Now why did I ever think it was clever to alliterate all these headings, can you imagine how long it takes me to think them up? That’s right about 10 seconds.
THE TRAVEL STORY
Now I loved travelling around the Far East I really did, but, there comes a time when you just long for a good roast, or maybe an Italian and you feel if you ever look at another noodle you’ll slit your wrists. So, you can imagine our delight when we found this place in Penang, left over no doubt from the days of the British Empire.
We would never have found it but for a kind friend who has a holiday apartment on the island and was worried we were not having a good time.
We spent much of that in the shopping mall, just as good as many I’ve been in, but before we flew out the next day we decided to dine in the hotel.
At first we thought the restaurant was closed, but as we peered in through the door, a kitchen person appeared and kindly called the staff in, laid the one table for us and we ate in total splendour, in total isolation watched by a fascinated and assorted crowd of hotel employees. I tried to reassure myself it was only because we were using knives and forks as honestly I think DH and I eat the same as everyone else. However, it was time to leave the next morning for Singapore.
HISTORY – THE NEW VERSION
Prince Alfred, Bertie’s younger brother announced his intention to marry the Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna, the daughter of the Tzar of Russia. Bertie thought this a great idea as family members of his wife Alix had also married Russian royalty. Of course Queen Vic wasn’t keen but this time she didn’t get her own way
The wedding took place at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, and to commemorate the occasion a small English bakery made the Marie biscuit with the Duchess’ name printed on the top.
But there was trouble when they got back to London, for the pompous Marie insisted on taking precedence over Alix, since her father the Tsar considered the Danish royal family quite inferior. Really, you’d think being royal was enough without being snobbish about the hierarchy of such posh families.
PROMO TIME
Of course the reason I write a weekly blog is not so you’ll buy my books (uncross fingers from behind back).
However if you like erotica, fairies, dragons and the wild west you won’t find any books written by me.
If you do like action adventure, biographies and memoirs and comedy you just might!
And this is the link to my author page on Amazon as I like to be helpful
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lucinda-E-Clarke/e/B00FDWB914
My memoirs are wide and available on other channels.
Till next week take care.
lucinda E Clarke 
I never knew that was how Marie biscuits came about. I’ve always thought them rather a dull biscuit compared to chocolate hobnobs but I suppose in those days they were quite exciting.
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I guess it might be quite exciting to eat a biscuit with your name on it, but i agree they are very boring – only good for dunking in coffee.
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