We're up and out early on our way to London. Quite the sunrise over the potato barns to speed us on our way. The sky has that 'snow is on the way' look to it. We park at the station, catch the train south to Edinburgh ( which runs on time ) and enjoy a brand new British Airways A-320 on the flight to Heathrow. Why is it new cars and new planes have such a distinctive and welcoming smell ? Talking of new cars there's still no news from the garage about when our miracle of German engineering is due to be delivered.
Another of those questions I'd never thought to ask: https://www.upworthy.com/why-didn-t-people-smile-in-old-photographs-it-wasn-t-just-about-the-long-exposure-times
Neither of us had heard of this movie but it's visually superb :https://youtu.be/iZwykQK9aZo?t=1
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Hari OM
...la tour Eiffel... pourquoi? Starmer's ride down the Champs-Elysees a prompt? YAM xx
A new description will soon have to be found for the 'miracle of German engineering'. One can't help but think that the whole sorry episode of delays and more delays reflects a deeper problem with the competitiveness of German manufacturing - and more broadly with the European economy as a whole.
By the time your new car arrives, the tide will have turned and opinion changed on the most desirable form of power to drive it.
Well, now you've turned us against BMWs as well as Volvos. Actually, our kids are very strenuously anti-BMW in any event. We owned one during a time when they were prone to carsickness and we had a weekend house that involved winding mountain roads. They decided it was the car's fault. We bought a VW sports car last year that is fun on the highways but really rough on our local roads, so we are back in the market. The article about smiling was great - it's a question I have thought about, as I have a lovely, but very serious, photo of my grandparents when young sitting on my desk. In Japan, it is still verboten to smile for any official photograph, and my kids always look like prisoners in their ID photos. I'm just conflicted myself, coming from the land of "say cheese" as I do.
The sunrise sky is spectacular!
Many years ago Angus was told that our doughty old Bristol Blenheim was a health hazard. A BMW 3 series convertible was bought. This was highly impractical although it went like a bat out of hell. It was ,to put it mildly , selective in in its willingness to start. We then ought an enormous Mercedes estate. This also seemed prone to breakdowns. After that we went to Range Rover Sports which ( despite their reputation ) were reliable and safe and never attracted car thieves who would go for the larger and pricier Range Rovers. I thought Volvo was bad but am nervous that our return to BMW is not going well.
Yes!
Gorgeous sunrise photo!
Beautiful! Recent tv ads for a a stroller mentioning involvement by BMW. What is next? Bentley buggies?
I wonder as well about the tour Eiffel and the gallic roosters...Unlikely return of the Entente Cordiale?
The sky is amazing...so are the giant chickens they look real enough to be real!
Never got to ride in a brand-new airplane but did once have the distinctive experience of flying in what seemed to be the oldest 737 in the history of American Airlines fleet. It was about 10 years ago - Philadelphia to Boston. For reference, there were still ashtrays in the arms of the seats. I was in the absolute last seat before the bathrooms to the rear of the plane and because the seat itself didn't seem fully bolted to the floor, it "pivoted" around...a lot. And the exciting part was, the seat belt was actually broken, no clasp. The Air Steward, in exasperation, actually told to try and just "knot" it together. Of course, we hit heavy turbulence during the brief 45 minutes in the air. That was a fun flight. I so envy your recent lovely trip.
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