Meet me in St Louis

Today we podded off…

…to the Missouri History Museum.

A magnificent building, and one of the many…

…free museums in St Louis.

We paid our respects to Lindberg’s incredibly…

…small plane…

…then went to see an exhibition…

…about the 1904 World Fair and Olympics…

…which took place the same year my hosts’ house was built.

There were lots of…

…interesting…

…and pretty things…

…as well as tales of woe and exploitation.

However, I was most taken with Jesse Tarbox Beals, a female documentary photo journalist with ‘hustle’. I urge you to take the time to read up on her, she really was something: https://hundredheroines.org/historical-heroines/jessie-tarbox-beals/ .

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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.

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>.

Out on the River

Today we headed out… …on the water… …for a little boat trip. We saw lots… …of interesting houses… …including this pink palace… …many, many beautiful… …temples… …and the largest Buddha in Bangkok… …which is still under construction. We stopped for a rest… …and a wander at The Artist’s House… …where we fed the fish, but not the pigeons… …and treated ourselves to some coconut milk. It was lovely to see a different side to the city… …and I am left wondering what was happening with this bear. A big thank you is due to Yu Leng’s friend Kevin, who suggested this trip.

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