tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75615739630848377782024-02-07T15:04:47.738+10:00Created Visible - Photography by Nicole PragasamNotes from Nicole...Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-62502897611563853312011-05-17T21:04:00.004+10:002011-05-17T21:10:54.875+10:00Something Blue<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4yKTsSDuk1Tk7oDBjBDXY86a8gm2EyuhGg75AmNQdaWHJO2SRoXaJgfzOB77etD6g1Xm2u9TCVKlLwKyt21VN9DqxSl-PX9JlGjoCpC7pt-6SIG6yofozl9a25o6RGaDzBcOIHGe-d1_/s1600/DSC_8074a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4yKTsSDuk1Tk7oDBjBDXY86a8gm2EyuhGg75AmNQdaWHJO2SRoXaJgfzOB77etD6g1Xm2u9TCVKlLwKyt21VN9DqxSl-PX9JlGjoCpC7pt-6SIG6yofozl9a25o6RGaDzBcOIHGe-d1_/s320/DSC_8074a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607639647163304546" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It has been a little while since I played around with tabletop photography. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And in keeping with the obvious theme..</div><div style="text-align: center;">I suppose I should call this one, 'Save the Date'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnl_n4QEASim_ECbsxRGo6KCDsDy-sFJCkTEWkA4kktR9UUxn9bYQBtmliL17-PKhzcTRj2_YQYCy5spAbWfF3AcXJDWgdvB-gC_1WpMJ2fN-56kjyX1IcBwF0qODMExS8q86tqDpqD9iy/s1600/DSC_8091a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnl_n4QEASim_ECbsxRGo6KCDsDy-sFJCkTEWkA4kktR9UUxn9bYQBtmliL17-PKhzcTRj2_YQYCy5spAbWfF3AcXJDWgdvB-gC_1WpMJ2fN-56kjyX1IcBwF0qODMExS8q86tqDpqD9iy/s320/DSC_8091a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607640370500495762" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-59556193118739676422011-02-14T21:36:00.001+10:002011-05-17T21:45:38.054+10:00Love<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2MGZbn7Q-xx0GQcpEiVtbqIN28_yVnFjZ6X8ihE-RRETzUxdHS4wIti1pWgks5ZHFIYf5pSD05k-NBVleX3QuF7iqE1EuyychRSVJUKFrahQ408s0RCrcrJ6HMNbXnPtwiS49Ehn_LFO/s1600/DSC_8051a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2MGZbn7Q-xx0GQcpEiVtbqIN28_yVnFjZ6X8ihE-RRETzUxdHS4wIti1pWgks5ZHFIYf5pSD05k-NBVleX3QuF7iqE1EuyychRSVJUKFrahQ408s0RCrcrJ6HMNbXnPtwiS49Ehn_LFO/s400/DSC_8051a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607649845308518866" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dedicated with much love to B. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And with much joy to G and S.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(You know who you are!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This rose 'Moonlight' was taken in the family garden.</div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-11590702224976501702010-10-30T10:01:00.006+10:002010-10-30T10:19:11.964+10:00Homage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRL-HexWFvb5afIx3Gijrzh96ItI6bChc40A30eluFB44nQBETep0M-ZanDmcvGNW0MfYMKBpuf-tr-RwSVVFuaICcvdWVvOT6bUBmDWS2m6Iy0c78xQ8gYzZFXaVBdUYSe3sCAGgeIEw8/s1600/DSC_7603a.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRL-HexWFvb5afIx3Gijrzh96ItI6bChc40A30eluFB44nQBETep0M-ZanDmcvGNW0MfYMKBpuf-tr-RwSVVFuaICcvdWVvOT6bUBmDWS2m6Iy0c78xQ8gYzZFXaVBdUYSe3sCAGgeIEw8/s200/DSC_7603a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533626514094554898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Some say love, it is a river,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">That drowns the tender reed.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Some say love, it is a razor,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">That leaves your soul to bleed.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Some say love, it is a hunger,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">An endless aching need.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I say love, it is a flower,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">And you its only seed."</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~The Rose</span><br /><br /><br /><br />This beauty was captured in our garden and is a Hommage รก Barbara.<br /><br />It is also my homage to the flowers of love, the family and friends I am blessed to have in my life.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-48955999939615169072010-09-29T09:09:00.001+10:002010-09-30T09:16:04.238+10:00Feed Me...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj5-_IqHZzmnRHmyb4Xr0RZr2606LTqUjQS6ASUXqEwSHVgge3IFtT8Gf-9Ph5fy95eh5RfeKGdKF2bE7BE1K0wGnb69DfqEhsJhZK9GSqQJYhGezi4Gv3SU0rDSdNbIb_oe3XdZCew9e/s1600/DSC_7568b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj5-_IqHZzmnRHmyb4Xr0RZr2606LTqUjQS6ASUXqEwSHVgge3IFtT8Gf-9Ph5fy95eh5RfeKGdKF2bE7BE1K0wGnb69DfqEhsJhZK9GSqQJYhGezi4Gv3SU0rDSdNbIb_oe3XdZCew9e/s400/DSC_7568b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522477442818327986" /></a><br />Kelly the lovely cat has been keeping me company while I house sit. Our conversations revolve around patting and breakfast :-)Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-44871314575315997822010-09-18T00:39:00.009+10:002010-09-18T02:15:57.046+10:00Mackay<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4o7WHc5rKpJDsUnoX6jOuIolDyANL5o878x38jR83RgurF8xSowA0qmFvnnZhP9m45QqaExnensYsduqHMiSZf9pYc5-DihgjiJtVVT1KIgIefNUvSUvqJKNvqLOcgnbTYc-3E4j6n5gH/s1600/DSC_7502a.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4o7WHc5rKpJDsUnoX6jOuIolDyANL5o878x38jR83RgurF8xSowA0qmFvnnZhP9m45QqaExnensYsduqHMiSZf9pYc5-DihgjiJtVVT1KIgIefNUvSUvqJKNvqLOcgnbTYc-3E4j6n5gH/s200/DSC_7502a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517893418427674706" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zeKCRrFoJY6Q6uONpBiF1gqyZOGYeVnhENgIx3kwRVgSse307HoUWHm7_SEamyrXBleBbkI1qNqVe5A_EKZx7VDMq9GJsV0sPkqD43DTqJlU0_YhRzoN3slM31WuozKkDISwgU6tTedF/s1600/DSC_7544a.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zeKCRrFoJY6Q6uONpBiF1gqyZOGYeVnhENgIx3kwRVgSse307HoUWHm7_SEamyrXBleBbkI1qNqVe5A_EKZx7VDMq9GJsV0sPkqD43DTqJlU0_YhRzoN3slM31WuozKkDISwgU6tTedF/s200/DSC_7544a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517895994298880706" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ9xARsvztY5SL7qXVqSfaMCYhyphenhyphen628_W4BIE5DWIU3LuXTa-gVt37qhIALwEdLqrAP8ep2eNG5ysZznCfd9JfDU7oB6Pz4Ai5Bc5rmedxUN3dsGew6fatSFDp4JpCKtOdD53hMa6VLlbF/s1600/DSC_7550a.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ9xARsvztY5SL7qXVqSfaMCYhyphenhyphen628_W4BIE5DWIU3LuXTa-gVt37qhIALwEdLqrAP8ep2eNG5ysZznCfd9JfDU7oB6Pz4Ai5Bc5rmedxUN3dsGew6fatSFDp4JpCKtOdD53hMa6VLlbF/s200/DSC_7550a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517894146168313698" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksjeN4867cqF2nA1KAD9mI07FGHnNwA_GxQ-7n9kbzCAOdS5I3CTF9bdiDsmNK-rKVxN-2R5yMug6LEPvB0qWIXLcD2iwZITFYZPL86HB3OmnCK9qAp5z1MHyMjiwatBLgOrLDMUwryvC/s1600/DSC_7549a.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksjeN4867cqF2nA1KAD9mI07FGHnNwA_GxQ-7n9kbzCAOdS5I3CTF9bdiDsmNK-rKVxN-2R5yMug6LEPvB0qWIXLcD2iwZITFYZPL86HB3OmnCK9qAp5z1MHyMjiwatBLgOrLDMUwryvC/s320/DSC_7549a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517899762195498034" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKK27dSFBeooGZsJ5fWa1g9aLD3-gss1_cOZOu74Y7ut6QVbCrfqqkF8j8SPnceLNObRPcddIhID8gXCqBtzTrpSAHtFlpdIs81mocyfpdX9VwhSA4RYHDwzgUPvndA-Zw1tcgvRvjORu/s1600/DSC_7548a.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKK27dSFBeooGZsJ5fWa1g9aLD3-gss1_cOZOu74Y7ut6QVbCrfqqkF8j8SPnceLNObRPcddIhID8gXCqBtzTrpSAHtFlpdIs81mocyfpdX9VwhSA4RYHDwzgUPvndA-Zw1tcgvRvjORu/s200/DSC_7548a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517893913427186306" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br />Adventures in singing took me up to Mackay for the first time. There was a good stretch of beach and the most amazing aqua water, clear as cut glass.<br />The Pine Islet Lighthouse was the last operational kerosene light in Australia.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-12338625043772157322010-07-25T10:17:00.002+10:002010-07-25T10:21:41.586+10:00Think Pink!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQkxZWX2Axu4mFS_J2v-qhyphenhyphenpZYgWgvN7671kcAA1xU6066IVDW-2OJ8zEgRTiOEgXN8DcGh08yzrVn50qv6Lq8CTeWiNLUFSWOhP7jErNNf_LSap2cL86UVByEs3xMScZDG95RZGXJRBe/s1600/DSC_7488a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQkxZWX2Axu4mFS_J2v-qhyphenhyphenpZYgWgvN7671kcAA1xU6066IVDW-2OJ8zEgRTiOEgXN8DcGh08yzrVn50qv6Lq8CTeWiNLUFSWOhP7jErNNf_LSap2cL86UVByEs3xMScZDG95RZGXJRBe/s320/DSC_7488a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497631754722612770" /></a><br /><br />I attended the Think Pink! Ball yesterday and what should I see in the garden this morning but this little beauty.