Tuesday Travels. . Ararat, Victoria

On our recent travels in Victoria, before restrictions were enforced again, one of the towns we visited was Ararat.  We were on our way to the wineries in that part of the world. We had stopped in Ararat for the night and had time to have a wander around the town before dinner.  There are…

Mackintosh. . . . .Tuesday Travels

As you know I am a fan of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and I had hoped to visit the Glasgow School of Art while we were in Glasgow.  Unfortunately the School of Art was not in a state for viewing as there had been a dreadful fire a few weeks before we arrived.  The building was…

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. . . .Tuesday Travels

The first museum that we visited on our trip was the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.  There was a Charles Rennie Macintosh exhibition there so I was keen to go. Unfortunately the exhibition had finished but there was still an impressive array of Mackintosh work in the Museum. The work of his wife, Margaret Macdonald…

That’s one off the bucket list but not how I intended.

For a long time one of the things I have wanted to do is visit the Glasgow School of Art.  I have loved the works of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and also the works of his wife.  This year we are off for a holiday to Scotland and we will be spending five days close to…

Tuesday travels . . . .Bath, England

Although I have been to England a few times now I have never been to Bath.  My younger daughter had been before but it was included on our trip as her partner, like me,  hadn’t been there either.  I am so glad it was on our itinerary.  What a wonderful place and a must visit…

Tuesday travels. . . . .Melbourne

As we have been in Melbourne for a couple of days I thought it could be my subject for Tuesday Travels this week and continue with my Scottish travels next week. My husband came with me this trip and we had an enjoyable couple of days.  The weather was very good, which is unusual for…