13-09-2012, 03:25 AM
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I loved Calcutta when I was there in 1972; so busy, so dirty yet somehow it looked as if the Raj had only just left - you almost expected Rudyard Kipling to stroll round the corner. Wonderful place.These days I am pretty enamoured by Sydney - set round the most beautiful harbour in the world. Not to mention the city in which I live - Wollongong, beautiful beaches, Pacific Ocean, the escarpment. Heaven on a stick.
20-12-2012, 11:38 AM
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Tenby, on the South Wales coast is an incredibly pretty place, and if I can figure out how to transfer photos from my DS to here will possibly show you all just how pretty. As for cities, well when we lived in the Midlands I would have voted for Brum, after it had been all gussied up and the canal side opened up with outside tables at bars and restaurants, however since moving back to Wales I have to say that it would take a lot to beat Cardiff. Apart from the Castle and the Millennium Stadium there are many beautiful parks and 'green' spaces, some remarkable architecture, and of course the Bay. All in all it ticks all the boxes. Yey for Cardiff.
20-12-2012, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by daisymay
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Tenby, on the South Wales coast is an incredibly pretty place, and if I can figure out how to transfer photos from my DS to here will possibly show you all just how pretty. As for cities, well when we lived in the Midlands I would have voted for Brum, after it had been all gussied up and the canal side opened up with outside tables at bars and restaurants, however since moving back to Wales I have to say that it would take a lot to beat Cardiff. Apart from the Castle and the Millennium Stadium there are many beautiful parks and 'green' spaces, some remarkable architecture, and of course the Bay. All in all it ticks all the boxes. Yey for Cardiff.
20-12-2012, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by daisymay
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Tenby, on the South Wales coast is an incredibly pretty place, and if I can figure out how to transfer photos from my DS to here will possibly show you all just how pretty. As for cities, well when we lived in the Midlands I would have voted for Brum, after it had been all gussied up and the canal side opened up with outside tables at bars and restaurants, however since moving back to Wales I have to say that it would take a lot to beat Cardiff. Apart from the Castle and the Millennium Stadium there are many beautiful parks and 'green' spaces, some remarkable architecture, and of course the Bay. All in all it ticks all the boxes. Yey for Cardiff.
A picture of Tenby harbour
21-12-2012, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by daisymay
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See that yellow building up top? That was the hotel we stayed at, and our room was centre window, centre row. Fantastic views.
24-02-2013, 03:47 PM
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Hi - so many places in the UK, but these are my favourite:1. The Lake District - for peaceful views and walks.
2. Haworth, Yorkshire - for the Brontes and Christmas festivities in a beautiful, atmospheric setting.
3. Manchester - for shopping, Christmas markets, music venues and the amazing Bar Cloud 23.
4. London - for the museums, Shakespeare's Globe theatre and riverside walk.
I have lovely memories of visiting the south coast, years ago and I'd like to go there again, but so far I have only visited Brighton, which I loved . .
24-02-2013, 04:13 PM
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Exeter for me, the Garden City of the South.They have combined the old with the new so cleverly, you can't see the join.
In the shopping precinct there is a 12th century chapel - beautiful.
Then there is the Cathedral, the Quays, the City wall, the catacombs and of course the floral display - flowers everywhere.
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