<br />So this picture is dedicated to all those courageous women who have encountered cancer, and to the wonderful people supporting them. xoNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-61266786275649959502009-07-06T17:08:00.000+10:002009-10-25T17:36:16.066+10:00Dublin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyaNblB1kxRhWKXhTNPskOX3CyJsLu5PxX5np_RlMKJX3SgOdjrNDYbpQa9Yk5z0FO7Y43Am3Dr2Oc7coxEYEsJ4gMOMEfzPGgDlT2gchLEGrKRZPLkb8xrUoG4SZtDzmC8itX79FhweU/s1600-h/DSC_3413a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyaNblB1kxRhWKXhTNPskOX3CyJsLu5PxX5np_RlMKJX3SgOdjrNDYbpQa9Yk5z0FO7Y43Am3Dr2Oc7coxEYEsJ4gMOMEfzPGgDlT2gchLEGrKRZPLkb8xrUoG4SZtDzmC8itX79FhweU/s200/DSC_3413a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396431761940528418" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NMe_ttcsEZ35rDjGpHYy4YS5-nNLiMS85pErD2k-AQ4phPyYycxk63hyWsn_1vRhiC2DqSLOg2Je_Xjqw5a_vcrroPvhNmiayj0kKT5cqJFR_ioHg31ee7m6FNb4zvTAlUmfiYwqIOQi/s1600-h/DSC_3410a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NMe_ttcsEZ35rDjGpHYy4YS5-nNLiMS85pErD2k-AQ4phPyYycxk63hyWsn_1vRhiC2DqSLOg2Je_Xjqw5a_vcrroPvhNmiayj0kKT5cqJFR_ioHg31ee7m6FNb4zvTAlUmfiYwqIOQi/s200/DSC_3410a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396431758626469938" /></a><br />In Dublin's fair city... where the girls are so pretty... Of course one is going to see sweet Molly Malone... but which one?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTpsqlXSZxTCA1gc6OqccGxJA5eyI95AP5kDvFl_PwKQ05vGuK4bg_tx9lyd2D6ZJ395rzCQBu5d-Y1F5_XFGMQPHMqvoLjcTHS5VO5YhuRtBMxnF0uIStiK_j51XHqjzvLyLw-YMnjUh/s1600-h/DSC_3381a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTpsqlXSZxTCA1gc6OqccGxJA5eyI95AP5kDvFl_PwKQ05vGuK4bg_tx9lyd2D6ZJ395rzCQBu5d-Y1F5_XFGMQPHMqvoLjcTHS5VO5YhuRtBMxnF0uIStiK_j51XHqjzvLyLw-YMnjUh/s200/DSC_3381a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396435149547008290" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDAKf9ph2Ibtv6HfU8nBwasQMQe-tDhzzyZOKO-xAokjM45m6mB3R5AzhVg5zY0s-XX0CVTZ6-vqS8_olgyjMmw9nmhFtct7bwNl0PgtlnQR_cF8MHGtcaE9AJwwv5L5ocTeSLwg-Otqd/s1600-h/DSC_3385a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDAKf9ph2Ibtv6HfU8nBwasQMQe-tDhzzyZOKO-xAokjM45m6mB3R5AzhVg5zY0s-XX0CVTZ6-vqS8_olgyjMmw9nmhFtct7bwNl0PgtlnQR_cF8MHGtcaE9AJwwv5L5ocTeSLwg-Otqd/s200/DSC_3385a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396435520093642210" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-52809697702559393802009-07-05T20:20:00.000+10:002009-09-07T20:38:33.720+10:00Downpatrick<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYwwPX9zmu7Y-DigDBnlzojo-wFp8YeNL5jf7eezRZpN1yazqQiCo_cOCsHLHju_1tY8P6rLMrWDP7D2ZXCVCk2wFRt7SeMr6XpBBk8jT8_AkhtHnk51MPm_fMxCCzootenbndac73eiT/s1600-h/DSC_3291a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYwwPX9zmu7Y-DigDBnlzojo-wFp8YeNL5jf7eezRZpN1yazqQiCo_cOCsHLHju_1tY8P6rLMrWDP7D2ZXCVCk2wFRt7SeMr6XpBBk8jT8_AkhtHnk51MPm_fMxCCzootenbndac73eiT/s320/DSC_3291a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378670496757749442" /></a><br /><br />Said to be the site of St Patrick's grave, this little town is home to the St Patrick Centre which houses a fascinating exhibit on Ireland's patron saint. Ridding the entire country of snakes is among the many things attributed to St Pat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwY0wcYwr5VfomCzKVtcNYM-v4Y9FWqfkib6JGI_IxBMFHCR2oxiQUnNJQkPg46_4R5EUcg3AdhbgBgnHCDkRO43_63YLlB4AKc7Mn7hFZT4zyftjdVoYLe2vYh8GGypDGGLAjswhDNg9/s1600-h/DSC_3299a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwY0wcYwr5VfomCzKVtcNYM-v4Y9FWqfkib6JGI_IxBMFHCR2oxiQUnNJQkPg46_4R5EUcg3AdhbgBgnHCDkRO43_63YLlB4AKc7Mn7hFZT4zyftjdVoYLe2vYh8GGypDGGLAjswhDNg9/s320/DSC_3299a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378669559177689938" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-18282907336543965022009-07-05T17:01:00.008+10:002009-09-06T17:53:53.353+10:00Belfast (part 2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMhb0FvOq4VamnltqiyJ1YYWT2rM3SC2aQQurQY7jikkKKn-OWSlPneeJMf8jWwEu2kmskmeP0irRExtZI4EvfzeCcjufx5lBVYzlgo9_MFwcJBB9D8AcGmAf2ZQ7Qe_YkgKB9YlVSFO0/s1600-h/DSC_3262a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMhb0FvOq4VamnltqiyJ1YYWT2rM3SC2aQQurQY7jikkKKn-OWSlPneeJMf8jWwEu2kmskmeP0irRExtZI4EvfzeCcjufx5lBVYzlgo9_MFwcJBB9D8AcGmAf2ZQ7Qe_YkgKB9YlVSFO0/s320/DSC_3262a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378253106389796722" /></a><br />Belfast is a famous ship building town. Sadly the most famous ship to have left also never returned. In the shadow of the Belfast Eye (yes they have one of those wheels too) is the memorial to the Titanic. One of the many murals in the town also stands as a memory.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Xc-e9Mw-lpAbl1BtS9R0X37OnYBl73L0TluhUVLdoGX9kDHba7DbtQZf9gZeV24Oc-7IvBBr6c9QGwZ8GQ_83sKl6JFAPWbvjf3jYfffGrvSHhFYvInQWO38VBR7K8VizIUUSjrcrfQy/s1600-h/DSC_3215a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Xc-e9Mw-lpAbl1BtS9R0X37OnYBl73L0TluhUVLdoGX9kDHba7DbtQZf9gZeV24Oc-7IvBBr6c9QGwZ8GQ_83sKl6JFAPWbvjf3jYfffGrvSHhFYvInQWO38VBR7K8VizIUUSjrcrfQy/s200/DSC_3215a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378248887269570562" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2ZM8dqiE5xhE58U36Ixzm1l2hO_TNXitJTURzBHKZAh2snsh6WviSTU7pi0ybjH6E8ENVtWO-SUv2gdjYBWCqOfg1f7FZ_gVFk5Zyj050_sdUjAMoBMootZlwwJNU8fuYV8Bv1ucAOv8/s1600-h/DSC_3268a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2ZM8dqiE5xhE58U36Ixzm1l2hO_TNXitJTURzBHKZAh2snsh6WviSTU7pi0ybjH6E8ENVtWO-SUv2gdjYBWCqOfg1f7FZ_gVFk5Zyj050_sdUjAMoBMootZlwwJNU8fuYV8Bv1ucAOv8/s200/DSC_3268a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378248882260366258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />..and more Belfast murals...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbgcjWjc9vBHA-oA4nYor1bTx-wvniaw2CmfG_pfy6V0eVRiEDTgafTrXgWIltrQ1VTyF06Ec4CpVVEGSW_TXJArVIF7fMmBxmfvuf6jWTcyNpSIjAJofyLVdCJTX6c5hya5Pmy2rNsWM/s1600-h/DSC_3221a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbgcjWjc9vBHA-oA4nYor1bTx-wvniaw2CmfG_pfy6V0eVRiEDTgafTrXgWIltrQ1VTyF06Ec4CpVVEGSW_TXJArVIF7fMmBxmfvuf6jWTcyNpSIjAJofyLVdCJTX6c5hya5Pmy2rNsWM/s200/DSC_3221a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378255466397539234" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxe3xiZfVpI2c2eYIZq2K79LeqsUCjJCOLtn2-KXokbDVZXNHbFLwnYVjkC2zN3Sz4BxAO1lMmevIvhT5dSpDTxeiYhJ0B7Kjpzr8HNcb2MDA7QaYot4LIYK7bvI-aFfugNqFo3AqHIOC/s1600-h/DSC_3284a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxe3xiZfVpI2c2eYIZq2K79LeqsUCjJCOLtn2-KXokbDVZXNHbFLwnYVjkC2zN3Sz4BxAO1lMmevIvhT5dSpDTxeiYhJ0B7Kjpzr8HNcb2MDA7QaYot4LIYK7bvI-aFfugNqFo3AqHIOC/s200/DSC_3284a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378255453787261314" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZJzHf76B5etORS2djt_SvwPJZg1CNdbOeCprUtJr4urwWEpmlRPUnWwo8p_3fyszu4VPX7RtjTmhpbIgci3_zW42XC3ggkXogM0Rc8jbq7Hwv0J8_aR_kpS4Ap9PMf1py5JdaFRybuJl/s1600-h/DSC_3233a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZJzHf76B5etORS2djt_SvwPJZg1CNdbOeCprUtJr4urwWEpmlRPUnWwo8p_3fyszu4VPX7RtjTmhpbIgci3_zW42XC3ggkXogM0Rc8jbq7Hwv0J8_aR_kpS4Ap9PMf1py5JdaFRybuJl/s200/DSC_3233a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378255451821947506" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72TcsYvKpE7H9q1Ruf-xGsuRXNlD-Z7wwM4CDUpgUVORkrDiA4wxu3AJMV8LkI5jC66edUvNtRLtKhS6ohhQZl2dxtZDC0LyGJex-0MUxOvsHcPN1SbCKlzRi_D6NsWO1_U_jQUZ0LMf5/s1600-h/DSC_3282a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72TcsYvKpE7H9q1Ruf-xGsuRXNlD-Z7wwM4CDUpgUVORkrDiA4wxu3AJMV8LkI5jC66edUvNtRLtKhS6ohhQZl2dxtZDC0LyGJex-0MUxOvsHcPN1SbCKlzRi_D6NsWO1_U_jQUZ0LMf5/s200/DSC_3282a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378255440977674098" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Queen's University<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHZHBAx2943K4KfIk720CWjJrPOBDl_ZJ_bT9L9V_lvYLaSPHdGFtlGp6iD5-njGlXbQNYR45De4Tr0bjtncMzgqwTWDZyCv6y9TNS9z1kwHagf-v9C2sZ-eYI5HudyBn-T5H9y8VgKec/s1600-h/DSC_3240a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHZHBAx2943K4KfIk720CWjJrPOBDl_ZJ_bT9L9V_lvYLaSPHdGFtlGp6iD5-njGlXbQNYR45De4Tr0bjtncMzgqwTWDZyCv6y9TNS9z1kwHagf-v9C2sZ-eYI5HudyBn-T5H9y8VgKec/s320/DSC_3240a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378255853498136802" /></a><br /><br />The Beacon of Hope - though our tour guide called her Nula with the Hula!