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I rather like this altarpiece dating to around 1450 which is on display at Norwich Castle Museum. And impressed at AI trying to recreate what it might have looked like when new.

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December 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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A little update on the excitement at Sheringham bus shelter.....

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December 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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The delights of Miscusi restaurant in Padua.

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Padua – Miscusi Restaurant
There were numerous locations that I looked at for lunch in the city, but they were mostly small and full. But, I discovered Miscusi which is an on-trend small chain focusing on its freshly made pa…
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December 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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I like seeing craft beer bars in Italy, they're growing in number but I wouldn't say that they're commonplace. Taverna Ai Mastri D’Arme in Trieste was marvellous, friendly service and a decent beer selection.

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Trieste – Taverna Ai Mastri D’Arme
My birthday drinks were sort of here, although not exactly here as this is a nearby fountain, but I wasn’t able to get a photo of the outside of the bar. So, this will have to do. Another pro…
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December 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Pizza in the centre of the Venice, just over £10 for a pizza and strong beer, it's good to eat local food :)

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Venice – Pizza 2000
I’m not sure that it’s the most exciting name for a pizzeria and perhaps it doesn’t look overly decadent from the outside, but it’s very well reviewed online and it seemed a…
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December 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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The very lovely Mercure Rimini Lungomare, another Accor hotel which surprised and delighted me.

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Rimini – Mercure Rimini Lungomare
My night’s accommodation in Rimini was in the Accor operated Mercure Rimini Lungomare (lungomare is Italian for seafront). I suspect that this is quite a busy hotel during the summer months, …
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December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The rather lovely Ponte di Tiberio in Rimini, but I prefer the alternative name that is the Bridge of St. Julian.

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Rimini – Ponte di Tiberio (The Bridge of St. Julian)
Now this is exciting, known as one of the more important Roman bridges still standing. It is known today as the Bridge of Tiberius, but it is also known as the Bridge of Augustus and the Bridge of …
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December 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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The inaugural Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Venice Marco Polo airport. And why I'm not swapping seats again.....

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Wizz Air (London Luton to Venice Marco Polo Airport – Inaugural Flight and I’m Not Swapping Seats Again….)
Another day, another flight with my Multipass from Wizz Air. This was my 55th flight with it, although it comes to an end next week. I plan to renew it as my two loyal blog readers will note from m…
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December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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The very agreeable Ibis Styles in Ljubljana....

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Ljubljana – Day Three (Ibis Styles)
We were all staying in Accor’s Ibis Styles for the three nights that we were in Ljubljana, a conveniently located hotel just a short walk away from the bus stop and railway station. The set-u…
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November 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Baščaršija restaurant in Ljubljana, specialising in Balkan food. A quirky and fun venue, with the chicken schnitzel tasting delicious.

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Ljubljana – Day Three (Baščaršija – Ljubljana Trubarjeva)
After the excitement of Lake Bled, Bev and I finally got back to Ljubljana and I suggested this restaurant as the one we had planned to go to had already closed. It’s a Balkan themed restaura…
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November 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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One of the more eventful bus journeys that I've had....

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Ljubljana – Day Three (Lake Bled – Arriva Bus Fiasco Part Two)
I’ve already written about the fiasco so far with Arriva, which involved punched passengers, angry drivers and complete chaos. As I hadn’t expected any of this, I hadn’t videoed t…
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November 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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A centrally located, and relatively new, small bar selling the beers of Loo-Blah-Nah. A very decent arrangement.

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Ljubljana – Day Two (Pub Loo-Blah-Nah Center)
This is the taproom of the Loo-Blah-Nah brewery and it took me longer than it should have done to work out how it was pronounced. It’s relatively newly opened and is well reviewed online, loc…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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I'm not sure that I went out expecting to have cocktails, but Bev & Susanna chose well in that regard. Although we swiftly returned to craft beer afterwards as I have my limits.... Divine Bar in Ljubljana...

