tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90074120877378200072024-03-13T21:05:21.507+00:00Ben's BlogBen Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-36407715910130030112009-11-05T21:51:00.007+00:002009-11-05T22:06:25.447+00:00Antioch, California<div>We're very lucky to have had a week long stay with Beth's family in Antioch, California. They have a beautiful home with a stunning view of rolling hills. We felt home already, thanks to the scenery but mostly thanks to our fabulous hosts :)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNLBu_wy0I/AAAAAAAABlY/Wtp5T_0zUtQ/s1600-h/panoa.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 54px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNLBu_wy0I/AAAAAAAABlY/Wtp5T_0zUtQ/s320/panoa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742871314778946" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNLBu_wy0I/AAAAAAAABlY/Wtp5T_0zUtQ/s1600-h/panoa.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNLA7gVotI/AAAAAAAABlQ/Cbr1OkeS0y4/s1600-h/_IMG0784a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNLA7gVotI/AAAAAAAABlQ/Cbr1OkeS0y4/s320/_IMG0784a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742857492767442" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>We were treated to a limo tour of the Napa Valley:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKwMTTtBI/AAAAAAAABlI/2u8f5oAy8MA/s1600-h/_IMG0721a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 203px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKwMTTtBI/AAAAAAAABlI/2u8f5oAy8MA/s320/_IMG0721a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742569943741458" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKwMTTtBI/AAAAAAAABlI/2u8f5oAy8MA/s1600-h/_IMG0721a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvzycrjI/AAAAAAAABlA/jvU216m5O1E/s1600-h/_IMG0723a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvzycrjI/AAAAAAAABlA/jvU216m5O1E/s320/_IMG0723a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742563363466802" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvzycrjI/AAAAAAAABlA/jvU216m5O1E/s1600-h/_IMG0723a.jpg"></a>The Darlington clan! Rob, Nicole, Dan, Beth, Glenn, Judith, Cami and Grae:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvvxirlI/AAAAAAAABk4/xxvJSZZ1sqQ/s1600-h/_IMG0725a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvvxirlI/AAAAAAAABk4/xxvJSZZ1sqQ/s320/_IMG0725a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742562285923922" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvvxirlI/AAAAAAAABk4/xxvJSZZ1sqQ/s1600-h/_IMG0725a.jpg"></a>Nicole and Dan:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvcCykTI/AAAAAAAABkw/6T2NRBHzWVA/s1600-h/_IMG0735a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvcCykTI/AAAAAAAABkw/6T2NRBHzWVA/s320/_IMG0735a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742556989559090" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvcCykTI/AAAAAAAABkw/6T2NRBHzWVA/s1600-h/_IMG0735a.jpg"></a>Bethie:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvIeFqxI/AAAAAAAABko/u48FP_5nlP0/s1600-h/_IMG0741a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKvIeFqxI/AAAAAAAABko/u48FP_5nlP0/s320/_IMG0741a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742551735347986" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Uncle and Niece:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKcBTHf3I/AAAAAAAABkg/sBulGCL-uYs/s1600-h/_IMG0745a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKcBTHf3I/AAAAAAAABkg/sBulGCL-uYs/s320/_IMG0745a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742223392767858" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKcBTHf3I/AAAAAAAABkg/sBulGCL-uYs/s1600-h/_IMG0745a.jpg"></a>Glenn, Judith and Grae:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKb1u1wTI/AAAAAAAABkY/EnZfTkJNQOs/s1600-h/_IMG0761a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKb1u1wTI/AAAAAAAABkY/EnZfTkJNQOs/s320/_IMG0761a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742220287820082" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKb1u1wTI/AAAAAAAABkY/EnZfTkJNQOs/s1600-h/_IMG0761a.jpg"></a>The gang and the limo:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKbiK398I/AAAAAAAABkQ/fDj0UVyFq-o/s1600-h/_IMG0766a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 184px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKbiK398I/AAAAAAAABkQ/fDj0UVyFq-o/s320/_IMG0766a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742215036696514" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKbiK398I/AAAAAAAABkQ/fDj0UVyFq-o/s1600-h/_IMG0766a.jpg"></a>Rob:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKbAvPpZI/AAAAAAAABkI/YkF-dZAIAj8/s1600-h/_IMG0781a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKbAvPpZI/AAAAAAAABkI/YkF-dZAIAj8/s320/_IMG0781a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742206062437778" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKbAvPpZI/AAAAAAAABkI/YkF-dZAIAj8/s1600-h/_IMG0781a.jpg"></a>Shelby:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKbByUzeI/AAAAAAAABkA/Pp8RRBrXyOU/s1600-h/_IMG0795a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKbByUzeI/AAAAAAAABkA/Pp8RRBrXyOU/s320/_IMG0795a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400742206343794146" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Beth