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21asfe7q62DSjvfiRQLGGXIqkxaGXcxRLxVD2C1zmchXdruG88ctuzQnhbhlpQghe-067v9HKi93GF5hyRZJBc94nRQu5NCwLgqhU3oSv-CWUmgMoIdDFjduIm_7tcBQLF1Oz_g51QDSW/s1600-h/DSC_3287a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21asfe7q62DSjvfiRQLGGXIqkxaGXcxRLxVD2C1zmchXdruG88ctuzQnhbhlpQghe-067v9HKi93GF5hyRZJBc94nRQu5NCwLgqhU3oSv-CWUmgMoIdDFjduIm_7tcBQLF1Oz_g51QDSW/s320/DSC_3287a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378258895235207266" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-41880288728061652112009-07-04T23:55:00.004+10:002009-09-06T16:39:07.929+10:00Belfast (part 1)We arrive at Belfast in the evening and in late sun, I go for a walk around the city. For a Saturday it is eerily deserted. Later I find out that the main city life area moved out from the main city centre after many bombings...<br /><br />The famous opera house where Pavarotti made his UK debut, the city hall, and the old and new gates of the law courts<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IrCWD5KQFT3SP49qfUTjwsego-B0FuwgfvfDxJ1ZBQN2FrNVkpk4S7dY-xfLfeDsPKOr5so5Yrwf4AKpggHDBDT7JEX7dQ1pNW2WynLtgdLkyjEP8THFwGF3gPlItjqZBfzFpWSP5qug/s1600-h/DSC_3201a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IrCWD5KQFT3SP49qfUTjwsego-B0FuwgfvfDxJ1ZBQN2FrNVkpk4S7dY-xfLfeDsPKOr5so5Yrwf4AKpggHDBDT7JEX7dQ1pNW2WynLtgdLkyjEP8THFwGF3gPlItjqZBfzFpWSP5qug/s320/DSC_3201a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378239293403381058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdeLd2AJoQaJ1J33pSfPnY9vxSVkpV4ghR5iZyX9vDip8IUpLfsaMu0-Qbgf9zHFh2BSN18CFVjVLi8Pt0Z91V7quRw7Oxr_0oVbNpE6pkbkFWzXipbLI2_4Eip3osTeIZZDocXTrpOkA/s1600-h/DSC_3208a.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9m-rstTV5PLonKQjyIjmGpY0RQnHS7R5UfvXLwvk6nC75IX37Y6GhMehQ2EFTPFXAu1ebJGCjad7zVXnX3SGrZn5mCsMjt0kac4iIlBpCIrlOh37UhRx2ueQMUwG0V5oQaxIqfVPb01Ze/s200/DSC_3210a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378239861576844690" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-30475578260812371832009-07-04T23:39:00.000+10:002009-09-04T22:52:19.991+10:00The Giant's Causeway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqy9Ar_svoRQudQbPdjwF77BNlw2GVpWCkndJ9_bkuiClSyHfmEDvFeCAy2osDzQ8j67OhLqaxmzEVPmYOdymqBiVImbD7yoFCTvXfu3kWnWl0SkpvgyAXrbBmTGbpLmfcDUCpeBv0Ew-/s1600-h/DSC_3172a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqy9Ar_svoRQudQbPdjwF77BNlw2GVpWCkndJ9_bkuiClSyHfmEDvFeCAy2osDzQ8j67OhLqaxmzEVPmYOdymqBiVImbD7yoFCTvXfu3kWnWl0SkpvgyAXrbBmTGbpLmfcDUCpeBv0Ew-/s320/DSC_3172a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373897155352233170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTc5rCAkx37_t-zy1hhN_sa7V3y75iXZzhKGqWK99IOb9KW0ARfyGXfB2JIdL6cviKGF2CBVb9IFbOVB3gj2nyVZuuXScs4mAFI960y8KZcbgbj2l-9_VM-OPyPKKoHUDsluy4dj98qot/s1600-h/DSC_3157a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCEyA5GwrWgESBvt7pWBVC4UOxgA6kvMsjZ37CfgOBiLJ2X5IwR-ax7yyeew242LvElI-wQo9pMyXBhyphenhyphenH04d6bkZ2_OLzgqdBIO6a3u1RKGXUqFXC-p5HH9pUPTP96gHw_LF3aR7wpvRO/s200/DSC_3164a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373896780614606418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBe8ArdqWFaP2KTfWX-Jo7KmVHL45R2-T0PMmOexPr_-c4HX1R9B7mSWs3HFabSCf3kaHdTGkCAOEVyqLbrZJOqy0JYWHqo4ladJAsRFRwdNqrzASt_0XN4Lu6Izkre6Qvc6PSO8PlqWI/s1600-h/DSC_3161a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBe8ArdqWFaP2KTfWX-Jo7KmVHL45R2-T0PMmOexPr_-c4HX1R9B7mSWs3HFabSCf3kaHdTGkCAOEVyqLbrZJOqy0JYWHqo4ladJAsRFRwdNqrzASt_0XN4Lu6Izkre6Qvc6PSO8PlqWI/s200/DSC_3161a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373896770764498370" border="0" /></a>It is said that a Scottish giant and an Irish giant built a huge bridge in order to meet each other in battle which became a duel of minds. The Scottish giant lost and returned to his country, tearing up the bridge as he went and this is all that remains. Of course it could be a lot of blarney, but those giants must have been awfully good at cutting stone..Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-43574543554538335702009-07-04T11:32:00.000+10:002009-09-04T23:40:34.849+10:00Yeats<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArZxYTOy4lsLpo4YiwWxRFoL4IFtmnj5go6QSVPGuYNVrzLAszkuC_vgzmWf_xyn3LzaKBdbH_fPQhp6PNgwvB8pN72OeTqmBkwjMFc8AvQtDQOyck56HxKOhP44ti-6JLQTGn6crKF00/s1600-h/DSC_3108a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370741389216206066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArZxYTOy4lsLpo4YiwWxRFoL4IFtmnj5go6QSVPGuYNVrzLAszkuC_vgzmWf_xyn3LzaKBdbH_fPQhp6PNgwvB8pN72OeTqmBkwjMFc8AvQtDQOyck56HxKOhP44ti-6JLQTGn6crKF00/s320/DSC_3108a.jpg" border="0" /></a> In a little churchyard in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Drumcliffe</span>, the poet William Butler Yeats is buried. There is an ancient <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Celtic</span> cross just outside the churchyard and the doors to the church have been ornamented with swans, which might be a reference to Wild Swans at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Coole</span>, </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">The trees are in their autumn beauty, </div><div align="center">The woodland paths are dry, </div><div align="center">Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky; </div><div align="center">Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine and fifty swans. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOfu3SvqdKXR_vRuiSKSsBS10-_xJJe9QxillamBnmVXXjD75il0ZxyOGBg83gLr7xQzi_5o5bIDJdeLS6nNB5j05D48FQcU-0vaVAXLVYH232CaRAxxtqAqtASFMKejag72y8LVtLwGS/s1600-h/DSC_3110a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370741380284881714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOfu3SvqdKXR_vRuiSKSsBS10-_xJJe9QxillamBnmVXXjD75il0ZxyOGBg83gLr7xQzi_5o5bIDJdeLS6nNB5j05D48FQcU-0vaVAXLVYH232CaRAxxtqAqtASFMKejag72y8LVtLwGS/s320/DSC_3110a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrUWP8-bbOsa4jgIIRH89sLawgdlGvnDEwHLR3E3dm4Oyx52h1qDiHowOmvVB0K17yv4W5btQw8w6728P9EJ8-WZJT6dKGa7gCmj3NV88tz1dd0RI9dpF12WlrjhbHQzjq5uR_g6p925G/s1600-h/DSC_3111a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370741369916522402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrUWP8-bbOsa4jgIIRH89sLawgdlGvnDEwHLR3E3dm4Oyx52h1qDiHowOmvVB0K17yv4W5btQw8w6728P9EJ8-WZJT6dKGa7gCmj3NV88tz1dd0RI9dpF12WlrjhbHQzjq5uR_g6p925G/s320/DSC_3111a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-31099505868515166192009-07-04T05:27:00.000+10:002009-09-04T22:54:09.659+10:00Belleek Pottery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHjy-6Dvwpmz6DCHsBYTe0X9ex9wRYXuRG7Q7ZLUIpBnvyfkIDtyr0B371OaqIEM0DG2R2POxJMPpVHvSW0QDMvdJnHrBIaEpm6PmTkLmCFl0lVJVg2-8HDXJ44alvrFeZqvRKReiFAHA/s1600-h/DSC_3120a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHjy-6Dvwpmz6DCHsBYTe0X9ex9wRYXuRG7Q7ZLUIpBnvyfkIDtyr0B371OaqIEM0DG2R2POxJMPpVHvSW0QDMvdJnHrBIaEpm6PmTkLmCFl0lVJVg2-8HDXJ44alvrFeZqvRKReiFAHA/s200/DSC_3120a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371017663899115666" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsh3elabtkiy9KvudY_2lxCl3foc9VJ3cymyJvxHFdByGWckKg6OTCVFEhCIz0t8_kpUTPJG9GJln1hoiPS1X9Js0370Tm-fT8r6rrvOgHUksw8-kpds9e4Y45jrcxSTT1vEKnPsZhsC1f/s1600-h/DSC_3124a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsh3elabtkiy9KvudY_2lxCl3foc9VJ3cymyJvxHFdByGWckKg6OTCVFEhCIz0t8_kpUTPJG9GJln1hoiPS1X9Js0370Tm-fT8r6rrvOgHUksw8-kpds9e4Y45jrcxSTT1vEKnPsZhsC1f/s200/DSC_3124a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371017659403106162" /></a>The famous pottery at Belleek made a fascinating place to visit and a most temptatious place to spend money! No photography was allowed in the factory except for the justly celebrated basket and floral section where exquisitely detailed works were being created. Here are some of the baskets waiting for additions from the field of shamrock.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62WIP53Jx06kRhfe17cTHBgBcxM0dQkOyX-OMYvfvEMamYT7SZL0dtt63DhF1TTjkyp02T5OrzwOZpmWNXsF0uLVhy9Vadru53rJ1Sl5rKvUqCH1tOtKQtqrUtdyS2TOECcnFC7gsReJK/s1600-h/DSC_3126a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62WIP53Jx06kRhfe17cTHBgBcxM0dQkOyX-OMYvfvEMamYT7SZL0dtt63DhF1TTjkyp02T5OrzwOZpmWNXsF0uLVhy9Vadru53rJ1Sl5rKvUqCH1tOtKQtqrUtdyS2TOECcnFC7gsReJK/s200/DSC_3126a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371018622645378930" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUiVRUHGEVPyvwXMeJm0KyKdPfYNZDcE80fgrigxHeLzGpQjgNYe4iSc6R_zt5W1DF_vqi22PpFRgiQU27D0ksxWEePL9T8J1klsSKyoB0qR3IalxOmRJdGm9jVntrTcQWXU4ttvSA73j/s1600-h/DSC_3119a.