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What a Magnificent Organ!

April 17, 2022 hsmatthews2017

The unmistakable chords of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor provided an atmospheric backdrop to my first visit to Notre Dame.  That was many years ago now, and I still don’t know how we managed to time our visit … Continue reading What a Magnificent Organ!

2021 Travels, Covid19 Travel, Heritage Weekends2 Comments

Figureheads

September 24, 2021December 29, 2021 hsmatthews2017

When I was small, I was sometimes taken to visit my grandparents’ cousins’ farm at Swan Bottom in Buckinghamshire.  On the way I always looked out for the figurehead of Admiral Lord Howe at The Lee.  An incongruous place for … Continue reading Figureheads

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Back to Hull

July 18, 2021December 29, 2021 hsmatthews2017

You could say that we had a whale of a time when we returned to Hull for a weekend in June.  Which would give us something in common with Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick. Hull is a great … Continue reading Back to Hull

2021 Travels, Covid19 Travel, Heritage Weekends2 Comments

Back in the USSR?

July 4, 2021December 29, 2021 hsmatthews2017

“Look! It’s just like Kazakhstan!” This is probably not the most common reaction to the sight of the statue of Liverpool’s most famous foursome at the Pierhead. The woman I was addressing certainly looked a bit startled. (I thought the … Continue reading Back in the USSR?

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