It has been another long time away from the warmth and contented feeling of being in Pervolia and I am excited to be going back there today. 0630 taxi to London Heathrow Terminal 3 for the BA flight.
Despite these two fine evenings the most enjoyable was at the home of the WCL Board Chairman where he and his wife were the most perfect hosts to a relaxing evening sipping wine form the magnificent wine cellar, chatting and sampling a full range of canapés. And you thought I was there to work?
Flight delayed at LHR for 90 minutes whilst sitting on the plane making it a long trip. BA didn't really excel in service at this time as not even offered a drink. Still flight passsed realitively quickly as I was sitting next to a lady who works for the Forces service and was goin to visit the schools in Cyprus. We had a lot to talk about. Eventually back to the house at 1700. Lillian has got the timing perfect from my call when it lands for he to be ready to pick me up as I leave the terminal.
Eric and Marion (Lillian's sister) are with us and they seem to have already made a number of visits to the 'sites'. A walk into the village for an evening meal togther at KoKos.
This trip has been very OK in terms of work and in Radnor, Philadelphia a new place to visit. A WCL Group leadership conference inter-mingled with some social networking in three amazing venues which included the Merion cricket club. Merion Cricket Club is a private club in Haverford, Pennsylvania, founded in 1865. There we stood having drinks overlooking a pristine cricket ground where the outfield had a number of croquet fields along with four tennis courts. The cricket season having finished. A lovely dinner on an open terrace.
Another evening was spent at The Philadelphia Club is a gentlemen's club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the oldest club of its kind in the United States. Built in 1863 the high ceilings were just amazing as were the pictures of past members. Among the club's guests have been eleven U.S. Presidents: Martin Van Buren, James K. Polk, James Buchanan, Franklin Pierce, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt,William H. Taft, William McKinley, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gerald R. Ford, George H. W. Bush so we were indeed honoured to visit such a place. (list from Wikipedia!) The club had been closed to members for the evening to allow the ladies of our party to join in the dinner.
Despite these two fine evenings the most enjoyable was at the home of the WCL Board Chairman where he and his wife were the most perfect hosts to a relaxing evening sipping wine form the magnificent wine cellar, chatting and sampling a full range of canapés. And you thought I was there to work?
Eric and Marion (Lillian's sister) are with us and they seem to have already made a number of visits to the 'sites'. A walk into the village for an evening meal togther at KoKos.
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