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Monday, March 09, 2020

Under Fishtail Mountain - Merryn Glover

"Their language – which they call Tamukyui – is from the Tibeto-Burman family and had never been written down." Writing the Way Blog Post: https://t.co/FcYGxLIymm #Nepal #Gurungs #linguistics pic.twitter.com/OhwQpxPJUt
— Merryn Glover (@MerrynGlover) March 9, 2020

An evocative short memoir of a childhood in Nepal with parents working in linguistics and literacy. Illustrated with marvellous photos. Follow this link to learn more about a language that had never previously been written down and more.

Friday, March 11, 2016

Harry Lemon's Malta

Valetta city walls

Maltese parliament building, designed by Renzo Piano

Saluting battery, Grand Harbour, Valetta

View towards Valetta from the the city walls of Mdina, the old capital

City gate of Mdina

Dingli cliffs

Street fountains in Sliema

Mural in Sliema

Valetta

Fountain in Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valetta

Lane in Mdina

Local beer

Water font in Sliema

Marsaxlokk Harbour Sunday market

Jumping rockfish in the Sunday fish market, Marsaxlokk

Marsaxlokk Sunday market

Marsaxlokk Harbour

St Paul's Grotto
This is the Roman cave jail where St Paul and St Luke were held prisoner by the Roman consul Publius, subsequently converted, after they were shipwrecked en route to Rome from Damascus in 60 A.D. It's under St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina.

Horse racing (trotting) at Marsa racecourse, Malta Racing Club

The course is dampened and raked between each race.

We sent Harry Lemon to Malta to report for the Willy on this Mediterranean island, and what does he do? Sends us hundreds of pictures and no text. I told him, for God's sake Harry, select a few of them and add captions. Don't be making us like captive audiences in the old days, having to sit through hundreds of Uncle Harry's holiday slides. (Ed.)

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Habana de mi Corazón (Facebook video)

Havana rumba !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Felice Barberini on Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Habana de mi Corazón - Rumberos Cubana

Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Dublin Christmas streets

Harry Lemon has been to Dublin and reports that it was looking good, albeit the stormy weather was inimical to brass monkeys.#dublin #christmas #christmaslights #carolsingers
Posted by The Willesden Herald on Monday, 30 November 2015

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Steam train Bristol / Kingswear / Dartmouth

The Torbay Express Britannia class loco' 70000

Car ferry from Kingswear to Dartmouth across the Dart

Dartmouth from the passenger ferry

Kingswear viewed from the Dartmouth side of the river

A brilliant day out on the Torbay Express steam train service from Bristol to Kingswear, with a few hours in Dartmouth by passenger ferry (ticket included in the price). It was quite exhilarating, travelling in vintage luxury and with people and children (not that children aren't people too) waving at the train all the way. On the way out of Bristol in the morning, people came out of their backdoors, one of them in a dressing gown, to admire and wave as the steam train raced by.