Fanfic: The Doctor Goes On Holiday Part One

Title: The Doctor Goes On Holiday Part One
Author: Davesmusictank
Fandom: Doctor Who
Genre: Gen
Characters/Pairing: Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 416

This is my first fan fic. Hope you like it. This is part one of an idea i have had fermenting in my mind for a good few months now.  Enjoy.



( The Doctor Goes On Holiday Part One )

Summary: The Doctor decides to have a holiday and meet an old friend.

Disclaimer(s): I do not own the scrumptious Doctor or his lovely companions. That honor goes to the BBC and (for now) the fantastic S. Moffat. The only thing that belongs to me is this fiction - and I am making no profit. 

Book 17 - Washington Irving "Tales Of The Alhambra"

Washington Irving "Tales Of The Alhambra" )Ediciones Miquel Sanchez)





rving visited Granada in 1828, and again the following year. By a chance courtesy of the old Tia Antonia, he was put up in one of the rooms used by Elizabeth of Parma, overlooking the oranges and fountains.
Although he was still recovering from the death of his fiancee and his brother's failures, at age 35 Irving was traveling, with delicate health, and no doubt reflecting on a fairly colorless life so far. I cannot help but imagine this trip is what awakened his literary imagination.

His interest in the gentle spaces of Arabic architecture was timely: Orientalism was sweeping Europe. Victor o was publishing his Orientales and Coleridge wrote The Conquest Of Granada.Guy de Maupassant loved the people and place of Turkey , and broadcasted his affections in many short and long stories. (I mention these other writers because it is such a craven myth to claim that "the West" is ignorant of "the East", when, for 200 years the greatest writers and travelers of the West have been publishing detailed observations which reflect a continuing and meaningful interest in all that Arab culture offers the world.) This work, the Alhambra, is Irving's contribution to the great interest of Europe and America in the Moor, the Middle East, and Arab culture.

The author describes the halls and chambers, and the views. He relates the lore and legends, and takes us on a walk in the adjacent and storied hills. The bulk of the book is devoted to the fabled inhabitants, highlighting their characters for whom he has obvious affection. For example, the Arabian astrologer, the three princesses, the legendary Arabian prince of love, and the legacies of the Moors. By the time of his visit, the seamless grace of life in Spain was well-met with his need to rediscover his own humanity and connection to history.

This edition, printed in Spain, includes a complementing set of gorgeous photographs of the Alhambra.

Rochester Visit

Finally got round to doing the Rochester visit , despite the fact that the R company still has not paid me for work done in the month.Jeez!

So, popping over to the Medway towns i first had a charity shop visit and then a cinema visit at Cineworld. I saw a fantasy film called Seventh Son. Not bad either, and i get paid by the company to see the film of my choice and to eat some ice cream for free. Canna be bad!

The charity shop visit was done in the quaint old High Street of Rochester. Found a couple of DVD's -

Hex Series One
Donnie Darko

and these paperback books -





The latter book being the best find for a quid!