Amelia's photos

Had a lovely river trip with Klaus on Friday. These boats are water taxis making it possible for locals and tourists alike to hop on and hop off wherever they want to go. The whole transport system in Hamburg is fantastic and so easy to use. One travel ticket covers trains,underground, buses and boats + cheaper access into indoor attractions all over the city, and it's not expensive. Each river taxi has a theme and I think this one was advertising Hamburg Dungeon. Another we used had The Lion King theme that was currently running at Theatr im Hafren. London take note! No rats or humans were harmed during this photo-shoot. ;-) Our many thanks go to Klaus (Klaus 040) who made this trip so easy and so pleasurable for us.

We're all looking very jolly. Could that be the effect of the Killepitsch? ;-)

The long way round from Ruyton XI Towns to Hamburg.

It was so nice to meet so many ex-Panoramians, now Ipernians. We had a superb couple of days, and I still didn't catch all of your names. Please add more notes for me.

King's Lynn Minster (St Margaret's) is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in King's Lynn. The church was established by Herbert de Losinga, Bishop of Norwich in 1095 to serve a Benedictine Priory and dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch. Architecturally, the slender 12th-century south-west tower in the Early English Gothic style predates the larger north-west tower in the Perpendicular style of the 15th century. The central lantern and south-west spire collapsed in 1741, which destroyed much of the nave. This was reconstructed in a programme of rebuilding between 1745-46 by the architect Matthew Brettingham. The oldest bell is a Sanctus bell dating from 1657 by Thomas Norris. The main ring of 10 bells is in the key of C with a tenor weighing just over 28 cwt. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Lynn_Minster

The magnificent Trinity Guildhall dates back to the 1420s, It has impressive windows and a distinctive flint chequerboard patterned front. The building contains Registration Office Of Births Deaths & Marriages

Cardiff City Hall is a civic building in Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, serving as Cardiff's centre of local government since it opened in October 1906. Built of Portland stone, it is an important early example of the Edwardian Baroque style. In front of the entrance portico is a rectangular pool with fountains. They were created in July 1969 to mark the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales. The design, by the architect Henry Vaughan Lanchester, is inspired by English and French Renaissance architecture, but has in addition all the presence and confidence of the Edwardian period, when Cardiff’s prosperity from the coal industry was at its height. The dome is surmounted by a Welsh dragon, sculpted by HC Fehr. The distinctive clock tower (seen in the PiP) is 59 m (194 ft) in height has a 3.7 m-diameter (12 ft) gilded dial on each of its four faces. The clock mechanism includes an hour bell and four quarter bells which are each inscribed with mottoes in English or Welsh. The building beyond the city hall is the National Museum. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall,_Cardiff

Unfortunately the entrance to Cardiff flower show was busy, and I had to be quick to catch this photo without any people in front of me. As a consequence the tall flower man seems to have the public address system sticking out of his hat. The PiP shows one of the 30+ barrows which were organized by primary schools in the area to show awareness of plastic pollution. Good education. Each member of the public was given a token (plastic unfortunately) to place in the collecting box of their favourite barrow. This was mine, although all the barrows were really good. I don't know which wheelbarrow got the most votes.

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22, so The Sunday Challenge: PLASTIC, is very timely. Plastic pollution is poisoning our oceans and land, injuring marine life, and affecting our health! In just about a minute I gathered together just a few small household items and put them in the kitchen sink in water to illustrate the problem, but if one looks around the home, in kitchen and bathroom cupboards and many more places, then the problem is really huge. We are avid re-cyclers, but it's just not enough. Everyone has to be more pro-active. www.earthday.org Our Incredible Ocean: Now Is the Time to Protect It | National Geographic Plastic Ocean

Saturday Self Challenge: Books. We have books in our sitting room, dining room, study, 3 bedrooms, kitchen and music room, plus in a bookcase on our landing. They are mostly in large bookcases, but also on tables and the floor. There is little or no organisation of authors although dictionaries are all in the same place. The 2 books shown here were my Dad's.He was born in 1901 and left school at the age of 14. The arithmetic book ( New Commercial Arithmetic) has his signature in it. After he left school he did an apprenticeship in watchmaking and silver-smithing, hence the second book here on Assey marks. Eventually he was an instrument maker working for the Royal Aircraft Establishment. I wonder how many of us could calculate the price of 5438 articles @ £3, 11s, and 4 1/2d without a calculator. ;-)

Pontsticill Reservoir (Welsh: Cronfa Pontsticill) or Taf Fechan Reservoir is a large reservoir on the Taf Fechan lying partly in the county of Powys and partly within the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. The 110 ft high embankment has, since its completion in 1927, been holding back 3400 million gallons of water for supply to industry and population to the south. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontsticill_Reservoir Pontsticill is in the Taf Fechan Valley and sited by a bridge over the Taf Fechan river. The term ‘Zululand’ appears on official documents from the late 1870s onwards as a ‘proper’ address in this area. This is because the Upper Neuadd was built during the Zulu war and was originally nicknamed ‘Zulu’.

Pontsticill Reservoir (Welsh: Cronfa Pontsticill) or Taf Fechan Reservoir is a large reservoir on the Taf Fechan lying partly in the county of Powys and partly within the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It lies within the Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark. The 110 ft high embankment has, since its completion in 1927, been holding back 3400 million gallons of water for supply to industry and population to the south. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontsticill_Reservoir Pontsticill is in the Taf Fechan Valley and sited by a bridge over the Taf Fechan river. The term ‘Zululand’ appears on official documents from the late 1870s onwards as a ‘proper’ address in this area. This is because the Upper Neuadd was built during the Zulu war and was originally nicknamed ‘Zulu’.

The sculpture that can be seen on the right is of George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) who was born in the seaport town of King's Lynn in Norfolk. In 1771, at the age of 13, he entered the Royal Navy as a "young gentleman", a future candidate for midshipman and was selected to serve as a midshipman aboard HMS Resolution, on James Cook's second voyage (1772–1775) searching for Terra Australis. See PiP for George Vancouver. He is best known for his 1791–95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia. In Canada, Vancouver Island and the city of Vancouver are named after him, as are Vancouver, Washington, in the United States, Mount Vancouver on the Yukon/Alaska border, and New Zealand's sixth highest mountain. Courtesy of Wikipedia. At the end of the quay the flood gates keep the water inside at a certain level and to prevent flooding. It's possible to see St.Peters church on the other side of The Great Ouse.