and Adrienne:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKA3WYTsI/AAAAAAAABj4/xm3SMdxatyk/s1600-h/_IMG0810a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKA3WYTsI/AAAAAAAABj4/xm3SMdxatyk/s320/_IMG0810a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400741756865629890" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKA3WYTsI/AAAAAAAABj4/xm3SMdxatyk/s1600-h/_IMG0810a.jpg"></a>Sister and brother:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKAiOUT8I/AAAAAAAABjw/LrBfISBW-WA/s1600-h/_IMG0817a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKAiOUT8I/AAAAAAAABjw/LrBfISBW-WA/s320/_IMG0817a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400741751194668994" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKAiOUT8I/AAAAAAAABjw/LrBfISBW-WA/s1600-h/_IMG0817a.jpg"></a>The fam:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKASjnl4I/AAAAAAAABjo/rOZx7n7-bBk/s1600-h/_IMG0828a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNKASjnl4I/AAAAAAAABjo/rOZx7n7-bBk/s320/_IMG0828a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400741746989045634" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>A wonderful view:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNJ__JYnfI/AAAAAAAABjY/WlfAj2O1OOA/s1600-h/_IMG0955a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNJ__JYnfI/AAAAAAAABjY/WlfAj2O1OOA/s320/_IMG0955a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400741741778738674" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Thanks to the Dalrington's of Antioch, for a wonderful week of relaxing, fun and great food and drink. Wish the you were just a drive away but I'm sure we'll be back regardless :) Try <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157622617566171/">flickr</a> for more photos.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-19687876733318263592009-11-05T21:43:00.005+00:002009-11-05T21:50:51.423+00:00Hollywood<div>The centre of America's entertainment, Hollywood California.<div><br /></div><div>Just a few shots from our stay here, we also made it to Santa Monica but those photos will have to wait. More space in LA, still crazy though.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>La Brea avenue:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNILhR5WrI/AAAAAAAABjQ/OdARoXZLnjY/s1600-h/_IMG0679a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNILhR5WrI/AAAAAAAABjQ/OdARoXZLnjY/s320/_IMG0679a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400739740896549554" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNILhR5WrI/AAAAAAAABjQ/OdARoXZLnjY/s1600-h/_IMG0679a.jpg"></a>Hollywood Blvd:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNILfZMuFI/AAAAAAAABjI/scuxwwS0YeU/s1600-h/_IMG0672a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNILfZMuFI/AAAAAAAABjI/scuxwwS0YeU/s320/_IMG0672a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400739740390307922" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNILfZMuFI/AAAAAAAABjI/scuxwwS0YeU/s1600-h/_IMG0672a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNILGBSYOI/AAAAAAAABjA/CXG0gLlNnuE/s1600-h/_IMG0667a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNILGBSYOI/AAAAAAAABjA/CXG0gLlNnuE/s320/_IMG0667a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400739733579129058" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHbnOAE0I/AAAAAAAABig/1aiC4Xc2TYM/s1600-h/_IMG0662a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHbnOAE0I/AAAAAAAABig/1aiC4Xc2TYM/s320/_IMG0662a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400738917857104706" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHbnOAE0I/AAAAAAAABig/1aiC4Xc2TYM/s1600-h/_IMG0662a.jpg"></a>We stayed right near the Walk Of Fame:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHbTf5l6I/AAAAAAAABiY/2e4J8UpJyBY/s1600-h/_IMG0421a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHbTf5l6I/AAAAAAAABiY/2e4J8UpJyBY/s320/_IMG0421a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400738912563468194" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHbTf5l6I/AAAAAAAABiY/2e4J8UpJyBY/s1600-h/_IMG0421a.jpg"></a>The Chinese Theatre is awesome! Heaps of greetings from stars of old:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHbFSZm5I/AAAAAAAABiQ/jLMar53R9hU/s1600-h/_IMG0415a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHbFSZm5I/AAAAAAAABiQ/jLMar53R9hU/s320/_IMG0415a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400738908748749714" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHbFSZm5I/AAAAAAAABiQ/jLMar53R9hU/s1600-h/_IMG0415a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHaqqS5eI/AAAAAAAABiI/kOfq70Deyzw/s1600-h/_IMG0417a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHaqqS5eI/AAAAAAAABiI/kOfq70Deyzw/s320/_IMG0417a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400738901601215970" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHaqqS5eI/AAAAAAAABiI/kOfq70Deyzw/s1600-h/_IMG0417a.jpg"></a>Couldn't resist:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHaTUOWDI/AAAAAAAABiA/bq9ijEToN8M/s1600-h/_IMG0423a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHaTUOWDI/AAAAAAAABiA/bq9ijEToN8M/s320/_IMG0423a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400738895334627378" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNHaTUOWDI/AAAAAAAABiA/bq9ijEToN8M/s1600-h/_IMG0423a.