After an early morning start (3:30 a.m.) we have arrived in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Executing a complicated plan involving a flight layover, trains, buses, bag-nannies, and the Underground we spent yesterday in London, England. Our time spent at the National Gallery— complete with free admission and a quirky free guided tour— was fabulous. A picture truly paints a thousand words. I would like to share with you one of our extraordinary finds. Turner is renown for his use of light. The Fighting Temeraire is no exception. To provide a bit of context the 98-gun ship, gloriously highlighted, played a significant role in the Battle of Trafalgar 1838. In this case the ship itself became a symbol of England’s glory—their naval successes. None of the tragedy of war—just a concentration on the Victory. A bit of a twist....Turner paints the ship as it is being dragged into retirement by a tug boat. I wonder, as Canadians, do we have any symbols that glorify war in this same way?? Our evening ended with a Fish & Chip supper complete with mushy peas and a spot of tea. Perfect. You are Always in My Prayers. Love Mom.
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Keenan
9/17/2018 09:01:06 am
How is your trip so far
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Ray
9/17/2018 11:52:40 am
The trip has been wonderful. So far all of our travel plsns have worked out without any problems.
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Sophia
9/17/2018 09:01:11 am
Me and my group that I’m working in wondered what a bag-Nannie was
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Ray
9/17/2018 11:57:00 am
We have on small backpack and a medium size suitcase (that has straps to wear on your back). You cannot take them into the art gallery but I found a company online called bag-Nannie which arranges for you to drop off your bags at a store for a small fee. It worked very well.
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Maddie
9/17/2018 09:01:24 am
Did you drink coffee to keep you awake?
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Ray
9/17/2018 12:00:16 pm
I am a huge coffee drinker but limited my coffee a little bit while traveling. The first night was on a plane and it is hard to get a good sleep sitting in a narrow airline seat, so extra coffee would not have helped.
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Jesse
9/17/2018 09:01:56 am
Who is turner
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Ray
9/17/2018 12:05:24 pm
J.M.W. Turner was a artist whose work was done throughout the first half of the 1800's. He did many types of paintings but is known for his sea paintings. The North Perth Library has a video about his life.
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9/17/2018 09:03:37 am
What is the meaning of going to Croatia and Italy. Also what do you want to try out and look for?
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Diane
9/17/2018 12:07:28 pm
The conflict in the former Yugoslavian countries happened in our lifetime so it is very real to us. We wanted to learn more. I have been to Venice but wanted to spend some time there with Ray....and seeing the last super in Milan has always been a dream. It is deteriorating so we knew we had to do that sooner than later.
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T
9/17/2018 09:04:21 am
Hi it’s T from Mr. T’s class! I when I was in Montenegro it took me about a week to get used to the time change, how are you doing with the jet lag so far?
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Diane
9/17/2018 12:05:00 pm
Same, same. We got up at 3:30 to catch our flight out of England so we had a little snooze (about 40 minutes) after lunch and then when out again in the evening, I find if you have too much of a nap you never adjust😩
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Laugh for fun
9/17/2018 09:05:57 am
When Was this picture in the blog art gallery made?
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Diane
9/17/2018 12:01:10 pm
About 1831...if you know a little about Art that is way after Michael Angelo and before Picasso
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Diane
9/17/2018 12:02:16 pm
It is a mark for the immunization site to give the animals shoots.
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Xavier
9/17/2018 09:07:30 am
How much fun are you both having
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Diane
9/17/2018 11:55:30 am
The trip is already worth it. Did a bunch of cool things in Dubrovnik today which we will share in our next post.
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The other Mrs. H
9/17/2018 10:15:51 am
Glad to see you have arrived!
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Diane
9/17/2018 11:54:08 am
1. 7.5 hrs flight to London then two trains, a bus, and many trips on the underground..then a 2 hr 15 flight to Croatia and then 1 more bus and our host picked us up at the train station.
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Evan
9/18/2018 09:28:13 am
Is fish and chips fish and fries?
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Ray
9/18/2018 10:45:40 am
Yes, what we call french fries they call chips. What we call chips in England are called crisps.
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