tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post3924036162603155284..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Another tick in the boxArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-54858896434252795702013-11-16T21:33:49.044+01:002013-11-16T21:33:49.044+01:00It's nice to know I've had my virtual frie...It's nice to know I've had my virtual friends with me as I've trekked around! It is something I will do again soon as one definitely sees things differently when alone. The pomegranate is really everywhere and also on the trees at this time of year too...I've never tried grenadine but obviously it is connected!<br />Axxx<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-24429488541362924762013-11-16T16:36:02.068+01:002013-11-16T16:36:02.068+01:00Thank you for sharing your day out and about with ...Thank you for sharing your day out and about with us, Annie. I loved every step of it, as well as your sense of adventure. I love to walk about with family and friends, but, sometimes I really just enjoy doing it alone. I see things I might not otherwise see, and my thoughts become just that, my own . . . and now, I know what Grenadine is grenadine. Wonderful, wonderful post.Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-86881011693464011612013-11-16T15:59:29.942+01:002013-11-16T15:59:29.942+01:00Glad you discovered something new, B2B! AxxGlad you discovered something new, B2B! AxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-35866747483003984122013-11-16T13:27:05.100+01:002013-11-16T13:27:05.100+01:00Ha! Now I know why Grenadine is called what it is....Ha! Now I know why Grenadine is called what it is. Tick the box for learning something today. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-210934877581561492013-11-15T14:48:17.339+01:002013-11-15T14:48:17.339+01:00It is stunning, Annie - and whilst I had to strip ...It is stunning, Annie - and whilst I had to strip off a few layers, it's been perfect weather this November. I am a bit ashamed of my photos...next time I'll take my camera and really wow you!<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-85363851808413380752013-11-15T14:47:07.185+01:002013-11-15T14:47:07.185+01:00Ha, ha, Ayak! I don't think I could persuade F...Ha, ha, Ayak! I don't think I could persuade FR to stay with 6 dogs but my children and I would love it...and we can squash if necessary!<br />Actually, I was thinking of you coming here and then me coming to you and it was a throw away comment but not a bad idea! <br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-77179732234340721712013-11-15T14:36:53.140+01:002013-11-15T14:36:53.140+01:00Did you mean a house exchange visit? That actuall...Did you mean a house exchange visit? That actually made me laugh Annie. Imagining your family squashed into our tiny house, and 6 dogs as company! I somehow think you would draw the short straw :-)Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-79550674688773623422013-11-15T14:06:16.621+01:002013-11-15T14:06:16.621+01:00I did enjoy this post. I felt like I was walking w...I did enjoy this post. I felt like I was walking with you, in a beautiful place that I would love to visit :)Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-33861146639882135752013-11-15T13:45:44.160+01:002013-11-15T13:45:44.160+01:00I'm quite sure you're not going mad, Janic...I'm quite sure you're not going mad, Janice - just doing so many things - and you did comment on Facebook...<br />I think we'd have a wonderful day discovering Granada together - and yes, fly and hire would be less exhausting and quicker and easier all round....No pressure - I know you have Australia first!!<br />Next time, I'll be applying a little more brain power and maybe a ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-282521234162965392013-11-15T13:08:33.619+01:002013-11-15T13:08:33.619+01:00I think I'm going mad. I was sure I had commen...I think I'm going mad. I was sure I had commented on this ....but maybe I just thought about what I was going to say and never actually got round to it. It sounds like a fabulous day. The weather was perfect, the buses all worked out, the coffee and breakfast was outrageously good value and you saw some beautiful parts of the city. I realise that I don't know Granada at all, all we did Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-11901232540340033892013-11-15T12:31:03.388+01:002013-11-15T12:31:03.388+01:00Thank you Chrissie - it's absolutely NOT a cas...Thank you Chrissie - it's absolutely NOT a case of 'been there, done that' with Granada. I will never know why it took me so long to actually go there on my own. But now I have, I think I shall be going again before too long! