We spent two weeks in Florence recently. This is the famous Ponte Vecchio that spans the River Arno in Florence. It is lined on both sides with shops selling gold jewellery and expensive watches. The guide books say that there were once butchers’ shops on the bridge. Then they were ousted to make way for … Read more
The Joke Goes Like This The joke goes something like: Name five famous Belgians – and of course no one can. It’s supposed to prove that Belgium is boring. It’s not true – at least as far as Brussels is concerned. After spending a week there, we suspect that Belgium has just had bad PR … Read more
From the Middle Ages to the Present Set in the hills of England’s picturesque Yorkshire Dales in lower Wensleydale, the history of the sheep fair in the historic market town of Masham goes way back to the Middle Ages. Wool As England’s Chief Commodity Sheep fairs are natural in England since wool was the foundation … Read more