A-Z Challenge ~ M for Mango

 ⚠ Warning! This post contains the answer to today's Wordle ⚠
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This year again I choose an easy way out. Each day I'm going to solve the Wordle of the day, using as starter a word beginning with the letter of the day. I hope to post every day all through April.

As the alternative badges, as supplied by Lissa suggest travel I'll prefer travel-related words as starter words, and if at all possible, I'll avoid words containing the same letter more than once.

I'll maybe add a few words about my chosen starter word if fancy takes me and I have time and energy for it, else I'll just post the solution - or not in the case that I did not solve it.

Today my starting word is Mango.
The average today is 5,6 very challenging -- I am still well below average:

Wordle 1.761 4/6
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⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Mango fits nicely with travelling in Africa.

On our way through Sudan we once waited for a bus. We were told that the bus would leave at six in the morning from the market. We were at the market a bit early, because having a seat was a free for all. Only there was no bus. We asked as well we could, the people at the market for a bus to Loa. They pointed at the giant mango tree growing next to the river close to the road, And on our question of 'When' they held up six fingers and said Seta which means six in Arabic as well. So we sat ourselves under the giant mango tree and waited, and waited.
We took turns going to the market for food - more triangular breads with beans, ripe fruits and bottled water.
We even pilfered some mangos from the big tree after seeing some local children doing so - one for each.
Slowly more people arrived, all bound for Loa on the six am. bus - which finally arrived a quarter to eleven and left close to noon ;)

And now for today's Wordle:

Anyone comparing will see that my solution to share - those small coloured squares - and this one does not tally. It's because I mistakenly solved it using yesterday's spare word, Latte. Discovering my mistake, I opened Wordle in my other browser - which is not really compatible with NYT's page and "solved" it there. On purpose using the same number of guesses, and the same words except for the starter word.
As the overlay, where you can click on "Share" and have those coloured squares, is an 'underlay' in the other browser, the share-button is hidden by the Privacy policy link.
Here's my original, using Latte:

And how the other browser looks with 'underlay':

I can - sometimes - make the underlay go away by refreshing the page - the X in the corner does not work. But the 'Share'-button is never accessible.

A-Z Challenge ~ L for Lands

This year again I choose an easy way out. Each day I'm going to solve the Wordle of the day, using as starter a word beginning with the letter of the day. I hope to post every day except Sundays.

As the alternative badges, as supplied by Lissa suggest travel I'll prefer travel-related words as starter words, and if at all possible, I'll avoid words containing the same letter more than once.

I'll maybe add a few words about my chosen starter word if fancy takes me and I have time and energy for it, else I'll just post the solution - or not in the case that I did not solve it.

Today my starting word is Lands.
The average today is 6 or very challenging -- I am absolutely below average today, which is a good thing to be when playing Wordle ;)

Wordle 1.760 4/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Lands as in dry lands describe the opposite of oceans, but it's also a synonym for country, as in foreign lands. And when travelling, this is what you do; visit foreign lands.

Today I'll bring a boring list of the foreign lands I have already visited. This was my first choice for this years A-Z, but as I have not visited countries for all the letters, I had to find a new theme.

A
Andorra
Austria

B
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria

C
Croatia
Czechoslovakia- now split into: Czech Republic and Slovakia
Czech Republic

D
Denmark

E
Egypt

F
Finland
France

G 
Germany
German Democratic Republic - now united with Germany.
Greece

H 
Hungary

I 
Italy

J 
None

K
Kosovo - a bit of a cheat, as not all recognize this a s a country.

L 
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg

M 
Monaco
Montenegro

N 
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway

O 
None

P
Poland
Portugal

Q 
None

R 
None

S 
San Marino - A cheat, see below.
Saudi-Arabia - A cheat, see below.
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sudan
South Sudan - A cheat, see below.
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria

T 
Turkey

U 
United Kingdom - Only England

V 
Vatican

Y 
Yugoslavia - now split into: Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia

Z 
None

This makes for three continents:
Europa, where I visited 33 out of the 43 now existing countries.
Asia, where I visited only three countries.
Africa, two (now three) countries visited.


Cheaters:
San Marino: We sat on the wall surrounding this small state, and hearing that we actually sat on the border, I stretched out my right arm, and leaned as far as possible without taking a tumble, so at least a part of me has been in San Marino.
Saudi Arabia:  I was in transit in the airport of Medina for four hours ;)
South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan was still one country when I visited. But I went to Khartoum and to Juba - both of the capitals.

And now for today's Wordle:

A-Z Challenge ~ K for Kiosk

This year again I choose an easy way out. Each day I'm going to solve the Wordle of the day, using as starter a word beginning with the letter of the day. I hope to post every day except Sundays.

As the alternative badges, as supplied by Lissa suggest travel I'll prefer travel-related words as starter words, and if at all possible, I'll avoid words containing the same letter more than once.

I'll maybe add a few words about my chosen starter word if fancy takes me and I have time and energy for it, else I'll just post the solution - or not in the case that I did not solve it.

Today my starting word is Kiosk.
The average today is 5,3 or very challenging.  I am a bit above - or is it below? - average:

Wordle 1.759 6/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Kiosk is a Turkish word, but they now exist all over, and I'm once again going to Africa.