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-69582442041845247472013-11-15T09:51:42.608+01:002013-11-15T09:51:42.608+01:00What a lovely adventure you had, felt like I had b...What a lovely adventure you had, felt like I had been there too, great to be able to explore at your leisure and to ear mark avenues for next time, thanks for sharingChrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613570629230619992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-4044651039859591782013-11-15T09:14:59.354+01:002013-11-15T09:14:59.354+01:00I'm such a chatterbox, Ayak, that I probably w...I'm such a chatterbox, Ayak, that I probably wouldn't see half as much if I went with someone else...so yes, better for me to go alone. And I shall do it again soon! <br /><br />And I shall see Turkey one day too...an exchange visit would be such a good idea! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-53409034701716843312013-11-15T09:09:30.802+01:002013-11-15T09:09:30.802+01:00What a great day out Annie, and I think you see so...What a great day out Annie, and I think you see so much more when you do it on your own, without distractions from others. One day I'll get to see all those lovely cities in Spain...one day!Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-84432096556426664752013-11-15T08:42:17.838+01:002013-11-15T08:42:17.838+01:00Wow, that's an incredible coincidence, isn'...Wow, that's an incredible coincidence, isn't it, Anne? I love hearing these little snippets of life from fellow bloggers. And always digress is my motto!<br />I did have a great day out and smiled when you said I'd have to put clothes ON if I were there - and you're right - it would be the other way round.<br /><br />As for soapboxes and disgust at how we are fed the lie that we ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-24576689857099160242013-11-15T00:05:01.250+01:002013-11-15T00:05:01.250+01:00Hi Anne , Ah I see Diane ( Food , Fun and Life in ...Hi Anne , Ah I see Diane ( Food , Fun and Life in Charante ) has called in to comment too ,,Diane is actually not just a Blogger friend virtually , she is a "real" friend ,, we have actually met , and it was a huge shock to both of us , that when Diane was living half in France and Half in the UK ..The "half in the UK" was in my village , yep, Diane and her husband lived on Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-3964776802838771962013-11-14T22:41:46.720+01:002013-11-14T22:41:46.720+01:00Thank you Diane! I did indeed have a very good day...Thank you Diane! I did indeed have a very good day. A virtual visit isn't quite the same but it is nice to think we can share each others surroundings this way, isn't it? AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-11365393911998578822013-11-14T22:40:31.620+01:002013-11-14T22:40:31.620+01:00Thank you, Helen. I will be keeping my eyes open m...Thank you, Helen. I will be keeping my eyes open more next time I go - and taking my camera. This time, it was very much trying to get from A to B without a map! I did see a couple of guides - fans held aloft - but the people following were mainly talking on their mobiles...<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-18655929860254938442013-11-14T16:48:54.174+01:002013-11-14T16:48:54.174+01:00Sounds like you had a good day. Thanks for taking ...Sounds like you had a good day. Thanks for taking us along. Have a good day DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-52402385029673899442013-11-14T15:00:11.028+01:002013-11-14T15:00:11.028+01:00I enjoyed going with you on your walk in Granada -...I enjoyed going with you on your walk in Granada - it brought the place to life much more than the guidebooks could do - but they are so often 'tick the box' publications.....Helen Devrieshttp://asurfeitofpalfreys.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-73702351053068907202013-11-14T11:50:32.398+01:002013-11-14T11:50:32.398+01:00It certainly was, Perpetua. It's a shame I did...It certainly was, Perpetua. It's a shame I didn't take my good camera... I could have captured it even better. And yes, excellent prices for a coffee here! And excellent coffee too!<br />And I must tell you - it's the once or twice a week walk with Darwin that is the long one. Sometimes he just races around the garden - either chasing or being chased by the children!<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-46104615624946878472013-11-14T11:39:32.269+01:002013-11-14T11:39:32.269+01:00What a fantastic day out, Annie! I really enjoyed ...What a fantastic day out, Annie! I really enjoyed walking the streets of Granada with you and your description gave a very good flavour of the city and its lovely buildings. As for those prices, I'd have to pay 1.90 euros or more just for coffee in France. Sigh.....<br /><br />I'm impressed to learn that an average walk with Darwen is around 6 miles. Either he's a very energetic dog, Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.com