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUiVRUHGEVPyvwXMeJm0KyKdPfYNZDcE80fgrigxHeLzGpQjgNYe4iSc6R_zt5W1DF_vqi22PpFRgiQU27D0ksxWEePL9T8J1klsSKyoB0qR3IalxOmRJdGm9jVntrTcQWXU4ttvSA73j/s200/DSC_3119a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371018628856087666" /></a>Our guide and one of the artisans who drew the short straw and was part of the token staff present in the factory on weekends to ensure that tour groups like us could see how things are done. Poor chap, toiling away fuelled by 7-Up and Nurofen... but still doing amazing work. Some archive pieces show how the fine china looks after firing, painting and glazing.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-62193893096195830682009-07-03T08:57:00.000+10:002009-09-04T23:39:09.491+10:00Limerick to Cliffs of MoherSame view from the hotel, this time by day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWQG_ZoCzJkjfHnovjXroc0dH_xedf0FtJOVSupxZ2SGelefeQUoaigLMUb1wiZSFIHMrS_UuWsZh7t0k6KoFKHl4EzPf63CIGXXFAOL4HTt-Lq2aKfZcFuvMj_i1WFelcSR5Jkrg0YbM/s1600-h/DSC_3043a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364020187376071986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWQG_ZoCzJkjfHnovjXroc0dH_xedf0FtJOVSupxZ2SGelefeQUoaigLMUb1wiZSFIHMrS_UuWsZh7t0k6KoFKHl4EzPf63CIGXXFAOL4HTt-Lq2aKfZcFuvMj_i1WFelcSR5Jkrg0YbM/s200/DSC_3043a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjig_HMMGsHrvaUxj842__rvG3kc6R2e3SQcg03VG15QAMVewBA0ejWcgwOdxmSZpIisfr0AGhAB_UBHq4UIsQIvrcrAM_sZZegaHtGdPrDRRGpNPfXLdr70T9Aq1a8EXLa47pUDrQUYOg1/s1600-h/DSC_3047a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364020649578964770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjig_HMMGsHrvaUxj842__rvG3kc6R2e3SQcg03VG15QAMVewBA0ejWcgwOdxmSZpIisfr0AGhAB_UBHq4UIsQIvrcrAM_sZZegaHtGdPrDRRGpNPfXLdr70T9Aq1a8EXLa47pUDrQUYOg1/s200/DSC_3047a.jpg" border="0" /></a>A heartbreaking monument to the children of the famine. The journey has been dotted with so many sad crosses marking mass graves of those who perished in the Hunger.<br /><br />The Cliffs of Moher.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHGiHbZz1ebXxIxEZvyL2wVAQ9Fli_5BgX_99sPoLeNQ9dmvzAoNFq4LFCBMesCvANm8MOuTsuZ8m5-aOxIFd9ptFa1oA8nSR58JRmNUhtYVxI5Qi6SOX2btOEOzdpPjnqrX_gfiOEh1j/s1600-h/DSC_3059a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364021582335103042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHGiHbZz1ebXxIxEZvyL2wVAQ9Fli_5BgX_99sPoLeNQ9dmvzAoNFq4LFCBMesCvANm8MOuTsuZ8m5-aOxIFd9ptFa1oA8nSR58JRmNUhtYVxI5Qi6SOX2btOEOzdpPjnqrX_gfiOEh1j/s200/DSC_3059a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdxB-72veJm1wRJbvyorNipvr1lSmMHasQv_AuSPGw85dNuKzRescJhJ8AAvPicMxtwDz4Lv6LrXVOnLnBRmpAF5JlbkpRJFEfoXswphdS9T-rRXEYi_pLR3xPUr7A_Ep4yVuE3mQ8TWZ/s1600-h/DSC_3054a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364021579977205010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdxB-72veJm1wRJbvyorNipvr1lSmMHasQv_AuSPGw85dNuKzRescJhJ8AAvPicMxtwDz4Lv6LrXVOnLnBRmpAF5JlbkpRJFEfoXswphdS9T-rRXEYi_pLR3xPUr7A_Ep4yVuE3mQ8TWZ/s200/DSC_3054a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the road again. Ireland is liberally sprinkled with hay bales and castles.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8IfZjTD3U71xMlYoi6G6Hzv4gyDNbtfzjxm0iNMd4mhTS3nR3j4bkbCQJfHzBt0u2DYMEes_redzkxb36QMutIiRQvLT44MhuNZvNIEQ2WPGYU_VHgNY75VozJX_tdskiRge3U5rAh9W/s1600-h/DSC_3068a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364021282130931154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8IfZjTD3U71xMlYoi6G6Hzv4gyDNbtfzjxm0iNMd4mhTS3nR3j4bkbCQJfHzBt0u2DYMEes_redzkxb36QMutIiRQvLT44MhuNZvNIEQ2WPGYU_VHgNY75VozJX_tdskiRge3U5rAh9W/s200/DSC_3068a.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_oxvXh1HSXLL3mDPvmeT_y6dTnOP96K1CZEUnRLhFdL_lv2-vXqGTPhR5t6k4_xXTR0zF989AS-ALhyphenhyphenelXZQ1BUK5LqtJ9PsVuQfAmKxM2COLoOz7H3pp6bq1zpFEgunlL_TVfBzRw9G/s1600-h/DSC_3071a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364021279918013314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_oxvXh1HSXLL3mDPvmeT_y6dTnOP96K1CZEUnRLhFdL_lv2-vXqGTPhR5t6k4_xXTR0zF989AS-ALhyphenhyphenelXZQ1BUK5LqtJ9PsVuQfAmKxM2COLoOz7H3pp6bq1zpFEgunlL_TVfBzRw9G/s200/DSC_3071a.jpg" border="0" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-61899970855876427852009-07-02T07:37:00.000+10:002009-09-04T23:45:50.245+10:00Dingle to LimerickThe beautiful Dingle Bay was location scouted by David Lean for the film Ryan's Daughter.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CJq2oAfkRiYnobworVWnVN2P6PhYZwn6milLZeTLQ98bptWdxA9cqC5jKFbhgjUb0hhWmrr9LxVuxad20-yMFxTQziIWaTdAQBXtkPma1JXtHTlum7UtkBq5pYJ1iPIr0QoXAH0bbp0r/s1600-h/DSC_2980a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364015353251043714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CJq2oAfkRiYnobworVWnVN2P6PhYZwn6milLZeTLQ98bptWdxA9cqC5jKFbhgjUb0hhWmrr9LxVuxad20-yMFxTQziIWaTdAQBXtkPma1JXtHTlum7UtkBq5pYJ1iPIr0QoXAH0bbp0r/s200/DSC_2980a.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYcXFTJ082ML09vGJ-IuK_cSrPzmMyA4ADS6ckXGwHsL2SojAPo9aW9G2HdXoZ5kAgu_BcLIrbB7HvD2fbMFB4wbrpJLw0Gpz_HLrfSJD36a7DJE3ImlD_fQW4HG7oBRKcBMGJPDnX-OC/s1600-h/DSC_2973a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364015349117932690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYcXFTJ082ML09vGJ-IuK_cSrPzmMyA4ADS6ckXGwHsL2SojAPo9aW9G2HdXoZ5kAgu_BcLIrbB7HvD2fbMFB4wbrpJLw0Gpz_HLrfSJD36a7DJE3ImlD_fQW4HG7oBRKcBMGJPDnX-OC/s200/DSC_2973a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />More of the Irish Coast including the Blasket Islands and more sheep!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRZJxqjvgvmXHigy0cV2n2DnzNiINYK05ZLAKubb15e4OLxLqbO_zjYC4JdlPopqM8sKdJyxUOL2Wb4zMwCVKPHwRev6hAQSEw8I1T58F-0G-v03UYmWU4AfnA6l-twI0cNDXEnHdag4a/s1600-h/DSC_2995a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364015894827659938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRZJxqjvgvmXHigy0cV2n2DnzNiINYK05ZLAKubb15e4OLxLqbO_zjYC4JdlPopqM8sKdJyxUOL2Wb4zMwCVKPHwRev6hAQSEw8I1T58F-0G-v03UYmWU4AfnA6l-twI0cNDXEnHdag4a/s200/DSC_2995a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDz1GjhuHRWunBJuSqpVUrGEs6U1Qvm4YNdM82ggvYpg1cb8O1lTIKnGMDl0o0MWz3zezCkKIs5m6I47LM8NOIFh1Nd77-0ALlSkhTOk0vrc7pqS2FVgQwj0dOyAyuc2foa6zs8MLZebGr/s1600-h/DSC_3002a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364015888769887314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDz1GjhuHRWunBJuSqpVUrGEs6U1Qvm4YNdM82ggvYpg1cb8O1lTIKnGMDl0o0MWz3zezCkKIs5m6I47LM8NOIFh1Nd77-0ALlSkhTOk0vrc7pqS2FVgQwj0dOyAyuc2foa6zs8MLZebGr/s200/DSC_3002a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLae3ma0FCe0a929uxZdlXi9G5ODnDtkcQFaDMhleCCKFstgxwLeAzLHNsJC50rzzfKftnJQ9_jQoqxm5G7ZA77XL4mU1zL2L3jnia3qAVnC67T8vT-9UT0frdnpWy6jQuV6bq1DOGwGD/s1600-h/DSC_3005a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364015882632054114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLae3ma0FCe0a929uxZdlXi9G5ODnDtkcQFaDMhleCCKFstgxwLeAzLHNsJC50rzzfKftnJQ9_jQoqxm5G7ZA77XL4mU1zL2L3jnia3qAVnC67T8vT-9UT0frdnpWy6jQuV6bq1DOGwGD/s200/DSC_3005a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyys1KUbZR2CCbKXduLmlTlD10SyiKh4cocWddVVEftzxbPiY7LMJSHkD36SiNqgvC-69S8gjxd6AL3fmftA2AWNN0q_fFMZxejL5yxaDhy7l4dUmqPnM5dqLNObi32nPq8QTuAT-7Pmdr/s1600-h/DSC_3011a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364015877910285682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyys1KUbZR2CCbKXduLmlTlD10SyiKh4cocWddVVEftzxbPiY7LMJSHkD36SiNqgvC-69S8gjxd6AL3fmftA2AWNN0q_fFMZxejL5yxaDhy7l4dUmqPnM5dqLNObi32nPq8QTuAT-7Pmdr/s200/DSC_3011a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We arrive at Limerick, home of funny verse and Frank McCourt. Here is the view from the hotel by night.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttOTfWXqZwJxj2rhPmXO5-S-N3vNa9nl2_90tEg2e2EUL2zXO9T2YpOEd9Syn3FaUdh6pkREbxssFDcO-q2Bbb783Hb5Gn3aw8uaIgpnw7xkKkzmr0Y0maZSIyr7M-iQe-mCv-D35vv-T/s1600-h/DSC_3041a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364017679312147794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttOTfWXqZwJxj2rhPmXO5-S-N3vNa9nl2_90tEg2e2EUL2zXO9T2YpOEd9Syn3FaUdh6pkREbxssFDcO-q2Bbb783Hb5Gn3aw8uaIgpnw7xkKkzmr0Y0maZSIyr7M-iQe-mCv-D35vv-T/s200/DSC_3041a.jpg" border="0" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-17690386668259051792009-07-01T19:06:00.000+10:002009-09-04T23:46:13.803+10:00Ring of Kerry<div align="center">The picturesque and rugged coast of Ireland was swathed in mist and intermittent rain, but we still had a good drive around the Ring.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyL9wvvBZVRyT-aRz84aM29uxaWSGNCnKNhnf4_cusQvbgG2HYSOxofoeTPFlqm8jSz2AZh-iE_yxM-85Q0D18ydxgKUy83pTcUURRONrMYzxVTAtEFmycKelR9fmfAND_yIINguRb3eZ5/s1600-h/DSC_2873a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363807329380750370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyL9wvvBZVRyT-aRz84aM29uxaWSGNCnKNhnf4_cusQvbgG2HYSOxofoeTPFlqm8jSz2AZh-iE_yxM-85Q0D18ydxgKUy83pTcUURRONrMYzxVTAtEFmycKelR9fmfAND_yIINguRb3eZ5/s320/DSC_2873a.