Travel Blog
IRELAND - DAY 1
10/09/2014 08:51
It seems a long time since we last went away. It is fair to say that supporting a child through university seriously curtails your ability to travel ... but it's worth it and at last the time is here for the Richards' annual battlefield tour!
This year we are heading back to Ireland and Mike is to...
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Dublin to Cumbria - Day 3
29/08/2013 21:30
The hotel in Dublin was a great one and we had a fabulous breakfast to fortify us before we headed North in Mike's little green car. Getting out of Dublin was much easier than getting in and before we knew it we were heading North on the motorway and before too long stopped to take the roof down...
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Galway to Dublin - Day 2
28/08/2013 06:59
The streets of Galway were much quieter as we walked down for dinner after my last update and we found a nice Trattoria for dinner and probably one of the best Italian meals we have ever eaten and to my shame as a foodie blogger, I cannot remember the name nor find it on the web - perhaps we had a...
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GALWAY - DAY 1
26/08/2013 17:15
Mike visited Ireland in March/April this year when Andrew and I were in India in order to pass the time. He visited, amongst other places the battle of Augrim, a battle and period of history that I don't know anything about and it was so exciting that he wanted to take me across to visit it. So the...
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Waterloo
20/07/2013 22:02
I was not aware that the French harried the English rearguard as they retreated from Quatre Bras and there was quite a fierce action at the rear of the column as the English retreated to Waterloo. By the time the rear guard reached the ridge at Mont St Gean just outside the town of Waterloo they...
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Quatre Bras
19/07/2013 17:04
I am not sure how much you guys know about the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo. For those of you who know little here is the history lesson for this year.
Napoleon had escaped from the Island of Elba and recaptured Paris. The allies were covering the borders of Belgium with instructions not to...
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Waterloo 2013
18/07/2013 21:33
Those of you who follow us regularly will know that Mike takes us for a battlefield tour every year. Last year we visited the battlefield of Malplaquet and this year we are doing Waterloo. We are spending four days on the Belgian/French border and Mike is taking us through the battles of Quatre...
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Finally Home
15/04/2013 13:12
We knew that the journey home was always going to be a long one and it started off well as, contrary to my fears, I managed to close the suitcases and the taxi was on time!
The journey to the airport was unremarkable as we had now got used to the manic Indian driving experience. The airport,...
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The End
13/04/2013 10:43
The last few days have been really intense. We have been continuing to start our day at 6am with yoga practice followed by pranayama and meditation. After breakfast we have been taking it in turns to teach our group until lunch-time. We finish off our day with a couple of hours kundilini yoga and...
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Monkeys, Elephants and French Food
08/04/2013 16:19
Sunday was only our 2nd full day off in the three weeks we have been in India and we were ready for it. We decided it was time to explore much further than our immediate location and upon on the suggestion of the lovely Raminta we hired a taxi for the day to take us on a tourist tour. We...
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