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Day 5.2: Fort and city

Southern Roads, Thu, 12 Nov 15
Simon at a Castle, City, Temple in North America, USA

The second place I stopped in was Fort King George in Darien. The lady working in the plantation museum told that I have to go there after she heard I live in Scotland, since the place was one of the …

Doune with Miron and Julia

Short UK trips, Sat, 30 May 15
Simon with Charlie, Eva, Julia, Miron at a Castle in Europe, UK

Granada

Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Mon, 20 Apr 15
Simon with Charlie, Eva at a Castle, City, Sauna/Baths, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Spain

Alhambra

Surprise castle

Heat, Seafood, and Narrow Streets, Sun, 19 Apr 15
Simon with Charlie, Eva at a Castle in Europe, Spain

And then there was the castle. From the road, I saw an amazing structure atop a lone steep hill with a sheer drop on one side. The castle turned out to be an old Arabic structure surrounded by a town …

Prague weekend

Short European Trips, Fri, 17 Apr 15
Simon with Charlie at a Castle, City, UNESCO site in Czechia, Europe

Tuesday 5/11

Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon with Eva at a Castle, City in Asia, Japan

Osaka turns out to be only marginally less culturally boring than Sapporo. The history museum was closed, so we were left with Osaka Castle and… Osaka Castle. We went there in the morning and it was definitely time well spent. …

Monday 4/11

Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon with Eva at a Castle, City, Temple, UNESCO site in Asia, Japan

Last night we arrived to Osaka very tired, went right to the hostel (couldn’t find any couchsurfers for the first couple nights) and collapsed. Despite the tiredness, I couldn’t fall asleep. Well, the guy on the next bed snoring might …

Steak dreams

Great Eastern Journey, Sat, 06 Apr 13
Simon at a Castle, City, UNESCO site in Asia, India

Meat… Food that doesn’t burn… Appetite… Please… Looking at the sky in Delhi isn’t easy It’s horrible, how stomach issues can make one’s life miserable. I spent the last day in Jodhpur on feeling crap and not moving too much …

Blue and spicy

Great Eastern Journey, Tue, 02 Apr 13
Simon at a Castle, City, Desert in Asia, India

The driver’s sidekick The journey to Jodhpur took the whole day, and began rather amusingly. First, explanation. Every bus here has not only a driver, but also a sort of sidekick who sells tickets and stands in the door all …

Kórnik castle

Short Polish trips, Sun, 15 Jul 12
Simon with Charlie, Eva, Suzi at a Castle in Europe, Poland

Ship Castle

Short UK trips, Sun, 13 May 12
Simon with Charlie at a Castle in Europe, UK

Linlithgow with Kari and Laura

Short UK trips, Sun, 20 Nov 11
Simon with Kari, Laura Porro at a Castle, Ruins/Excavation in Europe, UK

Edinburgh life

Lived here!, Sun, 18 Sep 11
Jemma and Simon with Alex, Charlie, Dee, Eva, Iwona, Jacek, Julia, Lef, Lorraine, Lu, Matt, Michał, Miron, Niki at a Castle, City, Graveyard, Mountain, Museum, Park, Ruins/Excavation, Sea, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Poland

Dunnotar castle

Short UK trips, Mon, 18 Jul 11
Simon with Eva, Kari, Kinga at a Castle in Europe, UK

2 August 2010, with Kinga 18 July 2011, with Kari

The Seat of the Stone (of Destiny, ofc)

Short UK trips, Sun, 17 Jul 11
Simon with Eva, Kari at a Castle in Europe, UK

2 August 2005 17 July 2011, with Kari

Roslin Glen

Short UK trips, Fri, 01 Jan 10
Jemma and Simon with Eva, Iwona, Jacek, Suzi at a Castle, Forest, Temple in Europe, UK

21 January 2013, with Suzi 26 December 2017, post-awesomeness Boxing Day at the Glen

Stirling visits

Short UK trips, Sat, 28 Nov 09
Simon with Eva, Iwona, Jacek at a Castle, City in Europe, UK

28 May 2006 28/11/2009, with parents

San Pietro In Vaticano Dome

Roma

Short European Trips, Wed, 18 Jul 07
Simon with Eva at a Castle, City, Graveyard, Museum, Park, Ruins/Excavation, Sea, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Italy

20 July Arco di ConstantinoColosseoColosseoColosseoPalatino – ColosseoArea Sacra di Largo ConstantinaIl GesuPalatino – ColosseoPalatino – Forum RomanumPalatinoPalatino – Forum RomanumPalatinoPalatinoPalatinoPalatinoPalatinoPalatinoPalatinoPalatinoPalatinoPalatinoSanta Maria Sopra Minerva Pantheon Rafael’s TombSanta Maria Sopra Minerva – BerniniSanta Maria Sopra Minerva Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Santa Maria …

Mackbeth’s Castle

Short UK trips, Wed, 07 Sep 05
Simon with Eva, Iwona, Jacek at a Castle in Europe, UK

2 August 2005 7 September 2005, with Eva’s parents 29 November 2009, with parents 3 August 2010, with Kinga 20 July 2011, with Kari