S & J's Big Adventure
A slower start this morning. Gloriously silent, bucolic countryside beyond our window. Our generous host cooked bacon and eggs for breakfast and took us on a tour of the immediate district.
A visit to Derg Castle, first mentioned in 1497, was on the top of the list. I have a post card sent to one of the NZ Gallen's in the early 1900's. Image below in black and white. Photo in similar position today. The Derg River flows past the old castle, Derg meaning "ruddy" in Irish referring to the colour of the water which flows from peat bogs.
Sharyn Sinclair
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Derg Castle
September 14, 2015
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Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A slower start this morning. Gloriously silent, bucolic countryside beyond our window. Our generous host cooked bacon and eggs for breakfast and took us on a tour of the immediate district.
A visit to Derg Castle, first mentioned in 1497, was on the top of the list. I have a post card sent to one of the NZ Gallen's in the early 1900's. Image below in black and white. Photo in similar position today. The Derg River flows past the old castle, Derg meaning "ruddy" in Irish referring to the colour of the water which flows from peat bogs.
Another visit in the afternoon to the delightful Theresa and Aiden who once again welcomed us with open arms. Beattie and Winnie would have just loved visiting these warm and friendly relatives.
A quiet evening back at Kilclean Farm with John.
1.
Hello Hong Kong
2.
Western Markets
3.
Kennedy Town
4.
Victoria Peak
5.
Old Blighty
6.
Leaving Lancaster
7.
Kendal
8.
Lake District
9.
Grayrigg & Manchester
10.
Birthplace of the Gallen's
11.
Derg Castle
12.
Belleek and Donegal
13.
Dublin
14.
Dublin to Chester
15.
The friendliness of the Irish
16.
Rugby & Crick
17.
Northampton
18.
Cambridge
19.
Granada Television
20.
Afternoon with Anne
21.
No 14 Bus to Harrods and the Victoria & Albert Museum
22.
Buckingham Palace
23.
Westminster
24.
Supreme Court
25.
Imperial War Museum, Covent Garden and China Town
26.
St Giles and Oxford Street
27.
Trafalgar Square & National Portrait Gallery
28.
Eurostar to Brussels
29.
Alone in Antwerp
30.
Fabulous Antwerp
31.
Arrivederchi Antwerp, Hello Holland
32.
Spijkenisse
33.
Bruges, I'm on my way
34.
In Bruges
35.
Still In Bruges
36.
Last morning in Bruges - return to Brussels
37.
Back in Brussels
38.
Another City, Another Hospital
39.
Brussels to Ypres, oops!!!
40.
We will remember them
41.
The Ypres Salient
42.
In Flanders Fields Museum
43.
Ramparts War Cemetery and Hill 62
44.
Ypres to Paris
45.
Washing Day
46.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
47.
The Green Wall of 2nd Arrondissement
48.
Little French Shrug
49.
Eiffel Tower
50.
Sacre Coeur & Montmartre
51.
A Little Smoke Signal
52.
Paris to Milan
53.
Milano
54.
Window Shopping
55.
Castello Sforzesco
56.
Milan to Florence
57.
Piazzale Michelangelo (Michelangelo Square)
58.
A Little Retail Therapy
59.
Siena, San Gimignano & Chianti
60.
Porta Romana, Florence
61.
Viareggio
62.
Florence to Rome
63.
Rome
64.
Villa Magnolia
65.
St. Peter's Basilica etc
66.
Aurelio, Rome
67.
Roman Fountains
68.
Arrivederci Roma (what else?)
69.
Kowloon
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