And this lady does have an aristocratic bearing...and does look a bit like Debs, The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire .
So, I'm NOT saying it is...but .... I have made a career out of being wrong.
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Hope that you, dear reader, have had a pleasant time, and enjoyed your holidays. Maybe heading somewhere as restful as shown above. The slide only said "Summer 1988 Italy", but it's not difficult to recognise Sirmione, Lake Garda. Here
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This might be in the Peak District, but I'm not sure.
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The view from my bedroom...
...I wish.
If you are tempted .... try here
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And then, The Smell....
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Repel all outsider
Settle down, and do whatever you fancy.
The slide - only info was "Summer, 1988, Italy"
So, I reckon this is the Castello Scaligero in Sirmione. Also known as the Scaliger Castle or Scaligero Castle.
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I know what you're thinking ... "Isn't that Helmdale, in Northern Scotland, on the fabled NC500 route?"
'fraid not. There's no info on this slide, but it didn't take long to figure out that this is Limone sul Garda, in the northern lakes of Italy.
In fact, a little searching tells me that this is Piazza Garibaldi
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Bonus - one of my Go-To relaxation channels... Thanks Phil
But, I RECOGNISE IT ! Having driven along the M6 many, many times, I recognize this as the (now) Lancaster Services, and recall once having had a meal in the restaurant (before it closed in 1989.)
Alas, fire safety rules mean that it'll probably never function as a restaurant ever again, which is a pity.
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She was in The Snug of the Jolly Submariner Hotel in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, and Mavis was enjoying a Capstan Full-Tar ciggie.
Seconds later, she was engulfed in flame, and died in seconds. Some say it was a stray ember igniting her control-top pantyhose, but other said it was spontaneous human combustion. We may never know.
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This 1988 slide caught the eye, perhaps due to the "Ukrainian Flag" colours painting of the mooring posts. Probably not in anticipation of Russia's idiotic invasion, but who knows.
Only info on the slide was "Summer 1988, Italy", but using only my genius and a small tin of sweetcorn, I identified this as being Riva del Garda, on Lake Garda.
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However, if Reynold's Tavern would like to send me money/food/stuff, please contact me.
An undated slide, but circumstantial evidence suggests it dates from early 1980's. And, unsurprisingly, the Tavern hasn't changed much in the intervening 35 odd years. (A screengrab from Google, and there are a selection of years images.)
Bonus - June was probably a terrible month to be a dinosaur. Here’s how we know.
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