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Post by auntieannie on May 19, 2009 20:54:54 GMT
My favourite shop in Exeter...
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Post by auntieannie on May 19, 2009 21:28:19 GMT
A train ride along the South Devon coast (from Dawlish at the mouth of the river Exe via Teignmouth (at the mouth of river Teign ;D) and along the river Teign to Newton Abbot.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2009 21:32:48 GMT
I love trains right along the water. The train on the Côte d'Azur is like that, too.
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Post by auntieannie on May 19, 2009 21:48:37 GMT
Also near Montreux on Lake Leman (Geneva as it is called by the tourists)
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Post by auntieannie on May 23, 2009 21:30:19 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on May 24, 2009 0:30:12 GMT
That area is so beautiful, Annie. It's very rich in history, isn't it? Do you get many tourists? All that sense of the sea opening out from the land is wonderful, and I love how green it is.
If I'm not being nosy, how did you wind up there?
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Post by auntieannie on May 24, 2009 15:43:35 GMT
Devon is quite touristic, bix. yes it is very green, thanks to an ingenious system, used all over the UK throughout the year, that ensures the country is beautifully green. it's called R.A.I.N.
I'll tell you bix... I moved here ... by chance! I had always wanted to live abroad and I found myself in a situation that allowed me to try this. I had always liked England and since I speak the lingo... the rest is history!
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Post by bixaorellana on May 24, 2009 15:54:43 GMT
;D on the R.A.I.N.!
Ah, you wound up in England the same way I wound up in Mexico. Good for us!
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Post by gyro on May 25, 2009 6:37:15 GMT
" That area is so beautiful, Annie. It's very rich in history, isn't it? "
That handily also describes the REST of the UK too.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 25, 2009 15:01:06 GMT
Well, I imagine every populated part of the world has a great deal of history. It's just amazing that certain spots are so densely crammed with incidents that made it into the history books. And yeah, much of the UK would fit into that description.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2009 18:37:10 GMT
You mean Jack the Ripper, Henry VIII, the St. Brice's Day massacre, etc.?  |
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Post by gyro on May 25, 2009 19:25:18 GMT
I see Google is working overtime again .....
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2009 19:28:09 GMT
Oooooh, I just knew you would take the bait!  |
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Post by gyro on May 25, 2009 19:34:34 GMT
Oh yeah, I'm FUMING ...... !
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2009 19:46:49 GMT
Put it under a pot of hops and malt then and cook us up some beer!
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Post by gyro on May 25, 2009 19:52:23 GMT
Oh no. I couldn't introduce CULTURE to you frogs at this late stage ..... !
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Post by spindrift on May 25, 2009 22:09:45 GMT
I'll be going on a Buddhist retreat in Devon on the weekend of 6th June...so I'll get a chance to see Exeter for the very first time on my way back. I'll send a report of my findings.
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Post by auntieannie on May 26, 2009 18:52:25 GMT
you do know our door is open for a cuppa anytime, right?
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