All roads
All Roads
Happy Easter week to everyone! Enjoy the day and your easter eggs.Do all roads lead to Rome? the Pope will address crowds of up to 60,000 today in St Peters Square,Rome.A place where you risk life crossing a road.I lived in Rome for two years and never went to hear the Pope, the Sistine chapel hoever,surpasses all imagination and is beautiful.The Apian Way is one of Romes most famous and beautiful walks ,it was made to carry Army supplies originally.Till today Roman roads have lasted,they were perhaps the greatest road builders of lasting roads.
What are the roads like where you live? Ours are more chaotic than ever,buses being retouted due to construction,no drainage,and poor condition,we are walking over ditches and planks into shops,its an obstacle course,and the traffic is chaotic.its been a continuing saga for months now.
Turkey was perhaps the most dangerous driving I ever experienced,especially 3 point turns atop of mountain passes,with the wheels hanging over cliffs.Dead lorries adorned dark gullies and valleys,camels pass cars on freeways at great speedJapan was the most orderly with pop up cardboard policemen,they would have run over them where I live,Very obediant to all stops and signs,and orderly.
There are however,beautiful scenic roads everywhere,I love country roads and winding lanes.i always wanted to drive along beaches as they do in Australia,or just for fun,
Road signs add to much confusion in most places,and the hook road turn in Melbourne was practically unfathomable.I had to swot their driving codes before going there.Some roads are more than dangerous,with drops into the sea ,or over cliff edges with no room to pass oncoming vehicles.Weather conditions can add to problems too.
What experiences have you had of road travel,you have loved,or hated?Have you had any hair raising experiences you would like to share? Post memes gifs videos music,experiences,movies or trailers.
Respect all commenters and moderators…no political or religious comments please.Most of all enjoy.And welcome back to Tiamat a friend!Ansent from disqus for some three years.
Lian
The Magic of the sea
The beach and the sea can be magic for all ages.
Some of my earliest memories ae of clambering over rock pools fishing for lunch,eating icecream and siting in deck chairs.
In Turkey was living on a yacht in Bodrum,rowing for supplies to villages everyday,and swimming in deep blue seas.
I love deserted beaches,crowds are not for me,Australia had white sands blue seas and a beach culture…ideal.I dove for shells and made shell necklaces thatpaid for the months ai soent livng in western Austalia.
I intend to make the most of this summer as since the covid epidemic habe hardly been to the sea,even tho living nearby,but the beaches are rocky unless I travel northwards where there are golden sands.
Do you play watersports?what do you wear on the beach?Do you sunbathe,swim,picnic,exercise?do you take your dog to the beach,Its no longer allowed here,
In Italy music blared out,and we usually paid for the beach and frequented restaurants.
Share your memories, music,movies,gifs memes of your days on the beach.
Remember no politics or religion
Most of all enjoy,and all are welcome
Lian
Born Wild.
Were you born Wild? A child of the sixties? Or were you/are you conformist?
The fifties were black and white,Then the world burst into technicolo,and i agination.
Teens ruled the world which seemed exciting,freedoms and dreams were lived.
Denim and jeans became a uniform.2023 Denim is back!Long hair became the norm.If we dont have a uniform,do we make one?
People lived the music,Tik Tok, today music appears tame in comparison.
Dreams now appear to be for wealth or power,position,what is your happiness,or dream?
Or are you content.p with life?
Do you still have a dream or an ambition?or settling for a bucket list?
Films like Easy Rider,St Trinians,broke tradition,and were fun!I threw tv out long ago,havent been to the cinema for ages,used to be an event.
The world is a different place,or has it always been a big bad dangerous world?
Films and tv were far more entertaining,than selfies,and being glued to a phone.Most of todays movies
are about horror and fear,rather than thrillers,westerns,or historical.I love historical dramas…The Medicis,The White Queen…
Well denim is back….so lets post memes,gifs music that reflect our style,(or what our interests were).denim,leather,lace,color,or
Background,trailers and music,plus chat.
Remember No political views,or religion.Respect all our friends here.
Most of all Enjoy.🕊❤️🌹
Lian
Movies,Movies,Movies.
Movies,Movies.Movies.
Stars Stars,Stars!
Books Books Books…..and memorable sound tracks,and music from movies.
For Movies do you like Fact or fiction best.Thrillers,Romances,Historical movies like, The Duchess.
Do you prefer the book or a movie? Which?
Hollywood used to be Glamour and Glitz.Now the Golden Globe award produce some of the worst dressed stars Ive ever seen! What a wast of money on horrible clothes.As a teen we always had a book in our hands,now we usually watch the movie.John Grisham wrote some very exciting books,Pelican Brief,The Client,The husband.Some of his books are based on fact,Fast moving thrilles.Usually the book and movie is equal in entertainment.Movies based on true stories…Seven Years in Tibet,Emerald Forest,Shawshank Redemption,Shindlers List,Braveheart,TheTitanic.Helter Skelter…Wow,Snshine and Oranges,Or the love of Vincent.
Some Steven King movies are good,Miser,Pet semetary.Those books were good too.Kaffkas Metamorphasis,the movie dis not do that justice.
Emerald Forest…wonderful story of a kidnapped child in the Rain Forest,a d his fathers search for him over ten years,(director John Boreman),what an adventure! Shindlers list,a great movie powerful, true story and acting.Brave Heart,somewhat romanticized became a cult movie.Ann of a Thousand days the story of Ann Bolyn.
I loved Tess of the Durbervilles by Thomas Hardy,Polanskis best movie,captured the sadness,then his movies became commercial and a bit strange
I love classics,cant beat Casblanca,the wit,script,music,Hollywood however is throwing out movies which arent as good as they used to be,correct me if Im wrong,but Im tired of Spiderman and rather horrific violent entertainment.I coldn wach The Joker…too dark.
The Golden Globe awards were full o badly dressed stars,Movie stars used to be glamorous,Sorry but men in long sequined dresses classifed as the best dressed,look ridiculous.Where is the style and glamour of old,a few recently captured style with simplicity.Nothing can beat Marilyn for glamour,and Cat on a hot tin roofWonderful happy movie
.Wonderful actors,and humor.
We used to love going to the movies,for entertainmen like Clint Eastwoods westerns,Priscilla Queen of the desert,John Wayne,Caberet,The Sundance Kid,2001,Grisham Movies,Antony Hopkins.
There were many memorable soundtracks,like 2001,Titanic,Caberet: But I did balk at The Sound of Music on at cinemas for Seven years,it put me off musicals for a while.
So please remember No politics or religious commemts,Post your favorite movies,memorable sound tracks,music from films you loved,quips,memes,gifs.
Respect all commenters..Most of all Enjoy Have fun
Lian