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />A monument to St Dunstan the Navigator<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1Kl9lfGnp-QU2LPi3R_AePsGJUIlLMEb8qPUJH2F7M50ag-1FXSaQvvN0UPlfdHtONiAnnIoTCZciLws99ydsZ5KoKPyr-yvMzsSBITrtUMyY4Klz6AXC0k-oWD8ShBBLbFCcRzXt4jG/s1600-h/DSC_2877a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363807324806934098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1Kl9lfGnp-QU2LPi3R_AePsGJUIlLMEb8qPUJH2F7M50ag-1FXSaQvvN0UPlfdHtONiAnnIoTCZciLws99ydsZ5KoKPyr-yvMzsSBITrtUMyY4Klz6AXC0k-oWD8ShBBLbFCcRzXt4jG/s320/DSC_2877a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Looking out over the peninsula<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymGU-7nVwGSnQ84qs9Y5sEU-evyeSNcMmRVdf85fyPJoTQWZqQpOzW4yUuqvYd7FqLZGAAuqWcGxCQlFATBLg853HcBof7bm2IKyX6zjRF_FeBAW6IZGmb2y08XYzLEQiaPWX8FkHnVaN/s1600-h/DSC_2908a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363807320692502370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymGU-7nVwGSnQ84qs9Y5sEU-evyeSNcMmRVdf85fyPJoTQWZqQpOzW4yUuqvYd7FqLZGAAuqWcGxCQlFATBLg853HcBof7bm2IKyX6zjRF_FeBAW6IZGmb2y08XYzLEQiaPWX8FkHnVaN/s320/DSC_2908a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sheep near the Avoca centre<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eQVoZafRVWlTUs31rZhuYtadLfvJ8agXJUOQwj8Na4MIF3TxIe9vsWos8CK1FsV3V_ScvFI5EvvCwcJCzMuJ4xnh2Zhyk0w7c0kAi-0ECPx3uypboNSNvdGgR_I5hpMrHfZLePnF5QmD/s1600-h/DSC_2957a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363807315377844354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eQVoZafRVWlTUs31rZhuYtadLfvJ8agXJUOQwj8Na4MIF3TxIe9vsWos8CK1FsV3V_ScvFI5EvvCwcJCzMuJ4xnh2Zhyk0w7c0kAi-0ECPx3uypboNSNvdGgR_I5hpMrHfZLePnF5QmD/s320/DSC_2957a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-24533359848943083912009-06-30T09:33:00.000+10:002009-09-04T23:46:42.027+10:00KillarneyWe spend three nights here and funnily, the fair has come to town and is parked just outside our window.. Needless to say, it takes a while to get to sleep each night! :-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EG3dpIDPrXjNqUjThNSy2wyzL96Oc22d-igmki5IyYAQgj6fIf9p6zcUaDZWbWedH5162av2Y26739isYr3xIefimf8NPEjz4UmNCjR4OpdoHf0PKkX37ECwFTdx9oCXZBV3dYOSevne/s1600-h/DSC_2726a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358092703203066514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 133px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EG3dpIDPrXjNqUjThNSy2wyzL96Oc22d-igmki5IyYAQgj6fIf9p6zcUaDZWbWedH5162av2Y26739isYr3xIefimf8NPEjz4UmNCjR4OpdoHf0PKkX37ECwFTdx9oCXZBV3dYOSevne/s200/DSC_2726a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiKU1ll3eILGyL-wvR4a8Go08EPFqLdVABI0leLMsG4sPoDqIkVgqezFmBafyZNR1twFcIvRzJ0cVL5NSyz6zx13at74JsxetMH_Yhp1pSS6GliYiltS5YvGj-Hf-5cvh1NDzOPOzd1yK/s1600-h/DSC_2740a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358092513839088130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiKU1ll3eILGyL-wvR4a8Go08EPFqLdVABI0leLMsG4sPoDqIkVgqezFmBafyZNR1twFcIvRzJ0cVL5NSyz6zx13at74JsxetMH_Yhp1pSS6GliYiltS5YvGj-Hf-5cvh1NDzOPOzd1yK/s200/DSC_2740a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">Anyway, we have a nice though damp day visiting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Muckross</span> House. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Occasionally</span> the drizzle was so persistent, my camera thought it was monochrome.. </div><div align="left"><br /> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehfDRJrnKLBg11u_UiGyjWpkcZNfLEagHRMEWT6U-Iw-xnRaeo1HdTR28hMWXCdbu8DGlOYyO9-rDbga5aiccqj8TdxAcQTLQU_TTRG5UL68yEkMnJfvfnFd7PNUSHmRWiht2J1ZltcWs/s1600-h/DSC_2760a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358093905432406178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehfDRJrnKLBg11u_UiGyjWpkcZNfLEagHRMEWT6U-Iw-xnRaeo1HdTR28hMWXCdbu8DGlOYyO9-rDbga5aiccqj8TdxAcQTLQU_TTRG5UL68yEkMnJfvfnFd7PNUSHmRWiht2J1ZltcWs/s320/DSC_2760a.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="left"></a></p><p><br />It is situated in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Killarney</span> National Park and this is how we got there... </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Zoq9nfjIxnSCIKtf6znCiY44BMJM1xDaqgskVRm2CM0D8cQVJj_FIO-F3NL0WtCAVkZrpPNPfYqp9wMrWAJ1jAWB1Gv7bKD85ZWaw6QU1-vl3479fx9d2KVYAExfE0oI0QTIEabtf3XY/s1600-h/DSC_2779a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358094508031400114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Zoq9nfjIxnSCIKtf6znCiY44BMJM1xDaqgskVRm2CM0D8cQVJj_FIO-F3NL0WtCAVkZrpPNPfYqp9wMrWAJ1jAWB1Gv7bKD85ZWaw6QU1-vl3479fx9d2KVYAExfE0oI0QTIEabtf3XY/s320/DSC_2779a.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p align="left"></a></p><p><br />The ruins of Ross Castle... </p><p><br /> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY22evmyrjSJihXvo7K7Xc5rEsmIVWXcI7u32RVWqAyush7iV78CTdlsYrzkJZ-saG-cLW6kwO-TEiohSB2MEx8lgFEYyBLWxYDe9DgCApCwFVXGWikQTN24L4CzYGZiecvEbT45DUf4eq/s1600-h/DSC_2781a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358093900894989442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY22evmyrjSJihXvo7K7Xc5rEsmIVWXcI7u32RVWqAyush7iV78CTdlsYrzkJZ-saG-cLW6kwO-TEiohSB2MEx8lgFEYyBLWxYDe9DgCApCwFVXGWikQTN24L4CzYGZiecvEbT45DUf4eq/s320/DSC_2781a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />How we cross the lakes...tiny boats aren't they and they sit so low in the water! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4WbJSrSlFV-pu6p7k_UI_e_BZv6lCwpIGuFWZnMwavUR5HQ4TQbdFN8aPZ6QXZyvLOB3KeXxqmYnlq2SW-2cMJ1smjhvysycXdCU4ijVtsY7zwDNs0UCNRlwe77tDAFmgMKHoVd5AOZA/s1600-h/DSC_2782a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358093895013872866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4WbJSrSlFV-pu6p7k_UI_e_BZv6lCwpIGuFWZnMwavUR5HQ4TQbdFN8aPZ6QXZyvLOB3KeXxqmYnlq2SW-2cMJ1smjhvysycXdCU4ijVtsY7zwDNs0UCNRlwe77tDAFmgMKHoVd5AOZA/s320/DSC_2782a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Innisfallen</span> Abbey, a ruined monastic spot on an isolated island in the lakes. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMrha7VJOpPhrSJAb_yFdH1JN0bC2eVyaI6Kstr0YR6Zt43hhNcWNoUJU4aWqfzRpJGn2fbKpSRRQyr-6C5cMePD2OxWGT-5QnifZSGD_4tAB2aAFzg2yfdAXK-uwHC81vX_x1MNLVU2V/s1600-h/DSC_2809a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358093891633282146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMrha7VJOpPhrSJAb_yFdH1JN0bC2eVyaI6Kstr0YR6Zt43hhNcWNoUJU4aWqfzRpJGn2fbKpSRRQyr-6C5cMePD2OxWGT-5QnifZSGD_4tAB2aAFzg2yfdAXK-uwHC81vX_x1MNLVU2V/s320/DSC_2809a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Muckross</span> House, looking very Austen. </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhxHbg-EAfDdTRtPkST-L3XP3AiqDQ8YCYAYikWPOfSbm1Lw-7U6Fpjv3Lkdlvukilvbf-jlW96DMnwd7XZBoxvR73yUMvjU-348mCOUeSJU4-qDv6xj9_fimMaz_BOlFeASHh3_2bjQh/s1600-h/DSC_2839a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358093887724183058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhxHbg-EAfDdTRtPkST-L3XP3AiqDQ8YCYAYikWPOfSbm1Lw-7U6Fpjv3Lkdlvukilvbf-jlW96DMnwd7XZBoxvR73yUMvjU-348mCOUeSJU4-qDv6xj9_fimMaz_BOlFeASHh3_2bjQh/s320/DSC_2839a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-2143533627416995572009-06-29T09:10:00.000+10:002009-09-04T23:47:21.666+10:00Waterford<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk93jHK9szYvqldVsJ7Df8CrRK4DejnOwnYY-x5IahRvR5GZSfYVMiFAVuof7Pno6DCqWRNYHNrLgaCV0eXneAG3k0YBiHoenZKmBnNfyL8IClz5gfALyhzl7sbxEk0TD_0soGLO4OwO7b/s1600-h/DSC_2687a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358088181809238242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk93jHK9szYvqldVsJ7Df8CrRK4DejnOwnYY-x5IahRvR5GZSfYVMiFAVuof7Pno6DCqWRNYHNrLgaCV0eXneAG3k0YBiHoenZKmBnNfyL8IClz5gfALyhzl7sbxEk0TD_0soGLO4OwO7b/s320/DSC_2687a.jpg" border="0" /></a> We arrive in Waterford and on day 6 of the tour go for a walk around the city in the wake of an enthusiastic Irish guide called Jack. Waterford is know for its crystal but sadly the factory hasn't survived the economic crunch and has closed. However, we get to see the last commissioned piece they produced - the beautiful chandeliers in Christ Church.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPnu2WC239miFvA2Xotl5YZOefsdOFaZqsvKwAzXgJAkvjnfRye6jRPPjLpO9ELJRE4auzqYDzK4zoDJIlMAVEBr-PaYDb1xOoF2uMyHjO9LRVVhWgqUiY-j7yu98mwgMooTVbo2__mZ5/s1600-h/DSC_2659a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358088173842131538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPnu2WC239miFvA2Xotl5YZOefsdOFaZqsvKwAzXgJAkvjnfRye6jRPPjLpO9ELJRE4auzqYDzK4zoDJIlMAVEBr-PaYDb1xOoF2uMyHjO9LRVVhWgqUiY-j7yu98mwgMooTVbo2__mZ5/s320/DSC_2659a.jpg" border="0" /></a> The beautiful organ that shares the pride of place with the chandeliers.