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-78538167032301873302009-11-05T21:33:00.006+00:002009-11-05T21:43:07.277+00:00New York, New York<div><br /></div><div>New York is easily as good as anywhere I've ever been :) We had a ball wandering around Manhattan, visiting all the iconic sights in somewhat cooler weather than we'd left in London.</div><div><br /></div><div>Wall Street:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFXMIMNnI/AAAAAAAABh4/Pr04BawpgXA/s1600-h/_IMG0211a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFXMIMNnI/AAAAAAAABh4/Pr04BawpgXA/s320/_IMG0211a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736642842244722" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFXMIMNnI/AAAAAAAABh4/Pr04BawpgXA/s1600-h/_IMG0211a.jpg"></a>Bethie with some NY cops:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFW_DJwWI/AAAAAAAABhw/6gZqkd2EeOk/s1600-h/_IMG0214a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFW_DJwWI/AAAAAAAABhw/6gZqkd2EeOk/s320/_IMG0214a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736639331451234" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFW_DJwWI/AAAAAAAABhw/6gZqkd2EeOk/s1600-h/_IMG0214a.jpg"></a>Ben outside "Monk's Cafe" ala Seinfeld:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFWp_oZaI/AAAAAAAABho/DxJHGp9Lhuo/s1600-h/_IMG0252a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFWp_oZaI/AAAAAAAABho/DxJHGp9Lhuo/s320/_IMG0252a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736633679537570" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFWp_oZaI/AAAAAAAABho/DxJHGp9Lhuo/s1600-h/_IMG0252a.jpg"></a>Grand Central Station:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFWUph-wI/AAAAAAAABhg/bf0rNBalz9I/s1600-h/_IMG0256a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFWUph-wI/AAAAAAAABhg/bf0rNBalz9I/s320/_IMG0256a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736627949697794" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFWUph-wI/AAAAAAAABhg/bf0rNBalz9I/s1600-h/_IMG0256a.jpg"></a>Queens:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFV3zlIbI/AAAAAAAABhY/U-aVgFTjs94/s1600-h/_IMG0248a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFV3zlIbI/AAAAAAAABhY/U-aVgFTjs94/s320/_IMG0248a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736620207219122" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFV3zlIbI/AAAAAAAABhY/U-aVgFTjs94/s1600-h/_IMG0248a.jpg"></a>Union Square:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFJ8sapLI/AAAAAAAABhQ/-0cAqbAJ7bE/s1600-h/_IMG0132a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFJ8sapLI/AAAAAAAABhQ/-0cAqbAJ7bE/s320/_IMG0132a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736415360918706" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFJ8sapLI/AAAAAAAABhQ/-0cAqbAJ7bE/s1600-h/_IMG0132a.jpg"></a>Brooklyn from the Hudson River:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFJlfMoyI/AAAAAAAABhI/FORvcKDbC6w/s1600-h/_IMG0353a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFJlfMoyI/AAAAAAAABhI/FORvcKDbC6w/s320/_IMG0353a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736409131459362" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFJlfMoyI/AAAAAAAABhI/FORvcKDbC6w/s1600-h/_IMG0353a.jpg"></a>Manhattan Island from the Hudson River:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFJUyZNdI/AAAAAAAABhA/-DfMS6Ym8kM/s1600-h/_IMG0342a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFJUyZNdI/AAAAAAAABhA/-DfMS6Ym8kM/s320/_IMG0342a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736404648572370" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFJUyZNdI/AAAAAAAABhA/-DfMS6Ym8kM/s1600-h/_IMG0342a.jpg"></a>France's gift to the US:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFI4x65DI/AAAAAAAABg4/m9GaX_lYlyE/s1600-h/_IMG0325a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFI4x65DI/AAAAAAAABg4/m9GaX_lYlyE/s320/_IMG0325a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736397130392626" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFI4x65DI/AAAAAAAABg4/m9GaX_lYlyE/s1600-h/_IMG0325a.jpg"></a>Manhattan:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFIoM7qPI/AAAAAAAABgw/LkKynuauxRY/s1600-h/_IMG0318a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFIoM7qPI/AAAAAAAABgw/LkKynuauxRY/s320/_IMG0318a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736392680286450" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNFIoM7qPI/AAAAAAAABgw/LkKynuauxRY/s1600-h/_IMG0318a.jpg"></a>Central Park:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE41CvelI/AAAAAAAABgo/rGlm7R60iNc/s1600-h/_IMG0186a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE41CvelI/AAAAAAAABgo/rGlm7R60iNc/s320/_IMG0186a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736121249299026" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE41CvelI/AAAAAAAABgo/rGlm7R60iNc/s1600-h/_IMG0186a.jpg"></a>Upper