http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl A meander through the mind Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:31:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Green. So this was 2/3rds a good movie. Edward Norton kept me interested at the beginning. When the hulks went mano a mano I fell asleep, the ultimate sign that all is not well with a movie. Sigh. Current temperature: here 57F/14C, there 11C/52F http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl/archives/2008/07/12/the-incredible-hulk/ For our last trip in the UK we took my mum up to Castle of Park, a Landmark Trust property in Glenluce, Scotland. How cool is that, spending four nights in a castle? It was a great place to spend time and I highly recommend a visit if ... http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl/archives/2008/07/12/castle-life-and-the-return-home/ We're headed towards the end of our time in Spain and enjoying the slower pace of our trip as we finish off here in Cordoba. We began our visit here with a meeting with friends of friends and a little tapas that even I could eat. The conversation ... http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl/archives/2008/06/18/cordoba-tales-as-the-end-nears/ Well clearly time flew by while we were in Granada and I didn't manage to post at all. That had not been the plan. Here's a little recap of a few of the amazing sights we got to see. We rented the city audio tour guide and followed pieces ... http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl/archives/2008/06/15/a-week-in-granada/ Saturday morning the main square In Toledo was filled with high end sports cars. We're not sure why they were there but it looked really cool seeing rows and rows of red Ferraris among others. We rode the Zocotren again and had a number of happy accidents. ... http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl/archives/2008/06/09/last-day-in-toledo-then-on-to-granada/ A quick run down on what we've been seeing these last few days. Santa Ursula. A tiny church, just around the corner from our hotel, with a rather beautiful interior and a view through glass into the convent. Sinagoga de Transito/Museo Sefardi. As with so many buildings in town the ... http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl/archives/2008/06/06/countdown-to-departure-from-toledo/ Everyday we're in Spain my school girl French comes back! Not that it does me any good. English is probably the second most frequently used language here so it buys me nothing that I can count in French. *sigh* We paid a visit to the Tuesday Flea Market ... http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl/archives/2008/06/04/allez-toledo/ We got a little better start on the day today. We're still all recovering from the lack of sleep and long hours of work finishing up in Colchester. We began with a visit to the oldest synagogue in Spain, called Santa Maria la Blanca. Which sounds a little odd ... http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl/archives/2008/06/02/out-and-about-in-toledo/ We've been doing a lot of ambling around the old city as it really is designed for getting lost in. There are no straight streets anywhere and it can be incredibly difficult to tell where you are. Luckily, we purchased a very good map for 2 Euros that ... http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl/archives/2008/06/01/further-adventures-in-toledo/ We spent last night in Birmingham, UK so as to make this moring a little easier. We had to be at the airport by 8am so it was definitely worth driving down yesterday. The plane ride was uneventful though we did seem to be surrounded by hen and ... http://UnhinderedByTalent.com/WeatherGirl/archives/2008/05/30/travelled-to-toledo-spain/