Sixteen Westbury Park Strollers fom Bristol went to Dawlish, Tiegnmouth and Shaldon this Sunday. Half walked on to Newton Abbot up the Etuary . For earlybird Senior Rail card bookers the rail fare was only about £9-00. From the 0ver bridge, we saw another type of day out - the Torbay Express Bristol etc to Torbay on Summer Sundays but NO DISCOUNTS for Ancient Brits, I'm afraid:
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Friday, 4 September 2009
Visiting Malta and Sicily by Rail and Ferry?
ENJOY THE STATION -Taomina
Travelling home from Malta by ferry and train through Sicily, I chose to stop off at Taormina-Guardini simply to enjoy the station. In setting and architecture it is arguably the finest in Southern Europe. Approached from the South (from Catania) it springs out after a short tunnel. Approached from the North (Messina), the headland of Taormina first comes into sight, then again after a tunnel the line curves steeply down the cornice, displaying the station with an immediate backdrop of cactus covered cliffs and with the might of Etna, snow topped and smoke plumed behind.
The finest treasures of the station are inside the building, designed by architect Ernesto Basile (1857-1932), who had developed an especially Sicilian
The finest treasures of the station are inside the building, designed by architect Ernesto Basile (1857-1932), who had developed an especially Sicilian
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