Marazion to Praa Sands

The end of my first full day in Cornwall – and what a lovely day it has been. I chose the right week to go away. The Sun has been shining and I felt like I was in Greece today. I even took my shirt off on the beach – shock horror! Continue reading

Down House: The Home of Charles Darwin

I was very impressed with both the house and the gardens, managed by English Heritage (meaning I, as an EH member, got free entry) – With social distancing measures still in place I essentially had most of the rooms to myself. There aren’t many opportunities to stand alone in the study where Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species. Continue reading

Sunset from Mt. Lykavittos

We left the Underground at Syntagma/ฮฃฯฮฝฯ„ฮฑฮณฮผฮฑ and walked through the Kolonaki/ฮšฮฟฮปฯ‰ฮฝฮฌฮบฮน district, going up Ploutarchou/ฮ ฮปฮฟฯ…ฯ„ฮฌฯฯ‡ฮฟฯ… Street until we reached the cable car which goes up the mountain. Continue reading