Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Towns, cities, villages,rivers and places that I have visited over the years

Norwich (Castle, Cathedrals, River Wensum, River Yare, River Tas), Great Yarmouth (Rivers Yare, Waveney and Bure, seaport, beach), Lowestoft, Acle, Cromer, Wells, Sheringham, Wells-Next-Sea, Blakeney, Holt, Potter Heigham, Marsham, Aylsham, Horning, Swaffham, Dereham, Fakenham, Kings Lynn, Stalham, Salhouse, Little Plumstead, Great Plumstead, Wymondham, Wicklewood, Great Ryburgh, Holme Hale, Coltishall, North Walsham, Walsingham, Ling, Attleborough, New Buckenham, Long Stratton, Newmarket (Racecourse), Ipswich (River Orwell), Colchester, Witham, Braintree, Chelmsford, Harwich, Cambridge (River Cam), Bury St Edmunds, Watford, London (River Thames, London Bridge, House of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, Madame Tussauds, Planetarium, Markets, British Museum, London Bridge, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Kew Gardens, Hamstead Heath), Dover, Goudburst, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells, Leeds Castle, Exeter, Exmouth, Southampton, St Helens Guernsey, Isle of Wight, Glastonbury (Tor), Stonehenge, Canterbury, Hastings, Battle, Brighton, Hove, Worthing, Horley, Guildford, Taunton, Salisbury, Romsey, Oxford (River Thames), Cambridge, Ely (Cathedral), Peterborough, Reading (River Thames), Winnersh, Slough, Swindon, Bath (River Avon, Roman Baths), Bristol (River Avon, Clifton Suspension Bridge), Cheddar Gauge, “Bloody Tight” cave, Newport, Cardiff (River Taff, River Rumney, Tiger Bay, Castle), Bridgend (Afon Ogwr / River Ogmore), Nelson, Rumney (River Rumney), Barry, Porthcawl, Swansea (River Neath), Neath, Lampeter, Aberystwyth, Rhyll, Chester, Stoke-on-Trent (River Trent), Ironbridge (River Severn), York (Clifford’s Tower), Sheffield (Rivers Don, Sheaf, Rivelin, Loxley and Porter Brook), Blackwood, Argoed, Llandudno,
 Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Mount Snowdon (Highest Mountain in Wales), Forest of Dean, Coleford, Rye, Bourton-on-the Water, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Birmingham (Spaghetti Junction), Nuneaton, Coventry, Newport Pagnell, Luton, Welwyn Garden City, Knebworth, Royston, Nottingham, Southend-on-Sea, Middlesbrough, Rosslare, Waterford, Cork, Dublin (River Liffey, Guiness Factory, Castle, Halfpenny Bridge), Liverpool, Manchester, Keswick, Skafell Pike (Highest Mountain in England), Langdale (camp site), Helvellyn (mountain), Coniston (lake and Mountain: "Old Man of Coniston"), Windamere (largest lake in England), Kendall, Carlisle, Glencoe, Perth (River Tay), Aviemore (River Spey), Fort William (River Nevis, River Lochy), Ben Nevis (Highest Mountain in Scotland and the UK), Loch Ness, Aberdeen (River Dee), John o’Groats, Kirkwall, Thurso, Kingston upon (Hull River Hull Humberside), Leeds (River Aire), Paris (Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, Champs-Élysées, Notre Dame, Montmatre Dali Museum, Seine), Carla-Baye, Toulouse (River Garonne), Gevry Chambertin, Rennes-le-Château (Saint Mary Magdelene Church), Pont du Gard (River Gard /Gardon, Roman Aquaduct), Carcassonne (River Aude), Saint Pastour, Villeneuve sur Lot (River Lot), Avignon (River Rhone, Cathedral), Montpellier, Nimes (Colloseum, River Gard /Gardon)), Cannes, Saint- Tropez, Aries (Collosseum), Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Cadaques, Figueres (Dalhi Museum), Ibiza, Formentera, Valencia, Vitoria, Barcelona (Boqueria market, Las Ramblas, Cathedral, Sagrada Familia, Gaudi artitecture: Casa Batilo, Casa mila - La Pedrera, Cannabis Clubs – Weed You, Doctor Dou, The Resin Club, Dragon Club, Cannabis Hemp Museum, Encants Market), Alora (Castillo Arabe), Malaga, Benalmádena, Torremolinos, Fuengirola, La Carla, Alhaurin el Grande, Mijas, Marbella, Ronda, Estepona, La Linea, Gibraltar, Algeciras, Ceuta, Tetouan, Fez (River Fes / Oued Fes, medina, Blue Gate / Bab Bouijloud), Marrakesh (market, snake charmers), Mirhleft (fishing village near Tiznit), Essaouira, Hammanet (medina), Cairo (River Nile, Cairo Museum, Tower), Giza Pyramids (Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure), Saqqara (Step Pyramid, Unas), Luxor, (River Nile, Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Valley of the Nobles, Ramasseum, Deir el_Bahari and The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Medinet Habu, Deir el Medina, Colossi of Memnon) Fayoum, Edfu (River Nile, Temple), Edna (River Nile, Temple), Aswan (River Nile, Dam), Matala (caves), Agia Gallini, Heraklion, Knossos, Mystras (UNESCO World Heritage Site, Byzantine ruins), Githio (Diros Caves / Caves of Vlychada), Olympia, Patras, Athens, Thessaloniki, Puerto de la Cruz, El Draco - Dragon Tree, Mesa del Mare, Mount Teide, Las Caletillas, Candelaria, Los Cristianos, Los Gigantes, Las Americas, Valle Gran Rey La Gomera, Lagos,  