When travelling to Africa I belonged to a group of people in a bus, a Danish travelling school. In our buses we drove all the way there - meaning that we went through DDR (German Democratic Republic), Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Syria, where we left the buses.
We arrived to Egypt by boat, and travelled by train, bus, boat and whatnot all the way to Khartoum in Sudan and back again.

Over Christmas we spent some time waiting in Khartoum ... I no longer recall for what or for whom we were waiting, but it was a much needed break. We spent the waiting time in a hostel of some kind. Lots of small rooms in a three winged, low building, with all the doors from the 6-bed rooms leading out to a porch surrounding a green yard. The third side was taken up by trees, a wall, some buildings and a kiosk. This kiosk delivered all kinds of to us exotic foods. We were frequent customers, we enjoyed the food, we washed us and our clothes, we wrote letters, drew, sung and relaxed.
    On Christmas eve I recited the gospel from memory, and next day we had presents from home. A big bag of mixed candy, mostly liquorice, which most Danes love, and which is not to be had south of the liquorice-line, placed somewhere in central Germany - Netherlands.

And now for today's Wordle:

And I think today's Wordle deserves an advertisement for the Pen & Paper solving method! At least it saved me from a Fail today.

Sunday Selections :: Digger ~ Colour26 Søndagsbilleder :: Gravemaskine

I do not know why this digger fascinated me so much. Something about the contrasting colours and the "King of the Hill" way it was parked.

Jeg ved ikke lige hvorfor denne her gravemaskine fascinerede mig. Det var noget med farverne, og så noget med at den stod parkeret deroppe på toppen af jordbunken.

Next day it was doing the digger's version of sawing off the branch you're sitting at.

Næste dag var den i gang med gravemaskinens ækvivalent til at save den gren over man selv sidder på.

And then I saw no more, because the bus, I was waiting for was arriving - it can be seen over the top of the hill to the left.

Og så kom bussen - som man kan se over toppen af højen til venstre - og jeg nåede ikke at se mere.

And I misremembered the colour of April. It is not blue at all, but green. Well the fields at least are green.

  --  💚  -- 

Og månedens farve for april er altså grøn, ikke spor blå! Så må markerne bare tælle i stedet.

A-Z Challenge ~ J for Jails ~ Updated

This year again I choose an easy way out. Each day I'm going to solve the Wordle of the day, using as starter a word beginning with the letter of the day. I hope to post every day at noon my time (GMT +2. Dang you DST!).

As the alternative badges, as supplied by Lissa suggest travel I'll prefer travel-related words as starter words, and if at all possible, I'll avoid words containing the same letter more than once.

I'll maybe add a few words about my chosen starter word if fancy takes me and I have time and energy for it, else I'll just post the solution - or not in the case that I did not solve it.

Today my starting word is Jails.
The average today is 4 or modertely challenging -- I am above average, but want to blame my starter word:

Wordle 1.757 5/6
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🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Jails and travelling do not have much in common, unless we include some time travelling in this - but this story'll have to wait, I'm busy and just jumped in to post a bit delayed.

Jails are not normally mentioned in the same breath as travels. But let's travel first just a bit and then far back in time.

The frst Jail
- For many years I lived in Elsinore. Late one night I visited the pub, where I drank chocolate milk and played pool. Just before closing time I had a pineapple soft drink. I took the half filled bottle with me when the pub closed and began walking home. I did not make it far, walking in the pedestrian inner city, before a police car pulled up next to me and an officer told me I was under arrest. I asked why, and he told me that I very well knew. I did not know of any crime, and raked my brain ... what did I do? I only felt guilty of the very minor crime of stealing the soft drink bottle from the pub (they were, and still are, subject of a deposit of like 0.20 €).
At the police station, I was sat on a stool, asked to take off my outer garments, empty all pockets and hand over all this and my bag - containing a diary/poetry/drawing book, some pencils, a scarf, cigarettes, a lighter, a bike lamp, and some paper towels - as far as I remember. I was allowed to keep and drink the soft drink after the officer sniffed at it.
I sat on the stool for a long time, now and then the officer, that sat typing away at the desk looked up at me, and I looked back at him. I tried asking him why I was detained, but he only replied that I was under arrest, and he was not allowed to answer any questions. I asked to use the toilet, but no, I could not.
After a couple of hours -- it was now nearing four o'clock in the morning, the cathedral almost next door marked the passing time with bell strokes every quarter hour -- the two original officers from the car returned and said that they were very sorry, it was a case of mistaken identity, I was free to leave.

Elsinore is famous for Castle Kronborg, the castle where Hamlet plays. We only visited when we had visitors form far away, strange thing that you never visit the sights of your home-town.
    Deep down in the dungeons there's a small, very disgusting jail reserved back then for tough criminals, and the king's enemies. It is triangular, the bars making out one of the sides of the for a start equilateral triangle. But the bars were movable, and were moved steadily closer to the back walls, so that the prisoner in the end was not able to lie down, and if he did not break down from this, water from the moat could be led into the underground cells. The prisoners here did not survive for very long.

This was today's rambling time travels.

And now for today's Wordle: