Monthly Archives: August 2009

Views of the Sierra Nevada

The last 3 weeks Graham and I have been house-sitting in Spain, in a cortijo (=small house) tucked away at 1000meters in the Sierra Nevada. For the first time I have been using the panoramic function of my camera over and over again, and even those pictures can hardly express the vastness and the ...

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The Roadmap

More from Cheta Urmila… Having a friend coming to visit us at a housesit in the south of Spain, high up in the mountains, I wanted to write out directions how to find us. This was what I came up with…

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Menhirfields of Carnac, France

Ever since I heard about the menhir fields of Carnac, Brittany, I have wanted to visit them. Finally, after 30 years, I did. The mere sight of them is very impressive. Numerous stones are planted in rows that reach as far as the eye can see. They are called Menhirs. "Menhir" comes from ...

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