My sister and her husband have just got back from a short holiday in Tuscany. Yesterday I was looking at her photos of San Gimignano on Flickr. Today I saw an article in the paper about how the mayor of San Gimignano wants to reduce the number of pesky tourists in the town. I must […]
Entries from June 12th, 2006
London Transport
June 12th, 2006 · Comments Off on London Transport · Life
I know just how Martin feels – thats why I try to avoid the tube generally, and especially during the summer, and stick to the mainline trains. Now that all the trains in my region have been replaced with air-conditioned carriages with tinted glass I can feel even more smug. This would be a good […]
Turn left
June 12th, 2006 · 5 Comments · Life, Politics
That last post about Cheals roundabout reminded me about the recent mad scheme from John Redwood about ‘improving’ traffic – the one about allowing left turns at red traffic lights. It might work back on his planet, but I can’t see it working here. Ok so they do it in America, but America has very […]
Cheals Roundabout
June 12th, 2006 · Comments Off on Cheals Roundabout · Life
What has happened to Cheals roundabout? All those lovely bushes have gone and all that is left is a couple of trees and the Cheals display shrubs. It looks so bare now. All I can think is that it was either a financial decision, which would be unfortunate, or for safety reasons, which would be […]