17 Mile Drive and Carmel

Yesterday, we went for a drive along ‘17 Mile Drive’.

A scenic route along the Pacific Coast…

…which has been a tourist route since the 1890s…

…and is astonishingly beautiful (there’s a golf course near there called Pebble Beach, for those of you who care for that sort of thing).

Then onto Carmel-by-Sea…

…where Clint Eastwood used to be the mayor.

There’s lots of Spanish influence…

…lots of lovely flowers…

…nautical knickknacks…

…and sunbathing squirrels.

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Return to Ronda

The last few months have been a bit rough on the health front, so it’s been a delight to be on my travels again. First stop was glorious Ronda, staying in a hotel with it’s own cinema. A fantastic pizza was had… ….Christmas lights were admired… …a sunset revelled in… …but Ronda is all about the gorge (and bullfighting, Hemlingway and Orson Welles)… …and the amazing bridges. And a very poetic carpark.

Corbigny past and present

Itˋs still too damn hot, but I managed a trip out to Corbigny, where there is a lovely toy shop… …interesting mediaeval bits and pieces… …fun shop signs… …a great place to drink coffee and watch the world go by… …suitably mad French cars… …and baffling street furniture… …and a chilling reminder that not that long ago, people like you and me were taken away and annihilated. Remember them, never forget, never again.

Austria at last

In a fit of madness… …I agreed to accompany my Aged Mother on a coach trip to Austria. After two days on the coach… …we have finally arrived <phew>.

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