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2oUsjZdtbmCiwtUQXqHMOV4-BVEjI7e_vxWiZmWmXsdzkYbw6nLteDpR83_Sg8k_Tu_S5zjqpELPxwPYiv9mTJQhetioUU8JQYI4uX3VaZH9tnok0uQcNd3Z4_Zi84eMhyf5dZAP-ODT/s1600-h/DSC_2664a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358088168706891906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2oUsjZdtbmCiwtUQXqHMOV4-BVEjI7e_vxWiZmWmXsdzkYbw6nLteDpR83_Sg8k_Tu_S5zjqpELPxwPYiv9mTJQhetioUU8JQYI4uX3VaZH9tnok0uQcNd3Z4_Zi84eMhyf5dZAP-ODT/s320/DSC_2664a.jpg" border="0" /></a> An obviously Victorian doorway in Irish green. Even the pillar boxes were green here..<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAu6MEcuhQPhwbGorN3CDXKyOBsgeuxccAX7QXWBa4vS-Mi4UGjCL8E7XXQNXoUBf_VAsB8Q_PErZcxpWi9Gnh5RJzIdjVoof0oefqNwe9L1ALC2hvoHLw-QSe02yd71_tZzRdoQUezTw/s1600-h/DSC_2671a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358088166394323714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAu6MEcuhQPhwbGorN3CDXKyOBsgeuxccAX7QXWBa4vS-Mi4UGjCL8E7XXQNXoUBf_VAsB8Q_PErZcxpWi9Gnh5RJzIdjVoof0oefqNwe9L1ALC2hvoHLw-QSe02yd71_tZzRdoQUezTw/s320/DSC_2671a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNlz29x06WOWXsZ2d9byef3s33HwFMH8bE99g9KoP25B6yVKXhRzwIyuVuYuXAqjcyRYMvo1iyhv0R-2M8cDXN7r8THRJhinT-QHx-FWKoXfckIqxNnuBtr7o9YlqzDJ4UH_kKXsJMJnS/s1600-h/DSC_2672a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358091711513770690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNlz29x06WOWXsZ2d9byef3s33HwFMH8bE99g9KoP25B6yVKXhRzwIyuVuYuXAqjcyRYMvo1iyhv0R-2M8cDXN7r8THRJhinT-QHx-FWKoXfckIqxNnuBtr7o9YlqzDJ4UH_kKXsJMJnS/s320/DSC_2672a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IIvWhE_RRHc/SlvCsAab-qI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/v-5Q4fkAAcA/s1600-h/DSC_2672a.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-16531810263185510632009-06-28T08:46:00.000+10:002009-09-04T23:47:50.457+10:00Stena ferryIt is a 3.5 hour boat ride from Wales to Ireland. Once at sea, there isn't really much to see except the boat one is on, so naturally, here are pictures of the ferry (It had the radio alphabet painted around the deck and I went looking for Tango, but it was inexplicably missing - as was Quebec.. Foxtrot will have to do, but it looks rather weatherbeaten!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKD7O9Lf74OqRbzv02_e8n-A5S_DT87IC5Ng71dOin-XxZVfc2kzH-YtrdHRFVZTenTI2ZWIgc-jl0HWW0xe_C3NpRlxXGznGdZIhJTP1Vj0waPCH2mIv6N0N1iirLzw_L-p9GN6rytYc/s1600-h/DSC_2620a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358084410437466690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 183px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKD7O9Lf74OqRbzv02_e8n-A5S_DT87IC5Ng71dOin-XxZVfc2kzH-YtrdHRFVZTenTI2ZWIgc-jl0HWW0xe_C3NpRlxXGznGdZIhJTP1Vj0waPCH2mIv6N0N1iirLzw_L-p9GN6rytYc/s320/DSC_2620a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Tpg47BBGB6yZd0w7KbqTFFYKTuwadBYVi5SsXjeY4NefEyo2Sp062KBpAYBX_BmMxrpfNGT94w7o_f9f8soF2QzUkGhQEl9xJpruWY0V_sBxQzGsG_vthuEoGECpksymuwl7Z8ILw4Tz/s1600-h/DSC_2602a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358084408473984946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Tpg47BBGB6yZd0w7KbqTFFYKTuwadBYVi5SsXjeY4NefEyo2Sp062KBpAYBX_BmMxrpfNGT94w7o_f9f8soF2QzUkGhQEl9xJpruWY0V_sBxQzGsG_vthuEoGECpksymuwl7Z8ILw4Tz/s320/DSC_2602a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pXkKGGEjkOAHDLS5x4OPtWd5jVztRulAj9Ukc9yGnZQNvqCnaOQ2FA87QKdTwaSeQFjLvxjl_wUhYw2Inw9M1NdEuRl672bGqcLMW-ZFdcBEMxbT4aCI_EU_SHW5ovejT7YzEnilojMf/s1600-h/DSC_2601a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358084405776219058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pXkKGGEjkOAHDLS5x4OPtWd5jVztRulAj9Ukc9yGnZQNvqCnaOQ2FA87QKdTwaSeQFjLvxjl_wUhYw2Inw9M1NdEuRl672bGqcLMW-ZFdcBEMxbT4aCI_EU_SHW5ovejT7YzEnilojMf/s320/DSC_2601a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgXIO_u7AFo_Mh_seRmGeyKM8EGBbyFSWqmdoLqIC8ADGtXf9Ug-cEW03NJwnAxA_1jnvbGPuiwIVvp_pLeDQrsFEI3r6f-UdHTdZAE2bPRLl08Gd286yrCs_RSCQDEdoPczqUkgy0AB-/s1600-h/DSC_2599a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358084399389133410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgXIO_u7AFo_Mh_seRmGeyKM8EGBbyFSWqmdoLqIC8ADGtXf9Ug-cEW03NJwnAxA_1jnvbGPuiwIVvp_pLeDQrsFEI3r6f-UdHTdZAE2bPRLl08Gd286yrCs_RSCQDEdoPczqUkgy0AB-/s320/DSC_2599a.jpg" border="0" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-66596698408889131822009-06-28T06:55:00.000+10:002009-09-04T23:48:22.773+10:00CardiffWe absolutely bolt through Wales on our way to the ferry on day 5 of the tour. <br />I would have loved to have seen inside Cardiff Castle, but we just about caught a glimpse over the wall. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4wwmgP3amXsDD5Ud2gTjRxtO5FbRHnKBEfPIJH2Ae2MOxarUJ8ucsO2l4aAISrW7UCsxmKyX8QrnnYuTRxnDr-zUHIgSl4lZ7Lvd7sKYEbaWKXE4p59ahsEpeq9TwNEuQyFGUXvG0BBH/s1600-h/DSC_2559a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4wwmgP3amXsDD5Ud2gTjRxtO5FbRHnKBEfPIJH2Ae2MOxarUJ8ucsO2l4aAISrW7UCsxmKyX8QrnnYuTRxnDr-zUHIgSl4lZ7Lvd7sKYEbaWKXE4p59ahsEpeq9TwNEuQyFGUXvG0BBH/s320/DSC_2559a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356938726394437298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHopCQC4WakWiDFoPriTk6-q2XYdnGDxB6SzLBleVtJtl912g0krY4j2_TvzgDccEnpDSSmvoLqTj123_e0je-zt8sEJ9OKQnWIvpUfmOr89vrtPCtoHfB5JMs8lOc4_ug9rhLi_Nei69/s1600-h/DSC_2557a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHopCQC4WakWiDFoPriTk6-q2XYdnGDxB6SzLBleVtJtl912g0krY4j2_TvzgDccEnpDSSmvoLqTj123_e0je-zt8sEJ9OKQnWIvpUfmOr89vrtPCtoHfB5JMs8lOc4_ug9rhLi_Nei69/s320/DSC_2557a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356938722958312546" /></a><br /><br />And you can't go to Wales without seeing a dragon. This one was on public trasport.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1jMtIpMaINH3Sm1bZP1xl4OUhKgAzb1SlejSLr12rotqn6nPkygZLQM6543NjWUy1J3QCG8TMa9a5lUyTuQJHILGeWjWOwY0mUFLlfv4fGHqIBWxT2CBKRtuKzfhXrXOXJPcs4vx22zu/s1600-h/DSC_2567a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1jMtIpMaINH3Sm1bZP1xl4OUhKgAzb1SlejSLr12rotqn6nPkygZLQM6543NjWUy1J3QCG8TMa9a5lUyTuQJHILGeWjWOwY0mUFLlfv4fGHqIBWxT2CBKRtuKzfhXrXOXJPcs4vx22zu/s320/DSC_2567a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356938715365887218" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-28393931461976595392009-06-27T23:00:00.000+10:002009-09-05T00:13:37.316+10:00BristolWe get to Bristol rather late in the day so there is only time for a quick walk around.<br /><br />Saint Mary's Church is just opposite our hotel. Sadly it is closing as we get there so we don't get to see inside, but the outside is still pretty impressive...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GVi45PszXl7sJXrOrz9BujEyZGXkSDbYwgk7XK4KW0uaUCEw5ArHSeWAU_nnM2IbWOFrLbYxSHl-om35hxhGixnB3GNPeSUCZXv8uf0Yo2UfRRWnrTC6P7juRV19ygydEcdzsXAiG3HD/s1600-h/DSC_2513a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GVi45PszXl7sJXrOrz9BujEyZGXkSDbYwgk7XK4KW0uaUCEw5ArHSeWAU_nnM2IbWOFrLbYxSHl-om35hxhGixnB3GNPeSUCZXv8uf0Yo2UfRRWnrTC6P7juRV19ygydEcdzsXAiG3HD/s320/DSC_2513a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356934695040765122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU3jKKU2yWRwq7i1IQFK1GNBieutJNGVmMQ6ayKq6gd6euMES6DEEcMIfoNlkcr7XsmlKLqwaUk5pV9YF80O1Yh21EpDYTKiFqAkNdpufTd9sowIqHTkk8po5M03-2a1JuxZH58YiDQI6/s1600-h/DSC_2480a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU3jKKU2yWRwq7i1IQFK1GNBieutJNGVmMQ6ayKq6gd6euMES6DEEcMIfoNlkcr7XsmlKLqwaUk5pV9YF80O1Yh21EpDYTKiFqAkNdpufTd9sowIqHTkk8po5M03-2a1JuxZH58YiDQI6/s320/DSC_2480a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356934690569933202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUqcCByIZhBMJVjPsXXhJFoSbEddus1jymRjwPKAiVBhrc9fHZ02pTdwyg5IYrxTkQ_TxY37-uFdqoUaHBfzq6PgGWJZjDvivQ0bgim3lhm8BXvFNdehalQgZLeigv8EbMmo7lNO71DWC/s1600-h/DSC_2490a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUqcCByIZhBMJVjPsXXhJFoSbEddus1jymRjwPKAiVBhrc9fHZ02pTdwyg5IYrxTkQ_TxY37-uFdqoUaHBfzq6PgGWJZjDvivQ0bgim3lhm8BXvFNdehalQgZLeigv8EbMmo7lNO71DWC/s320/DSC_2490a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356934686598415410" /></a><br /><br />Local residents...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUGEY_ONVdkdJWhpgIx3R7h71V4OzYizog_7sR2Gcsw2UqyFgVWE9Bzq77qgHv3ntCxzuRWrRdY-9Sfp5G0Zy7T1SUFhEGExzOLIZhORfQeue_D0EfNswDWrHVuEk3vP-isUg_MPb2ABI/s1600-h/DSC_2498a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUGEY_ONVdkdJWhpgIx3R7h71V4OzYizog_7sR2Gcsw2UqyFgVWE9Bzq77qgHv3ntCxzuRWrRdY-9Sfp5G0Zy7T1SUFhEGExzOLIZhORfQeue_D0EfNswDWrHVuEk3vP-isUg_MPb2ABI/s320/DSC_2498a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356936086002755234" /></a><br /><br />and houses...