Marmaduke in Weardale
a teddy bear riding shotgun
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Marmaduke likes pubs that have childrens’ play areas, with swings
Exploring County Durham
it is strange how the places of our past call to us
Weardale, not so many miles from the garret, and yet a world away in memories. I haven’t been up there in decades, and today I’m taking a short road trip to an area of hills, heather, dry stone walls, idyllic streams, and sheep.
These pictures aren’t mine, but I should have some good photographs to show you pretty soon.
The main thing is, a road trip into peace and quiet is good for the soul.
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Except I’ll bet that when I get up there it will be raining
Scenes on Sunday ~ Vacations
it’s much better to travel hopefully
than it is to stay at home imprisoned in lockdown
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
on vacation I like to rent a convertible mustang
Scenes on Sunday ~ that’s not a car
less polluting than any electric car
I bought myself a car
or is it a shopping cart?
very different from the last car I owned
or truck
and it will do 60 mpg
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
I also owned a TR6
among many other vehicles
Tips for Visiting the City of York
Yorkshire folk are not fools, just taciturn
do not try to drive in the City of York
you will get lost and frustrated
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in the City of York, pedestrians ignore motor traffic
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get a good map of the city centre
which will not stop you from becoming hopelessly lost
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always carry an umbrella
which you will find utterly inconvenient, and lose
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the pub grub is good and so is the beer, which is warm brown and flat
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there are bus tours and walking tours of the city
to be recommended if you are an American
at least you won’t get lost
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visit; The Minster, The Railway Museum, The Shambles, the City Walls, Clifford’s Tower, and York Art Gallery
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Clifford’s Tower where on March 16th 1190 some 150 Jews were massacred, (in the original timber building, which was then burned down)
Monochrome Monday ~ Utah
the only nightlife in Utah is clandestine
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
seen from the I-15 Utah is mostly empty
Scenes on Sunday ~ Travels In My Past
against all odds, I was there, with or without her
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notice the teddy bear
jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalknet
somewhere in Northern Italy
some time ago
Scenes on Sunday ~ Stelvio
there are bold drivers and there are old drivers
but there are no old bold drivers
One of the places in the world I most want to go back to is 15 miles of road between Davos in Switzerland and Stelvio in Italy. The Stelvio Pass.
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I drove it twice, once in a TR6
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and once in a 7
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Some are stupid enough to ride the Stelvio on a motorcycle. It is to be hoped that they had their life assurance up to date. Do not drive the Stelvio in bad weather or at night, unless you are very brave.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Detroit never dreamed that a road like the climb to the Stelvio Pass existed
Scenes on Sunday ~ Blue
warm, warm Californian desert
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
cold, cold North Sea
Monochrome Monday – Overnight Stops
I couldn’t let her suffer in a spooky down-market hotel
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jackcollier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
actually, for her, I could
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