Lisbon (River Tagos /Rio Tejo, Sao Jorge Castle, Tram rides, Belem Tower, Monument of the Discoveries, Praça do Comércio, Museu de Carveja - Beer Museum), Oporto / Porto (River Duoro, Port Tastings, Igreja da Lapa Cathedral, Lapa Church Bell Clock Tower, Liberty Square, Dom Luis I Bridge, Palacio da Bolsa, Ribeira UNESCO World Heritage site, Sao Bento Train Station, Majestic Café), Braga (Bom Jesus do Monte, Cathedral)), Viana do Castelo (River Lima), Povoa de Varzim, Ponte de Lima (River Lima, statues "Alegoria as Feiras e ao Folclore",  "Memoria do Campo"), Arcos de Valdevez, Braga, Barcellos (market), Povoa de Verzim, Santiago de Compostella (Rivers Sar and Sarela), A Caruna, Sada, Bilbao (River Nervión, Guggenheim Museum), Vitoria, Brussels, Bruges /Brugge (“Venice of the North”, River Reie, Dalhi Museum, De Halve Maan Brewery, Market Swuare, Belfry Tower, chocolate), Ghent, Antwerp, Den Haag, Rotterdam, Amsterdam (Coffeeshop, Cannabis Hemp Museum, Cannabis College, Red Light District, River Amstel, Haarlem (River Spaarne, Coffeeshops, Grote Kerk, Bavo's Church), Ijmuiden, Gronegen, Zwolle, Leiden, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Berlin (Brandenburg Gate, Egyptian Museum), Munich, Frankfurt am Rhein, Boppard, Rudesheim, Cochem, Heidelberg, Cologne / Coln (River Rhine), Berne, Geneva (River Rhone, River Arve, Lake Geneva, Jet d’Eau, Flower Clock, Egyptian Museum, , Lucerne (River Reuss, Swiss Transport Museum, Natural Museum, Chapel Bridge, Kapelbrüke, Lake Lucerne, the Dying Lion), Gruyere (Fondue Restaurants), Lausanne, Zurich (River Limmat), Rome (River Tiber, Colosseum, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pyramide, Panteon, Roman Forum), Vatican City (Sistine Chapel, Museum), Pisa (Leaning Tower), Genova (Old Port, Nervi), Alessandria (Rivers Tanaro and Bormida), Lu Monferrato, Vignale Monferrato, San Salvatore Monferrato, Mirabello Monferrato, Casale (River Po), Vercelli (River Sesia), Isole del Pescatore (Lake island), Baveno (lake), Orta (lake), Verbano (lake), Mombella-Laveno (lake), Turin (River Po, Egyptian Museum), Verona (River Adige), Bergamo (Rivers Serio and Brembo), Lucca (River Serchio), Monterosso al Mare (beach), Levanto (beach), Florence (UNESCO World Heritage Centre, River Arno, Duomo Cathedral, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio,) Venice (Venetian lagoon, St Marks Basiica, Piazza San Marco, Doge;s Palace, Ponte di Rialto, Grand Canal, Bridge of Sighs) Palermo (Cathedral, Royal Palace and Palatine Chapel, Fontana Pretoria, Square of Shame / Piazza della Vergogna), Cefalu (Cathedral), Belgrade (River Danube), Prague (River Vitava, Castle, Wensleslas Square, Castle, Charles Bridge, Synagogue, Old Town Square / /Staroměstské náměstí, Astrological Clock, Mucha Gallery), Kutna Hora (Sedlec Ossuary /Bone Church, Cathehdral), Český Krumlov (UNESCO World Heritage Site), České Budějovice (Beer Factory), Brno, Budapest – “Pearl of the Danube”, (River Danube, Wine Festival, Childrens Railway, Buda Castle, Parliament Buildings, Fishermans Bastion, Chain Bridge), Bucharest (River Dambovita), Sibiu, Brasov, Sighișoara (Supposed birthplace of Vlad the Impaler / Dracula), Bran Castle (supposed Castle of Vlad the Impaler), Bratislava (River Danbue), Istanbul (Pudding Shop, Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, Bosphorus), Pamukkale (Thermal Pools), Afyonkarahisar, Antalya, Efes, Antakya, Antioch, Aleppos, Deir el Zur, Al Q’im village, Baghdad (River Tigris), Tehran, Mashhad, Herat, Khandahar, Kabul Chicken Street, Kabul River, Blue Mosque, Chicken Street), Khyber Pass, Peshawar (River Kabul), Islamabad, Rawalpindi (River Soan), Lahore (River Ravi), Wagar, Amritsar, (Golden Temple), New Delhi (Red Fort, Delhi Gate, Jantar Mantar, Mahatma Ghandi Museum, Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk, Connaught Circus), Jodpur, Jaiselmer (Fort, Camel Trek), Agra (River Yamuna, Taj Mahal, Agra Fort), Fatepur Sikri, (UNESCO World Heritage site, abandoned city, Buland Darwazar / The "Gate of Victory, Tomb of Salim Chishti, Diqan-i-Khas / Hall of Private Audience, Jodha Bai's Palace) Khajuraho (Hindu and Digambara Jain temples), Varanasi (River Ganges), Haridwar (River Ganges), Rishikesh (River Ganges, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi complex now closed, Lakshman Jhula. Bridge, Buddhist Temples), Sarnath (UNESCO World Heritage Site, Buddhist Stupas, said to be the site that Gautama Buddha chose for his first teaching after he attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya., Bodhi Tree / Sacred Fig), Jammu (River Tawi), Srinagar (River Jhelum / Vyath or Vetesta, Lake Dal, Houseboats, Lake Nagine, Nishat Bagh gardens, Pony Treks), Gulmarg, Aru (River Aru / Lidder), Kathmandu (Durbar Square, Monkey Temple, Freak Street), Patan (Durbar Square), Pokhara, Miami.

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