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41S3m-mscukr3Jbiu6Qjq4z7clYVYAfo6L3WHOhO2hqBLxhG6zG0uQzYvuFyCtVS25xgSrFIIT48ZGuBUMSmEBS2QW72FgEpiuku0IZE_GGqgRMf03DZfLkdGSAkwIKvTAprvL0SELGXG/s1600-h/DSC_2512a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41S3m-mscukr3Jbiu6Qjq4z7clYVYAfo6L3WHOhO2hqBLxhG6zG0uQzYvuFyCtVS25xgSrFIIT48ZGuBUMSmEBS2QW72FgEpiuku0IZE_GGqgRMf03DZfLkdGSAkwIKvTAprvL0SELGXG/s320/DSC_2512a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356936461450566802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaql3gumib7B65Vy-5iadyPexim_ELJQDTr70OUISSmjmCZZ6WkXGOMVkoVqUqpltgQ9-sAqcZ4C-I0kzw4wANl_PIyGCiT23rkMnJFSNaZ9A8BtVB3zVpCb9lDWiJUwqkAX-DNrGEi26f/s1600-h/DSC_2511a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaql3gumib7B65Vy-5iadyPexim_ELJQDTr70OUISSmjmCZZ6WkXGOMVkoVqUqpltgQ9-sAqcZ4C-I0kzw4wANl_PIyGCiT23rkMnJFSNaZ9A8BtVB3zVpCb9lDWiJUwqkAX-DNrGEi26f/s320/DSC_2511a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356936457260716626" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-43620334596344107052009-06-27T18:23:00.000+10:002009-09-05T00:12:51.051+10:00BathBeautiful Bath was like stepping into another era. Elsewhere we have seen old buildings, even old streets, but here because of the density of old buildings it feels like being in an old city. Even though new shop fronts have sprung up, the buildings are much the same as when Dickens and Austen would have visited to take the waters or enlighten the public with their literary readings. I did take several pictures in the streets but, peopled as they were with locals and mile upon mile of visitors, they look nothing like the shots that BBC period movies have the luxury of filming. So I am posting instead images that highlight the strange juxtaposition of a magnificent Abbey, with the ancient site of a Roman temple to Minerva, and Georgian fancy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTYm_R245KfiKAQlycToBipnpFf-bo_XlXDYIvWl-Z7VLInKsN4qnlBNvSdPUFnGqIoW7IGl0PiTmACOhfnKDk5vqF0ZsV8Av9Ttz8t5lgNRAGqY5RWzrCnYc2sG8z9_C3_ILsLSBAaNh/s1600-h/DSC_2431a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTYm_R245KfiKAQlycToBipnpFf-bo_XlXDYIvWl-Z7VLInKsN4qnlBNvSdPUFnGqIoW7IGl0PiTmACOhfnKDk5vqF0ZsV8Av9Ttz8t5lgNRAGqY5RWzrCnYc2sG8z9_C3_ILsLSBAaNh/s200/DSC_2431a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356932630299143042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkroFYmNRrdw-kTWcHYLq3obJOHwO65aXF9rDG1eC91bYlbtrMcfd4xy6mxqOoTDpt32Luv5w5t6v9jtiStnAHd974jPZ65R3jTtfhhrIb7uHs-xpIcpm5aOxZTIhBwMfFo3pP5vmrSYX/s1600-h/DSC_2474a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkroFYmNRrdw-kTWcHYLq3obJOHwO65aXF9rDG1eC91bYlbtrMcfd4xy6mxqOoTDpt32Luv5w5t6v9jtiStnAHd974jPZ65R3jTtfhhrIb7uHs-xpIcpm5aOxZTIhBwMfFo3pP5vmrSYX/s200/DSC_2474a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356932621430707794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf5DzIsnK62E09Ieut2XiHonLaEAAMonOdPIMo0PT1glESqk5ek0wRIlittu1M_sStXADKKxE6bkW3WLeM7xsSV5FQbvllwwC-aaL6l9fcnWcoAt9tBIaUmFQeo9VcgRel3LK5aCYoBgh/s1600-h/DSC_2443a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf5DzIsnK62E09Ieut2XiHonLaEAAMonOdPIMo0PT1glESqk5ek0wRIlittu1M_sStXADKKxE6bkW3WLeM7xsSV5FQbvllwwC-aaL6l9fcnWcoAt9tBIaUmFQeo9VcgRel3LK5aCYoBgh/s200/DSC_2443a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356932620100860962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfPJV1cTw29HbnH3DgXtG4xLubr05TAGE7b5xn4xRU6SAakoSFweCkygXhfqU4dPscf3I0sVcBUszIBuCOFQ_9BhKTPCYrMdVJLSTEA-4F4V9vHoEwWJdXfsU3JdQJpz8ZCHjZ2fRksLN/s1600-h/DSC_2421a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfPJV1cTw29HbnH3DgXtG4xLubr05TAGE7b5xn4xRU6SAakoSFweCkygXhfqU4dPscf3I0sVcBUszIBuCOFQ_9BhKTPCYrMdVJLSTEA-4F4V9vHoEwWJdXfsU3JdQJpz8ZCHjZ2fRksLN/s200/DSC_2421a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356932614766828706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEOyx-bBF-vhfmCVBCUuF78_ADW3VQtiKwr3SdzPZWXOLOa5Izon7pkTRVD1zKeIcIj7m7zf95iFd1jdmdGP8HUPsBFkekdxtbbQ1zpXdQeFjOfT-Tab72IUY40r0Ibeo44LgfEzF_Hwr/s1600-h/DSC_2428a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEOyx-bBF-vhfmCVBCUuF78_ADW3VQtiKwr3SdzPZWXOLOa5Izon7pkTRVD1zKeIcIj7m7zf95iFd1jdmdGP8HUPsBFkekdxtbbQ1zpXdQeFjOfT-Tab72IUY40r0Ibeo44LgfEzF_Hwr/s200/DSC_2428a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356932134540381346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RLhYi2WXUE-JkMgFp1DdOCZWt1dw6NVddtGh4libR8rWXtDMVtD-y6UFdrSWjplZqaSG24_-gTIDBB6IiABWNJHWeOP0L7nV6gws8ofMVl1TfxJdVz5hHtGfT-xq_cYG0nD-PEC4CBdM/s1600-h/DSC_2454a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RLhYi2WXUE-JkMgFp1DdOCZWt1dw6NVddtGh4libR8rWXtDMVtD-y6UFdrSWjplZqaSG24_-gTIDBB6IiABWNJHWeOP0L7nV6gws8ofMVl1TfxJdVz5hHtGfT-xq_cYG0nD-PEC4CBdM/s200/DSC_2454a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356932125540981826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM4wKKPIyw1VxdzuPrx60lZQbdAY9ul0TgIPYYj6Y7ckVEFw2LnLE1eP8J23ZMvqOF6K-xrSbtls6qqcffl9B3ucNRYA8a7ttwseGEK9R43iRdZJVEUThRoliNp_2PtwB12Og5z2ja0Qe/s1600-h/DSC_2457a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM4wKKPIyw1VxdzuPrx60lZQbdAY9ul0TgIPYYj6Y7ckVEFw2LnLE1eP8J23ZMvqOF6K-xrSbtls6qqcffl9B3ucNRYA8a7ttwseGEK9R43iRdZJVEUThRoliNp_2PtwB12Og5z2ja0Qe/s200/DSC_2457a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356932119000932946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWpNMwm66dZbDDHa3sJTdopDbIznhq8zdfouCoLsS4qYBm_Pi_XSd-EYtORddv3pG-OGDfZzPnODB844Smj9YkkdR6dEGMWexOviSjf3v9tJC8Lpq5dJHQyjDnW1mMK-SgBQ6GjKS-tGH/s1600-h/DSC_2460a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWpNMwm66dZbDDHa3sJTdopDbIznhq8zdfouCoLsS4qYBm_Pi_XSd-EYtORddv3pG-OGDfZzPnODB844Smj9YkkdR6dEGMWexOviSjf3v9tJC8Lpq5dJHQyjDnW1mMK-SgBQ6GjKS-tGH/s200/DSC_2460a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356932113996196786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzmCZEN083r2UWsBhBYe7N9C2nB_kkgqmlY0YCt94X3m7-z1kgt1sC1puBdafpqr6XbD53qlWlhFgOzX4WtVUQjYD0kv17IzJRbFPZphxn-RMJvlPPf7u_TzHh6548uL4lrNF5sH5shLh/s1600-h/DSC_2462a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzmCZEN083r2UWsBhBYe7N9C2nB_kkgqmlY0YCt94X3m7-z1kgt1sC1puBdafpqr6XbD53qlWlhFgOzX4WtVUQjYD0kv17IzJRbFPZphxn-RMJvlPPf7u_TzHh6548uL4lrNF5sH5shLh/s200/DSC_2462a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356932109462630962" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-62648047246989399652009-06-27T06:40:00.000+10:002009-09-05T00:12:21.568+10:00Glastonbury<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SIAWQIs0quV9OyGiWqO9eTgR7d80s3sI-W7QjEqypvB-8EfXMCk_lBRIM1hsFBfmYxMPZzBcU5CRahBwZrCJwK0oTmEviO4B9F8LMRI6OFyrBsaXORdzndc1RIGBEWNmdXou3Wua3fDA/s1600-h/DSC_2383a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SIAWQIs0quV9OyGiWqO9eTgR7d80s3sI-W7QjEqypvB-8EfXMCk_lBRIM1hsFBfmYxMPZzBcU5CRahBwZrCJwK0oTmEviO4B9F8LMRI6OFyrBsaXORdzndc1RIGBEWNmdXou3Wua3fDA/s320/DSC_2383a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355451374303741282" /></a><br />The rather eerie remains of what would have been a splendid abbey mark where some believe to be the final resting place of King Arthur and Guinevere. The abbey was another victim of Henry VIII's abolishment. The only building that has remained intact is the kitchen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGYo3xjSVzG1MDvjhb1Sm6so2_r0bvJR3x0R5dOa76PK7FHmDtZdXRJ4_GGGIbWCmWIRYIg5vcaQ1K92kFRVlCWjuBSVGaMdDNEvOgFNAK3k3-9fSTXLLo_lbGui9kxFiGW2QosdKIjN5/s1600-h/DSC_2372a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGYo3xjSVzG1MDvjhb1Sm6so2_r0bvJR3x0R5dOa76PK7FHmDtZdXRJ4_GGGIbWCmWIRYIg5vcaQ1K92kFRVlCWjuBSVGaMdDNEvOgFNAK3k3-9fSTXLLo_lbGui9kxFiGW2QosdKIjN5/s320/DSC_2372a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355451395570024146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKahDZuMzR-LCfXkPurrW4MvCf3ZaRE5uXfwyT9TOJln-QgG_-26OYFVG9BgCf4tiAc3SY5R6ylT6ysfc0OnZ2d8WXZj525vv4mPux3I9-k4t-AbdhRoWFcie5n1IR1YgJtVFL58MhYGmL/s1600-h/DSC_2375a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKahDZuMzR-LCfXkPurrW4MvCf3ZaRE5uXfwyT9TOJln-QgG_-26OYFVG9BgCf4tiAc3SY5R6ylT6ysfc0OnZ2d8WXZj525vv4mPux3I9-k4t-AbdhRoWFcie5n1IR1YgJtVFL58MhYGmL/s320/DSC_2375a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355451389372024802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxXLIeh8_fxwWlrYLgzeE826yLQtkZdiZV8HicCBOjT63EgwoQfbzQXlRlYGkrdUcDaA72pGJZbX_mQOf5Xl0YxuW6msRBmn6YkTJtfianvOU9zZOy0-4Q7EAv-Dp9YOuj9wVnG8Jl3Eq/s1600-h/DSC_2388a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxXLIeh8_fxwWlrYLgzeE826yLQtkZdiZV8HicCBOjT63EgwoQfbzQXlRlYGkrdUcDaA72pGJZbX_mQOf5Xl0YxuW6msRBmn6YkTJtfianvOU9zZOy0-4Q7EAv-Dp9YOuj9wVnG8Jl3Eq/s320/DSC_2388a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355451385630115234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04Q_9GqDB7o0c__FXtIzGr5_myO8qITNjcHbZz04l2pc66cMumxrYAnsZs3XKNC1CwUOKQw6NXvs9WfziRsBk7tSlG5ZoDtN-sXNA7HFTVd3fc0pkdPrNaMl_YJF2KN3o5fXsVdP8liaP/s1600-h/DSC_2390a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04Q_9GqDB7o0c__FXtIzGr5_myO8qITNjcHbZz04l2pc66cMumxrYAnsZs3XKNC1CwUOKQw6NXvs9WfziRsBk7tSlG5ZoDtN-sXNA7HFTVd3fc0pkdPrNaMl_YJF2KN3o5fXsVdP8liaP/s320/DSC_2390a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355451383687028738" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-50900418052559009412009-06-26T21:33:00.000+10:002009-09-05T00:10:11.835+10:00PlymouthSo many famous ships and captains have set sail from this port. Of course the Mayflower is the best known and this inscription can be found on the Mayflower Steps. Other ships commemorated at the spot are The Sea Venture 1609, and the Tory 1839 which set off to colonise New Zealand.