Waterloo to Paris Eurostar 2003

Third time  travelling to Paris for us, this was .

First time was from Glasgow Central Station to London Euston Train Station then  across to Victoria  Station, to Ashford Airport - Kent, flew  to Le Touquet Airport ,  and took  then Train to Gare Du Nord Paris 1974.

Second time was to Parc du Prince  Scotland playing  France at Rugby we Heathrow Expressed from Woking to Heathrow.

This Third time  was SWT Reading line to Waterloo, London  then Eurostar  to Paris Gare - Du Nord 2003.



Hot day, long walk and good meal in the evening, in a corner restaurant, in a small square in Marais, near Hotel Turenne - very nice, if you get a seat.

My friend Bruno Remy  was writing a book about the Marais. The book was from the beginning of La Ville through to the Middle Ages and the History of Paris and has recently sent me the English shorter version  - The Kings of the Marais by Bruno Remy.

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My night at Loch Rannoch, at The Macdonald Hotel

THIS JOURNEY IS ON THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF BAHRAIN RFC with whom I REUNITE by Proxy SINCE 1983/4 having played No.4,5,6,7 following a playing career with 1978/80 Weybridge Vandals RFC, 1969/78 Shawlands AcademyFPRFC,1963/69 Shawlands Academy RFC and rugby toured Hong Kong with Bahrain RFC, the reunion was held between 14th & 20th May see (www.bahrainrfc.com) other Rugby Sevens I  played were Helensburgh,Hyndland and Stranraer Wigtonshire Sevens with Shawlands Acdademy and  FP's in fact we won the Hyndland Sevens.

The Journey shows Seven Lochs and Rivers : Loch Faskally, Loch Tummel, Loch Rannoch ,Rivers Tummel, Gary, Tay and Glen Fincastle Burn. All Flows are Rannoch to Tay.

We set out from Glasgow, about 10.30 am travelling round the Glasgow Motorways and up the M80 towards Stirling eventually arriving at the Green Hotel Pitlochary in time for a Complimentary Coffee Tea and Cakes !
 On turning around and going back for petrol into Pitlochary, I was glad my Skoda Superb had beeped a fuel stop and  had not let me get stranded by chance, in the small petrol station at Kinloch Rannoch with no diesel.

My Skoda is available on Youtube at http://youtu.be/GdGmKLOsZYs  and it has done well with it's new Diesel Emission filter and Senors replaced.

After refuelling at Pitlochary £90 phew that was close, we travelled to Loch Rannoch with a Lunch at the Queens View at Loch Tummel a very suitable stop.

We then carried on to the Hotel getting there about 3pm Tuesday  a Spring break room each and a Dinner included saw to a restful night and some wandering in the morning before travelling back through Dunkeld and a chance to have a Piano stop at the Taybank by the River Tay bridge , it is a Music fan bar either see  video on  Youtube - http://youtu.be/wW57QpFHYn8   - or below

THE JOURNEY

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After lunch we took the route for Condorrat to visit my cousin John McDonald (Cumbernauld RFC) and say "Hello", bringing him from my local  Marlow Bottom Brewery a large bottle of  Rebellion Bitter, then  home about 5pm Wednesday. All in all a nice day out for two.

 You can see here on youtube - http://youtu.be/syuLcNYXzOc or view below.

From the Great Hall, Marr Hall Golf and Spa Hotel

Prior to setting out on Monday I received a Full Scottish breakfast and nine holes of Golf from Marr Hal,l Golf and Spa, Bishopton who also had a Piano in the Great Hall a Yamaha baby grand. http://youtu.be/syuLcNYXzOc The reason I refer to Stephen in the Video is we exchange Music on Facebook and he just happens to be a Hewell Packard laptop salesmanager so he helps with a few Early Learning things !Although -Low Notes under your right hand in the Video and the Guitars seem to have moved on the wall ? You can see the Guitars on the Video on Youtube -  http://youtu.be/TOv_I3dijCo

or below here.

At Marr Hall on Yamaha Grand Piano.

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At The Taybank Music Bar.

http://www.thetaybank.co.uk.

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Chopsticks on two Pianos

One is the Piano in the Great Hall of Mar Hall Bishopton Hotel and Golf/Spa

 a Yamaha Baby Grand.

Also this week,today lunch time, I found the Piano in The Taybank a music bar beside the River Tay Dunkeld, Scotland.  Filmed on a Cyber YouCam on a HP Pavillion g Series Laptop.

Improve with Pianos more often.

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Chopsticks at the great hall in Marr Hall Bishopton Scotland

This is the second of two Pianos on which I play a short piece of Chopsticks.
It is a Yamaha baby grand and echos along the vast Hall.
I learned to play chopsticks when at Langside with some training from a Waverly Gardens by Queens Park, piano teacher.

My playing inspiration my sister Linda and the late Eunice Harris of Fernbank Avenue, Sudberry Hill, Greenford Middlesex was the duet with Jean McDonald my Mum  They both went to Wembley Grammer before the second world war and enjoyed meeting up on our Piano in Tantallon Road in Shawlands for a Plonking session of,
Run Rabbit Run and Kiss Me Goodnight Seargent Major, bothMusic Sheets kept flat until the Piano Stool was rummaged.

So here goes just a quick unpractised attempt due to laptop being new and a Piano being handy !

The first Piano I Blogged on Blogian was found in the Taybank Dnkeld which looked more like ours in Tantallon Road an Upright . I also played a Piano at my Grandmothers in Hampden

ANOTHER VENUE IS ENGLEFIED GREEN COMMUNITY CAFE

ON A SCUDAMORE 1867 CHURCH ORGAN in the METHODIST CHURCH now CAFE.

http://www.thetaybank.com
/http://www.marhall.com/

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