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Offline hollins

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« Reply #3225 on: October 01, 2013, 10:24:25 pm »
Well done!

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« Reply #3226 on: October 01, 2013, 11:32:26 pm »
still got a stone bottle of gin from there bought in the eighties.thought it was there but a long time no see.not changed much


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« Reply #3227 on: October 02, 2013, 11:05:03 am »
Me too, I don't know why I bought it as I don't like the stuff.     Lovely Island though for a nice relaxing holiday.

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« Reply #3228 on: October 03, 2013, 08:49:21 pm »
did you get yours from the distillery at Mahon Hugo,had a look around it and bought the gin as a souvenir may be a drop left, turned to the highlands now and the bird life (Grouse) medicinal of course.

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« Reply #3229 on: October 03, 2013, 10:57:56 pm »
Yes,  I drove there in a hired car and all I can remember about Mahon are the narrow streets there as I had a lot of trouble finding a place to park the car.
Wouldn't mind going back though.   $good$

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« Reply #3230 on: October 04, 2013, 12:47:23 am »
we went on one of the boat trips it took us past the house of Richard Branson, he was on the landing stage near his yacht, they pointed out different places of interest as we were leaving the harbour, it was a very good trip out, as you I would love to go back there again but I can.t see it somehow. That photo that Hollins posted  brought back some very good memories

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« Reply #3231 on: October 04, 2013, 12:59:23 am »
looking at the photo again it looks like the bay opposite the room were it was taken is the bay were his house is,and I think it was a prison that was later turned into a hospital on the island in the distance. It.s that long ago I may be way out. the other bit of useless info was that Nelson.s Lady Hamilton lived across the way.

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« Reply #3232 on: October 04, 2013, 08:07:56 am »
You have got a good memory snowcap. Yes, it is called Hospital Island. Here is a bit of history about it on this link.
http://www.menorcaminorca.co.uk/hospitalisland.html
You should have come with us to fill us in on all the local who lives where info!
I hope you and Hugo do manage to come again although this morning it is a bit rainy but still very warm and humid. Shopping for us in Mahon today so I hope I have better luck parking than Hugo did.
Here are two more photos which show the island a bit more clearly and another one looking the other way and out to sea. There are lots of modern contemporary villas on this side now.

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« Reply #3233 on: October 04, 2013, 08:12:28 am »
Sorry that last photo was the wrong one. This is the view looking the other way out to sea.

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« Reply #3234 on: October 04, 2013, 11:36:43 am »
I'd like to think that one day I'd go back to Menorca and I was thinking about Cala Galdana just a few days ago and did a Google Street view on the properties overlooking the bay.
Fantastic location and I could easily live there, that's if my Lottery numbers come up tonight.      :)

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #3235 on: October 05, 2013, 02:42:46 pm »
Back to N Wales,  where and what  is this building?

It's only easy if you've been inside it.




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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #3236 on: October 05, 2013, 02:50:08 pm »
                 Is it the inside of the dove-cote at Penmon, Ynys Mon?

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« Reply #3237 on: October 05, 2013, 02:54:48 pm »
Nice try Gwynant but it's not the Dove cote at Penmon.

Too soon for any more clues.   

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #3238 on: October 05, 2013, 03:29:52 pm »
Is it Criccieth Castle?

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #3239 on: October 05, 2013, 03:34:53 pm »
Conwy Castle?