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Walk 22/09/07
Posted Sep 23, 2007
An eight mile circular walk starting from Llanarmon-yn-lal, Denbeighshire, Wales.
Sights seen was a motte called Tomen-y-faerdre, walked along what seem to be an old drovers track, joining up with the Clwydian Way and Offa's Dyke Trail. Along the way the route went past Bodidris Hall dating back from 1450, St Tegla's Well and what should have been St Garmon's Well (nowhere to be seen). Also went passed the churches of St Garmon (Llynarmon-Yn-Ial) and St Tegla (Llandegla). The route was mostly along the valley of the river Alun so there was some picturesque views of the Clwydian Range, Meol Garegog, Llantysilio Mountains and a glimpse of Snowdonia.
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past three weeks
Posted Jun 7, 2005
The memory quickly fades.
All that I can remeber is that I spent a day walking in the Berwyn mounatins (part of which is a national nature reserve) and saw some stunning views towards Snowdownia Natinal Park.
Seen the folowing films
Star Wars III (**1/2) hated the first ten - fifteen minutes due to poor dialogue and CGI. after that I quite enjoyed the film especially when Skywalker was being turned to the dark side.
Sin City (*****) very stylish, violent. excellent film, pulp fiction at is very best.
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Three days in Northumberland
Posted May 14, 2005
Just returned from three days in Northumberland, England.
Day one, walked the part of Hadrian's Wall and the Pennine Way which are to be found in the Northumberland National Park.
Day two, hired a bike and cycled part of the national cycle route 68, then visited the charming villages of Allendale Twon, Allenhead and Alston which are in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOB).
Day three walk another part of the Pennine Way, went the Rheged visitor attraction to watch two IMAX sized films on Everest and Forces of Nature.
A very enjoyable three days.
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Films
Posted May 10, 2005
Over the past week or so I have been to see three films: Downfall, Kingdom of heaven and the Hitchhikers guide.
Downfall charts the last days of the Third Reich seen from the perspective of Hitler's secretary. Very good film, treats the main characters as people rather than caricatures or monsters. Worth seeing.
Kingdom of Heaven, though there is a story it seems the main thrust of the film is to say that Muslims and Christians worship the same God and that God is to found in a persons humbleness. Good film but only if you want to think what the film is about.
The hitchhikers guide.. Sorry but this was awful, not because, as a film it was bad (it would have been Ok, a poor Ok), but because it failed to respect the source material. It would be interesting to hear/read the justifications of such changes to characters and omissions of dialogue and the introduction of a new story line which never goes anywhere.
It is interesting to see on the BBC's movie website that the majority of people have given the film 1 out of 5. You either love it or hate it.
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Agent Orange
Posted May 3, 2005
Just read on the BBC news website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4494347.stm) an article about the ongoing effects of agent.
Should governments and individuals be held responible for acts over 30 years ago?
Who should defend the continuing victims and do they have any rights?
Is such actions, like the use of Agent Orange, more acceptable than the atrocities commited during the WW2?
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