Tag Archives: pilgrims

Two nights at the museum. A dream fulfilled (not flushed)*

Posted on July 16, 2015 by memoirsofahusk

The train station in A Coruña looks like a cathedral. Or seems to as we’re being driven towards it by our nice, helpful taxi driver. Inside the cavernous building, two men on the track are washing a waiting train – … Continue reading →

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‘How f—ing useful is that exactly?’ (part of quote from graffiti artist Banksy)

Posted on July 3, 2014 by memoirsofahusk

Banksy wasn’t coy, he used the whole f-word, but I won’t: ‘The key to good graffiti is economy. A simple splash of paint in the right place at the right time is all it takes. An old lady with a … Continue reading →

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Forget Rome – if you would valiant be*, I’d go for three Bardseys

Posted on September 8, 2013 by memoirsofahusk

It’s all too beautiful. No, I’m not reliving the sixties (‘Itchy-coo Park’, for the benefit of you bright young things), I’m treading a well-worn path, trodden for hundreds of years. In wartime, by men from the RAF. In peacetime, by … Continue reading →

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