six miles in the past few weeks, with the entire crack being over 100 miles long. When a crack in ice is measured in miles, the size of the ice shelf itself is almost too largeContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland”
Wednesday Wander – Powell St Cable Car, San Francisco
When we were visiting San Francisco just over a year ago, we took a ride on the famous Powell Street Cable Car. The cable car operates between downtown San Francisco and the waterfront, and is one of the last hand-operated cable car systems in the world. Operators use a system of levers to drive theContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Powell St Cable Car, San Francisco”
Wednesday Wander, Sacre Coeur, Paris
It’s my birthday in a few weeks’ time, and I’m very excited about it. Not so much for the event itself – I mean, I still quite like birthdays, but they do seem to be adding up in recent years. The reason I’m so excited is that one of my best friends from Australia isContinue reading “Wednesday Wander, Sacre Coeur, Paris”
Wednesday Wander, Rock Of Cashel, Ireland
It’s the first Wednesday of the New Year, and time for my first Wednesday Wander. This week I’m heading to the green centre of Ireland, and an ancient fortress once home to kings. This is the Rock Of Cashel in Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Cashel was, for centuries, the seat of the Kings of Ulster, andContinue reading “Wednesday Wander, Rock Of Cashel, Ireland”
30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Twenty One – Everybody (also, A Wednesday Wander)
It’s day twenty one of the 30 Day Writing Challenge, and today’s prompt is: Everybody. It’s also Wednesday, which means I’ll be taking a wander. However, in line with the prompt, this wander will be slightly different in that I’ll be trying to answer a question that just about everybody asks me, once they hearContinue reading “30 Day Writing Challenge – Day Twenty One – Everybody (also, A Wednesday Wander)”
Helen Glynn Jones 