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Mosaic Benches

I have featured these benches before, but they are worth a second look.  They stand outside the Peace Palace in The Hague. Linked to Bench Series Copyright Debbie Smyth, 16 August 2015

On Your Bike! The Grand Départ

The 2015 edition of the Tour de France sets off from Utrecht today.  The race will comprise 21 stages; 9 flat, 3 hilly, 7 mountain, plus 1 in dividual and 1 team trial.  The 3,360 kilometres will […]

Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain

As far back as Ancient Greece, Aristotle had his scale of seven colours. Later, Isaac Newton constructed a colour circle, originally divided into five, but he later added orange and indigo to match the number of […]

K is for… Kite

Spring has come to the North at last, and in the USA you can celebrate its arrival with a spot of kite flying as part of National Kite Month this April. To get into full […]