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Ljubljana – Day Two (Cocktails in Divine)
Steve and I are very tolerant people and we remained calm when our planned Indian meal had to be cancelled because Susanna and Bev found themselves drunk at a cocktail bar. They were so long at thi…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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A rather fine meal in Julija in Ljubljana, it looked a bit upmarket and decadent for me, but the pricing was reasonable and the service efficient. A delicious beef goulash and even Bev hardly complained...

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Ljubljana – Day Two (Julija)
After an incident involving Susanna and Bev getting drunk on cocktails and missing our planned Indian meal, I managed to salvage the situation with another restaurant option, namely Julija. We were…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Fine food, fine craft beer and a welcoming and comfortable environment. There's plenty of decent craft beer bars in Ljubljana and this is one of the best of them.

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Ljubljana – Day Two (Bar Lajbah)
All four of us on this trip like museums, but Susanna likes them just that bit more. What might take Bev, Steve and myself around two hours to go around will take Susanna around nine hours. She&#82…
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November 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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The Metelkova district of Ljubljana, quirky but an authentic place where minorities can feel included and welcome, although it's an unlikely tourist spot.

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Ljubljana – Day Two (Metelkova Squat and Artistic Centre)
Next on our list of places to visit was Metelkova, now something of a squat as well as being an artistic centre that has an unusual recent history. It was originally an Austro-Hungarian military ba…
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November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Dumplings in Ljubljana, a small menu but with quality food and a lovely friendly welcome. And delicious spring rolls, they look all neat and disciplined :) Unlike Bev, who wasn't disciplined on this trip....

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Ljubljana – Day One (Cmočkarna – Dumpling Lady)
I might not be able to do DIY or anything useful, but I do consider myself rather good at picking excellent restaurants. Tasked with finding something light, I decided a stodgy food could be turned…
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November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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The delights of Sir William's Pub in Ljubljana..... A fine choice of beers, a friendly and authentic welcome with a comfortable environment. A marvellous place to start.

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Ljubljana – Day One (Sir William’s Pub)
It was suggested by the group that we should perhaps at some point find food and I agreed with that, but after we visited a bar. This seemed like a fair compromise. I noticed that this venue was li…
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November 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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I enjoyed the first part of Norwich Beer Festival 2025, this bit being held at Redwell.

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October 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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The rather lovely Papa Mombassa at Norwich market (week 22 of eating at every food stall).

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Food from Every Stall on Norwich Market (2025 Edition) – Week 22 and Papa Mombassa
This is week 22 of James and I eating at every food stall at Norwich Market, with this one being a new venue so we haven’t visited it before. Actually, as a side note, we actually checked the…
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July 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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The Harbour pub in Lowestoft..... Goodness knows where they got that house bitter from.

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Lowestoft – The Harbour (Two Julians)
Second on our Lowestoft pub list for the day as the Harbour, which I’ve always known as the Harbour Inn, although I don’t think that they’ve offered accommodation for a long time.…
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July 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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The rather lovely Beaver Brewing taproom in Vienna....

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Vienna – Beaver Brewing
I wouldn’t say that it’s easy to get craft beer in Vienna, but it is out there and hopefully it will grow in availability in future years. This is Beaver Brewing’s taproom, which …
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July 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Bratislava as it was in the middle of the eighteenth century....

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July 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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A first class rail journey within from Vilnius to Kaunas for £8 including a lounge at Vilnius, all really rather lovely.

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Vilnius to Kaunas Rail Journey – LTG
There weren’t any cheap flights from Vilnius, nor indeed any cheap hotels, so I decided to splash out just over £8 on a first class rail ticket from Vilnius to Kaunas to fly back from there. …
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July 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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For a non-driver, I was rather engaged with communism inspired cars.... The Skoda Tudor, called because it had two doors (I thought that was an urban myth).

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Bratislava – Bratislava Transport Museum (Skoda 1101 Tudor)
This lovely aquatic number is a Škoda 1101 Tudor, a name which sounds like it might have been dreamt up in a PR meeting held over a warm and annoying Pilsner and some leftover goulash. Produced in …
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July 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM