Bad Knees Travel

In all of the posts about annual stuff, I am not seeing this important date and time. It was the day and time chosen to end the Great War, the War to end all wars. Even today it is not without controversy. How to honor those fallen in war is difficult.  The HOW not the honor. I liked this inews article.   Make sure to read the whole thing as it presents many different sides to the same topic.  In this part of the world where I am sitting, men joined in companies based on their community. So a hard hit unit meant that one town, one village would lose large numbers of its young men in one horrible day. Every town has a war memorial. A wall with the list of the dead, a cross at the intersection. On these memorials there is usually an additional list of those lost in WWII. In the last two weeks, I see more and more red circles with a black dot. The lamp posts are often adorned with a poppy. The kids draw poppies at school (and are encouraged to buy poppy stuff.) Most p...

There are notable museums around the world, but my joy is in finding the tiny local museum with the back story, the local story, the bits that nobody sees. Knowing this my daughter took me to this small jewel in Newtown. The Newtown Textile Museum is not open often, so finding this special weaving event was an opportunity to be grabbed. For the Bad Knees traveler there are a couple of notes here: It is not wheelchair accessible, and there are stairs. But as you take your time going up and down, there is a lot to look at. Parking is on the street, not always where you want it. There is a train that stops in Newtown, lots of small pub style and BnB accommodations within easy walking. The photos here are not necessarily my best, but I tried to get for you the best flavor of the place. And there are lots of photos that I didn’t take. Trying to keep up with two small excited people is sometimes the priority. Most of the photos here were taken by myself. Make sure to check their website...