Travelling

Sycamore Gap

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OMG! Bothythreads, a famous company which creates beautiful cross-stitch kits, has announced a giveaway: one lucky winner will receive a Sycamore Gap cross stitch kit, fine bone china mug and coaster, as well as a Tree of Hope cross stitch kit, fine bone china mug and coaster! As for me, the main prize is a Sycamore Gap, which I saw while visiting my daughter in Newcastle. That is an incredible place with a touching history. You can read it here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6295zv9101o

Here are some photos from my journey to Northumberland:

Prague again

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I was in Prague for the third time and didn’t get to see everything. For example, we didn’t have time to see the gardens below Prague Castle, but we did visit the Royal Garden. So in today’s post – the originally Renaissance garden was founded in 1534 and is located on the site of old medieval vineyards. Currently, the garden follows the tradition of an “English-style” park created there in the middle of the 19th century. It also contains elements of Renaissance character and Baroque (ornamental flower beds).