John Burke's a-Musings

The end of our visit to Versailles was drawing near - as indeed is the by now legendary photo of the scorch mark... Passing through this...

Sunday 30 May 1999. We have been inside the Palace of Versailles following a soaking from Paris's greatest ever storm up to that date. W...

Sunday 30 May 1999. The coach set off at 9:00am for Versailles and although warm, it was rather dull. By the time we reached the palace it w...

Tuesday 12 August 2003. After yesterday's sun, Mum is feeling the effects and so Mum and Dad opt to stay at the hotel for the day whils...

Friday, 23 March 2018. We had booked ourselves in at the Weir Hotel and Pub in Walton-on-Thames and were going to fulfil a long-nurtured de...

Monday 25 May 2015. Our last day, Spring Bank Holiday Monday and we say goodbye to Mary, Rod and their family at The White House B&B an...