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNwaI2kMqmr74g-GPQC4pl7Y2gi1dihFLPLtRtSA0Xevs79eiXHYqSV5x3KL1i382ssSnynxtWFKn7-ZTfSPNuAvSNRc4Puzo0lUVcik_XvCNKE-WU5G2I7K2Exe1UlmOluT96SYdgf2r/s1600-h/DSC_2322a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355094123041104130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNwaI2kMqmr74g-GPQC4pl7Y2gi1dihFLPLtRtSA0Xevs79eiXHYqSV5x3KL1i382ssSnynxtWFKn7-ZTfSPNuAvSNRc4Puzo0lUVcik_XvCNKE-WU5G2I7K2Exe1UlmOluT96SYdgf2r/s320/DSC_2322a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our hotel faced the Hoe which is the patch of grass (now extended to a public green) where Drake played his game of bowls before taking on the Armarda. The Hoe houses a Naval memorial which is flanked by a sculpture of Neptune, and the rebuilt Eddystone Lighthouse which stands as a testament to engineering. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHraXH-D2Yv9ZwaNysw2s1E6eQzje7P6wpjG61zMETsV-zoaQev2Y8zRm1V2_6FlbpY3H09-MLyjCyPjA0PaFhM5mgEHWsJuY5xUQyZxBHe3Ozks1fC9Mb4VeDKT6Ocbo_8CHUfTE-lG1Q/s1600-h/DSC_2340a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355094467311835122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHraXH-D2Yv9ZwaNysw2s1E6eQzje7P6wpjG61zMETsV-zoaQev2Y8zRm1V2_6FlbpY3H09-MLyjCyPjA0PaFhM5mgEHWsJuY5xUQyZxBHe3Ozks1fC9Mb4VeDKT6Ocbo_8CHUfTE-lG1Q/s320/DSC_2340a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiwlma5SDVe9aeSfFeXVKdwVTba0dECqc9C1YBeRnRxNkCeI3BATrO8ScMb5_-iS8MEh502a1cdd2loiyvVC_xMjIotAJwB6XhMbssLWINEEXI9wSM8PTZSD-DJiHKOobkQdBfMI3HSZn/s1600-h/DSC_2343a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355094475227509330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiwlma5SDVe9aeSfFeXVKdwVTba0dECqc9C1YBeRnRxNkCeI3BATrO8ScMb5_-iS8MEh502a1cdd2loiyvVC_xMjIotAJwB6XhMbssLWINEEXI9wSM8PTZSD-DJiHKOobkQdBfMI3HSZn/s320/DSC_2343a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAireZTr6n3cOQbTkOADWUYJ68z_5csY-Sj_La7iDw__R-unMQxuePHnqpC37kKwp5jkKH_9ASAN_fMvSqNT-8jsIomhb_h0vbDCAUTRquMrKNEbONO3lIwNW0tjGdTvdOA6TtEFIbPQNc/s1600-h/DSC_2346a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355094492702015538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 207px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAireZTr6n3cOQbTkOADWUYJ68z_5csY-Sj_La7iDw__R-unMQxuePHnqpC37kKwp5jkKH_9ASAN_fMvSqNT-8jsIomhb_h0vbDCAUTRquMrKNEbONO3lIwNW0tjGdTvdOA6TtEFIbPQNc/s320/DSC_2346a.jpg" border="0" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561573963084837778.post-58377888151336898432009-06-26T14:46:00.000+10:002009-09-05T00:09:21.906+10:00Land's EndThis is recording the third day of our tour on June 26.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SkhIABV2rQEFw4Wwb6Mb6XomDWCeM4TpkOMgkeXFPkIKzHHFgEfOHmoYgdnfCMO07UIqCDUg60NIfXupcRf3jnO7FgaK4ff3yZ67ZiQejbbCK7hlUh9Cu84dLDBwZGYQWGVHewFxFwmM/s1600-h/DSC_2230a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SkhIABV2rQEFw4Wwb6Mb6XomDWCeM4TpkOMgkeXFPkIKzHHFgEfOHmoYgdnfCMO07UIqCDUg60NIfXupcRf3jnO7FgaK4ff3yZ67ZiQejbbCK7hlUh9Cu84dLDBwZGYQWGVHewFxFwmM/s320/DSC_2230a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354462951638120546" /></a><br />We crossed the River Tamar, taking us from Devon into Cornwall. This is the railway bridge designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-Ev-HuG8YWGjrHq-0QU_ZIo_Thyphenhyphen-PNZhzjpD5z8c727E8AHjm2PbrOKkeafOEdtWDW05xYFUCsTMx2oqvlB59wvNZPcMXpHmWujPsoijsK0fIQRr3fPkvIVs8wFkU2UEyFiqcvvcjM6b/s1600-h/DSC_2245a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-Ev-HuG8YWGjrHq-0QU_ZIo_Thyphenhyphen-PNZhzjpD5z8c727E8AHjm2PbrOKkeafOEdtWDW05xYFUCsTMx2oqvlB59wvNZPcMXpHmWujPsoijsK0fIQRr3fPkvIVs8wFkU2UEyFiqcvvcjM6b/s320/DSC_2245a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354463347269353410" /></a><br />St Michael's Mount - a monastic island.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr26OqL8ooM_bkMBKCKdSSmQeI-hVyxQXXPJl_BCwzSUMywWChLkPb10XZxJNhyphenhyphenE6sgQGh0eF7mhYoRXktXGYxVtyZgKhWAmCVfvYqwc6Ny29J4eWnmH8cPomf-Y2kEDYN3xINWQaeBPNE/s1600-h/DSC_2256a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr26OqL8ooM_bkMBKCKdSSmQeI-hVyxQXXPJl_BCwzSUMywWChLkPb10XZxJNhyphenhyphenE6sgQGh0eF7mhYoRXktXGYxVtyZgKhWAmCVfvYqwc6Ny29J4eWnmH8cPomf-Y2kEDYN3xINWQaeBPNE/s320/DSC_2256a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354463713320125906" /></a><br />Cornwall is Daphne du Maurier country and it is very easy to imagine Mary Yellan from Jamaica Inn wandering through these parts.<br /><br /><br />Land's End is as far south as one can go on the British mainland. Apart from being a rugged coast, this is now quite a commercialised spot, popular with charity walkers who sometimes go all the way to John o'Groats - also now maintained by the same development company). Even the BBC have put a Dr Who themed exhibit here... Many of the shops quip on the fact that this is the first and last spot in England (depending on which way you are travelling)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoye6UycgHhX1sRRqmo8A-IbyhdDYPb9po6K60L0gLZ9UJjQzRhpxaEzofEeEzxMrQdcWNVegJ22LA0fUHUrz8IFGS2jAkqDY4DpJ4fe-lUofIEqX1uAp9Ygni6ZJevPNXUgnzQ_e6NYo/s1600-h/DSC_2281a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIoye6UycgHhX1sRRqmo8A-IbyhdDYPb9po6K60L0gLZ9UJjQzRhpxaEzofEeEzxMrQdcWNVegJ22LA0fUHUrz8IFGS2jAkqDY4DpJ4fe-lUofIEqX1uAp9Ygni6ZJevPNXUgnzQ_e6NYo/s320/DSC_2281a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354465910737367554" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9Va8HUHj3oeLKTF_lnLU6Bm0E4C5LhFv7AH8arlSYtAXjTkwEi_eDPRf52kfHzkazQD3gfDiUlWo7cfAQcMKD8cY-AZnh3jBr4C1htWWlAyd-NbIKW3SUJDsIUIvzPYkNP9A_BppiKeU/s1600-h/DSC_2274a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9Va8HUHj3oeLKTF_lnLU6Bm0E4C5LhFv7AH8arlSYtAXjTkwEi_eDPRf52kfHzkazQD3gfDiUlWo7cfAQcMKD8cY-AZnh3jBr4C1htWWlAyd-NbIKW3SUJDsIUIvzPYkNP9A_BppiKeU/s320/DSC_2274a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354465787146057106" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrv8wQgNtwSFxUEo_FSVFOiHmSp3WyaXCKgcpjeSCXgm74d2XvPeDwdv9mlcOfeSVFZ-L7sS3ZjphA6KauhgaVCcqjrFr-4TliOPpbpZ06zxg5pdAsmnLxr6e4h3z7Ik7TdHE_jERwDA6/s1600-h/DSC_2266a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrv8wQgNtwSFxUEo_FSVFOiHmSp3WyaXCKgcpjeSCXgm74d2XvPeDwdv9mlcOfeSVFZ-L7sS3ZjphA6KauhgaVCcqjrFr-4TliOPpbpZ06zxg5pdAsmnLxr6e4h3z7Ik7TdHE_jERwDA6/s320/DSC_2266a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354465678943153426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOB-l9yXNy5KI4M82RbQQPmraWa_O2UjENXHwJMFNkZyqu75c-856uKlxVWrNzSYYrXCXeJi0tSMt_xX2OAkbI0xzE5sTExaqw2LPW_tfT_Z5ysoKU2CxHPRHQazas52EmxJfl6_NfaoBn/s1600-h/DSC_2260a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOB-l9yXNy5KI4M82RbQQPmraWa_O2UjENXHwJMFNkZyqu75c-856uKlxVWrNzSYYrXCXeJi0tSMt_xX2OAkbI0xzE5sTExaqw2LPW_tfT_Z5ysoKU2CxHPRHQazas52EmxJfl6_NfaoBn/s320/DSC_2260a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354465549595154562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdaaCTER2jk1l9g8VMRmKgO0HRGFVBYv8XOcabJMYoVGa4Q4yHm1csCa7tmriMdwkIbGIxPH50vxAI6WNGGFbTVTPqSxi6OdKcIwxn6YbFrZAvhfmhaWwXmBNKbu2AK1OhME_3nMR71T_/s1600-h/DSC_2282a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdaaCTER2jk1l9g8VMRmKgO0HRGFVBYv8XOcabJMYoVGa4Q4yHm1csCa7tmriMdwkIbGIxPH50vxAI6WNGGFbTVTPqSxi6OdKcIwxn6YbFrZAvhfmhaWwXmBNKbu2AK1OhME_3nMR71T_/s320/DSC_2282a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354465397995589970" /></a>Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02527211850231580761noreply@blogger.com