My travelling Posts from 2017

This year I have wandered away from pure history to writing about places I have visited.  These are the ones I most enjoyed researching.

In August we spent a few days in Essex following up a branch of my family tree.
First we visited two small parish churches in the villages of Moreton and Matching and then the fascinating church in Great Dunmow.

http://somerville66.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/two-essex-village-churches-mondayblogs.html

http://somerville66.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/great-dunmow.html

Earlier in the year I remembered my regular childhood holidays in Scotland and our trips "Doon the Watter."

Old Craigendoran Pier

http://somerville66.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/doon-watter-nostalgia-on-clyde.html

Of course in the 1950s this meant an overnight train journey

Helensburgh station

http://somerville66.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-glorious-days-of-highland-train-and.html

I have been visiting and sometimes working in London throughout my life so am always interested in how it has changed.

I looked for old pictures of the city in contrast to my photographs. Past met present

In July, while staying with friends in south west France we visited a night market.

And because I spent so much time in the Portugal this year, here are two posts about the town of Olhao and the Rio Formosa.

Rio Formosa

Olhao

 Happy New Year.