an elephant is a mouse built to government specifications. (lazarus long) today’s walk (weather is still excellent, sunny with the ocassional cloud shooting across the sky) is to chale, to the wight mouse inn! the walk takes us past the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2005
the coast, the tea room, the shop, the lug
another splendid day…we are up a bit later than yesterday but still make it for an 8:30 breakfast…our plan for today: a day at the beach! (strangely the elderly couple also staying at northcourt think this an excellent joke…hmm) … Continue reading
playing the zero-armed-bandits & a bit of victorian royalty…
we are standing at the hole-in-the-wall ATM of HSBC_ in newport: among the many icons advertizing all of its bank, debit, credit and what-have-you cards is the maestro logo, which is the one i need…our b&b unfortunately accepts payment only … Continue reading
a really quiet night, toast snatchers, and a long (well, almost) walk
there must be at least a 100’000 crows nesting in the trees surrounding the north court: the racket they make is quite impressive. some of them are building nests, some already have occupied existing nests (built last year?), some are … Continue reading
trees, shrubs, a ferry, a manor, & a nice pub
after another very good english breakfast at the wykeham arms (i eat unusual amounts of food — unusual for me, that is, as i usually don’t have any breakfast at all), we pack, stow away our bags in easy-vauxie (parked … Continue reading
all about winchester
it was a rather quiet, nicely quiet night. the chapel view room of the wykeham arms is on the back of the saint george house, facing — as the name implies — towards the chapel of winchester college. thus, you … Continue reading
zurich (warm) to winchester (warmer)
when we get up it early this morning it promises to become a hot day: 27°C have been forcast…we don’t really care that much: we are off to cold & rainy england. 12:05 — hmm…having landed 20min before the scheduled … Continue reading
