A fun photo for the day
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My Son and his Partner are on Holiday this past two weeks in the Derwent & Ladybower Dam, Sheffied.
My happy place, the family beach house, early sunrise, NZ.
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The Colosseum could sit between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators. I just read that during 390 years when it was in operation, Colosseum saw about 400,000 people die on the arena. I had no idea.
This is the end of my garden ..just on certain sunrise days...
You can see the Church and the sun will shine through the Bell Tower lighting up that area.
this was earlier in the year when it was chilly....
Could not help it.
Patient: “How much does it cost to have a tooth pulled?”
Dentist: “Without pain, it costs $100. If you have pain, then it costs $200.”
Patient: “Do it without pain then. It’s cheaper and painless!”
The dentist then begins to pull the patient’s tooth without anesthesia. The patient screams out in pain.
Dentist: “You have pain. This is now a $200 extraction.”
Patient: “How much does it cost to have a tooth pulled?”
Dentist: “Without pain, it costs $100. If you have pain, then it costs $200.”
Patient: “Do it without pain then. It’s cheaper and painless!”
The dentist then begins to pull the patient’s tooth without anesthesia. The patient screams out in pain.
Dentist: “You have pain. This is now a $200 extraction.”
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Back at the mooring last night for a sunset cocktail.
The mooring field on a still evening. It is a matter of pride to use the sails and not the motor to get out to sea. The soft tone of the evening sky is so difficult to capture.
This is the village of Verteuil sur Charente aprrox. 15 mintues drive from our home in Montalembert. The Chateau is Huge and I have added two internal Photos.
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Conferlons is aprrox. 1 hours drive away and it the Home to my Brother in Law and his Wife.
All the river villages are beautiful and most villages are full of Ancient Buildings.
So the bungee jumps they do from the Highest Viaduct the Lower one is the road into the Isle of Jourdain.
My Daughter has a home for Holidays nearer to Conferlons than ours in Montalembert.
Isle of Jourdain is the next village from where her house is named Moussac also with the river but very quiet but does have lots of water sports on the river just meters from her house.
All photos are from the internet, although I have some simular, they are not as good as these ones...
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Next will do Melle, a rather Ancient Place has a lively Market and lot of very old buildings...and had to go for a Heart Check up their in August that was rather dramatic, as when I came out with a 24 hour heart monitor in place....trying to keep relaxed, saw Husband talking to an elderley couple, rather intensely....
The male had hit our first ever brand new car by crashing his door onto our car.....short version..police arrived all got sorted after a fashion...notes taken, paperwork done, police helped..all fixed locally to us and perfect result..had a hire car just for 1 day..was a right flintstone car...
Happy Husband again...Heart results were fairish...
Melle...
Melle was founded during the reign of Charlemagne, likely because silver was discovered nearby. The geography of the area was perfect for silver and experts have found numerous mines around Melle. The most important discovery was a mine right next to Melle, now called the Mines d’Argent des Rois Francs.
Operating between 602 and 995, the mine was also given the right to mint coins between 864 and 995. The mine then disappeared from records, until it was rediscovered, in the 19th century, when the cliff face was quarried to build roads. Although the original entrance to the mine has been lost, over 20km of tunnels still exist underground, with 350m open to the public for guided visits.
The male had hit our first ever brand new car by crashing his door onto our car.....short version..police arrived all got sorted after a fashion...notes taken, paperwork done, police helped..all fixed locally to us and perfect result..had a hire car just for 1 day..was a right flintstone car...
Happy Husband again...Heart results were fairish...
Melle...
Melle was founded during the reign of Charlemagne, likely because silver was discovered nearby. The geography of the area was perfect for silver and experts have found numerous mines around Melle. The most important discovery was a mine right next to Melle, now called the Mines d’Argent des Rois Francs.
Operating between 602 and 995, the mine was also given the right to mint coins between 864 and 995. The mine then disappeared from records, until it was rediscovered, in the 19th century, when the cliff face was quarried to build roads. Although the original entrance to the mine has been lost, over 20km of tunnels still exist underground, with 350m open to the public for guided visits.
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Boston at sunrise and our harbor full of boats both taken yesterday morning by my wife who was flying on a business trip. That small harbor supports six yacht clubs, one of which is for kids 9-18 only. It is run by kids for kids and it produces some of the best sailors in the country.
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