Showing posts with label Tours. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tours. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

20 Something Snaps - The Rush for Seats

Unfortunately I have a problem ankle that gives me quite a deal of pain when we go exploring but, as I love visiting new places on our travels, I take some painkillers, grab my walking stick and go.

When on guided tours or wandering around large sites I love to find a SEAT (or piece of street furniture) where I can rest for a few minutes. I sometimes encourage Mr GeniAus to climb slopes and stairs to make the most of his visits while I rest, savour the environment and people watch. Passing on the walk up to the Acropolis in Athens provided me with much entertainment from my shady seat.

I am not alone in my love of seats as usually, when we are in a large group and our guide stops to explain a feature at a site, there is a rush for any seats, walls or rocks where the tourists can rest their weary or aged limbs.

My camera has captured some snaps of welcome resting places.

Seydisfjodur, Iceland

London, England

In an old cemetery in Manila, Phillipines

It was too wet to take up a seat at Beatrix Potter's Hill top Farm in Cumbria, England

These were needed after a stroll down the Champs Elysee in Paris

Not sure these seats in London were intended for tired tourists

At a temple in Thailand

Banjul, The Gambia

Stockholm, Sweden

Ghana

A good spot to watch the flamingos in Walvis Bay, Namibia

Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada

Murmansk, Russia

Kew Gardens, England

Kotor, Montenegro

Richmond Hill, England

Tirana, Albania

Some shade in Petra, Jordan

Mount Stewart near Belfast, Northern Ireland

Waiting for the tender back to the ship in Nuuk, Greenland

Venice, Italy

A beach in Roatan

Hofn, Iceland


Thursday, February 21, 2019

Private Tour

On the first day of our Seattle city stay we booked a tour of the city from the hotel desk. When the driver turned up in his minibus we were delighted to find that we were the only two passengers....so our group tour became a private tour.  






















Thanks to our guide for a super tour. 

Monday, July 1, 2013

Behind closed doors

I survived!

I booked a six hour walking tour of Prague for my daughter and me today and after doing so was apprehensive as to whether I would last the distance. By the time we returned I was in a bit of pain but I made it. We had a very cluey guide who tailored the tour to our needs and imparted an encyclopaedia of knowledge as we strolled the streets of the city.

In six hours we were given a good overview of the city, its buildings and their history. During that time we passed many interesting and unique doors, Wouldn't it be great if we had time to learn some of the stories from behind these closed doors that we saw today.









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