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Breakfast or no breakfast? Is there a best time to have breakfast in the hotel.  If it is advertised 7 am to ten am you will probably get a lot of late risers arriving at 9:45 hoping for service. You would also get a burst of early risers at 7am wanting to make their way somewhere else.  I recommend best time as 10 minutes before the hour,  7.50 or 8.20.  If you are arrive too late some of the...

Today is Francoise birthday.  I gave her a funny card.  At the hotel breakfast we noticed how little it takes for someone to say sorry.  For example I move along and someone has to move forward slightly to accommodate me. This is inevitably accompanied by an apology. What is the basis for the apology? Is it the fact that they exist?  In crowded circumstances a bit of shuffling too and fro is all...

Let it never be said that my trips are boring. The two photos below will give you some idea of what happened between my departure on the morning of Sunday the 6th of August and my return on Wednesday the 9th of August. We decided to repeat our successful formula going to the Cardiff area and visiting Saint Fagans National Museum of History on the way and staying for three nights at the...

Believe it or not, I took a hot water bottle to bed with me last night and it seems to have the effect of discouraging me from getting up during the night. Maybe some sort of comforter.  Nevertheless I awoke at 6:00 a.m. This morning which is a sign for the having of coffee and toast and switching on the news.  True to form, it has started to rain. TalkTV -  the irrepressible and immaculately...