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Advantages: transport, language ease Disadvantages: the rain
Utrecht was the first city I visited as a lone traveller from England. I was worried about many things; getting the transfers from the airport, finding the hotel and above all I spoke not a scrap of Dutch.
Stepping off the plane at Schipol - the airport in Amsterdam- I was greeted by easy to follow signs pointing me where I needed to be, to collect my luggage, then booths to buy train tickets, which I'd managed in under 2 minutes, and was quickly off on my way to get the train to Utrecht. Located right in the airport, the train station has ever so friendly staff that appear delighted to help you and will enter into a bit of friendly and polite banter with you too; so (after figuring out very quickly I was English) they helped me find the right train platform and off I went with a smile on my face.
The train came in the next 5 minutes ...
Advantages: Prolific author, over 90 books published Disadvantages: none
A review on the life and works Dame Catherine Cookson 1906-1998
**The Author**
Catherine Cookson is without doubt one of the best known names in modern English fiction. She wrote over 90 books for both adults and children. Whether you love or hate her writing style, it is a testament to her powers as a story teller that many of her books have been nominated for awards over the years and turned into television drama series and DVD's.
The author was born Catherine Ann McMullen. She was born on June 20th 1906 at 5 Leam Lane, Tyne Dock, South Shields.
When Catherine was born her unmarried mother, Kate Fawcett, returned to service. Catherine was brought up by her grandmother Rose and her step-grandfather John Mc Mullen. She believed that Kate was her sister, not her mother and was kept in ignorance of this fact for many years ...
Advantages: Currently free entry, A full day out, constantly updating exhibits.. Disadvantages: Not good for a rainy day
I visited St. Fagan's on 30th June and took my digi camera with me. I have added some pictures with short descriptions..
If you like seeing how country people lived out their lives from yester-year, you could do no better than pay a visit to St. Fagan's Museum about 5 miles west of Cardiff. Set in around 100 acres of parkland, I feel this museum to be unique, although being Welsh, I may be a little biased!
You would need to be prepared to spend several hours or even an entire day here because there is so much to see in the grounds and it is constantly being added to. What follows are the features I found particularly interesting?
· St Fagan's Castle is an Elizabethan manor house built within the walls of a medieval castle. It is surrounded by large gardens that include terraces and water features
· There are a number ...
derek-j-a 01.05.2005 (02.07.2005)
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