Residence Agnes

... gone on a hike last weekend I would make up for it by doing 2 in the same day.  Both the Plain of 6 Glaciers and Lake Agnes have a teahouse at the end of the hike, so we thought we would check out the two. Plain of Six Glaciers was first, the hike ...

... and a weird  coin operated toilet in the middle of the street. In case nature calls unexpectedly, I suppose. The walk to St Agnes was also interesting, we actually stopped to watch a movie being made on the streets of Prague. Never did find out which ...

... was automated. A group of volunteers did most of the restoration work and the other cottage on the property always has a volunteer in residence.  Apparently anyone can volunteer to do a month at a time to make sure the area is not vandalised and also ...

... a lion. We check out Kuniya Piti which is an area set aside for secret women's business then the Mutitjulu Waterhole similarly set up for residence as Mala Puta, Pulari and then back to the Carpark by 6pm. The walk is advised as taking 3.5 hours so we did ...

Getting to Beijing, we are very generously hosted by Agnes, a friend of our family, in a great residence of the Central Business District of Beijing. We spend 5 days with Jerome visiting the city and its various touristic sites such as the Forbidden City ...

... to take a bus from the airport to Valletta, and then another bus from Valletta to Lija.  We finally arrived at the residence at around 8pm, completely exhausted.  I had such an amazing spring break though, and got to do so many things.  ...

... exchanging information and being offered cold drinks, we were given a tour of the upstairs offices, which was once the bank residence and where Annie and Rögnvald lived as newly-weds.   Downstairs we saw the room that would have been grandad's ...

... of Kutná Hora. In 1419 Kutná Hora was second the most important in Bohemia (next to Prague), having become the favourite residence of several of the Bohemian kings. During the Middle Ages, profits from the Kutna Hora silver mines brought fame to the ...

... most 'basic' accommodation so far. My hostel in Airlie Beach, called 'Beaches' felt a lot like university halls of residence, especially due to the number of drunk English 18 year olds around, and the rooms had definitely seen better ...

... Rome. Then to Piazza Navona. It dates from the 1640s, when Pope Innocent X chose the square as his new family residence. He wanted to construct elaborate fountains and a church. The church designed by Borromini, Sant'Agnese in Agone, is supposedly built ...

... , so that standing at the back of the square (unfortunately in front of the golden arches – yes they actually have taken up residence in front of the most magnificent historical treasures of the world) one is able to look down to the Pantheon with a ...