west side from Central Park:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE4ijXx0I/AAAAAAAABgg/-rm_5ybA6do/s1600-h/_IMG0173a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE4ijXx0I/AAAAAAAABgg/-rm_5ybA6do/s320/_IMG0173a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736116285884226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE4ijXx0I/AAAAAAAABgg/-rm_5ybA6do/s1600-h/_IMG0173a.jpg"></a>Times Square:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE4TEJcUI/AAAAAAAABgY/EtYtepXnpbk/s1600-h/_IMG0209a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE4TEJcUI/AAAAAAAABgY/EtYtepXnpbk/s320/_IMG0209a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736112128389442" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE4TEJcUI/AAAAAAAABgY/EtYtepXnpbk/s1600-h/_IMG0209a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE4Ha1n8I/AAAAAAAABgQ/td0--o3TIAA/s1600-h/_IMG0233a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE4Ha1n8I/AAAAAAAABgQ/td0--o3TIAA/s320/_IMG0233a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736109002334146" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE4Ha1n8I/AAAAAAAABgQ/td0--o3TIAA/s1600-h/_IMG0233a.jpg"></a>Ben on Bleecker Street:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE3xfKQaI/AAAAAAAABgI/2VQsToETO0c/s1600-h/_IMG0223a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SvNE3xfKQaI/AAAAAAAABgI/2VQsToETO0c/s320/_IMG0223a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400736103114883490" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Can't wait to visit NY again, hopefully for longer next time. Some more photos on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157622741459032/">flickr.</a></div></div></div>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-52756039684285603692009-10-21T23:47:00.005+01:002009-10-22T00:08:35.593+01:00Goodbye, Great Britain.<div>The time has come, to depart the old dart and make for home, well our first home at least. </div><div><br /></div><div>Very mixed feelings on leaving, but here are some last days images of us in London.</div><div><br /></div><div>Me and Mark Finch on the NFL set, Studio 6 at Sky Sports:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QnICMtvI/AAAAAAAABgA/GrVDnaeCGys/s1600-h/_IMG0075a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QnICMtvI/AAAAAAAABgA/GrVDnaeCGys/s320/_IMG0075a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395189880459146994" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QnICMtvI/AAAAAAAABgA/GrVDnaeCGys/s1600-h/_IMG0075a.jpg"></a>Me mixing in Studio 7:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-Qm5dGlUI/AAAAAAAABf4/LcmQdDO8gUs/s1600-h/_IMG0014a.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-Qm5dGlUI/AAAAAAAABf4/LcmQdDO8gUs/s320/_IMG0014a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395189876545459522" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-Qmplvl_I/AAAAAAAABfw/y3kKXVrq0vk/s1600-h/_IMG0017a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-Qmplvl_I/AAAAAAAABfw/y3kKXVrq0vk/s320/_IMG0017a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395189872286734322" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Oi oi! What's this??</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QXLllFsI/AAAAAAAABfo/UMaF-oTjQQQ/s1600-h/_IMG0075a2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QXLllFsI/AAAAAAAABfo/UMaF-oTjQQQ/s320/_IMG0075a2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395189606534944450" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>It's Ben crossing the most photographed pedestrian crossing in the world! Abbey Road, Westminster, London, NW8. Too much traffic for the right perspective but thanks to Bethie for snapping me here :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QDuUVvUI/AAAAAAAABfY/py2y70rI-mI/s1600-h/_IMG0075a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QDuUVvUI/AAAAAAAABfY/py2y70rI-mI/s320/_IMG0075a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395189272260492610" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QDABi51I/AAAAAAAABfI/LqLCaYVhLJM/s1600-h/_IMG0083a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QDABi51I/AAAAAAAABfI/LqLCaYVhLJM/s320/_IMG0083a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395189259833632594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QCzU1Q3I/AAAAAAAABfA/E-CTjVOsQvY/s1600-h/_IMG0087a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QCzU1Q3I/AAAAAAAABfA/E-CTjVOsQvY/s320/_IMG0087a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395189256424866674" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QCzU1Q3I/AAAAAAAABfA/E-CTjVOsQvY/s1600-h/_IMG0087a.jpg"></a>Lion in Trafalgar Square, Big Ben in the background:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QCtQ7IaI/AAAAAAAABe4/mQaqAkXxWWc/s1600-h/_IMG0090a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-QCtQ7IaI/AAAAAAAABe4/mQaqAkXxWWc/s320/_IMG0090a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395189254797861282" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Bethie in Trafalgar Square:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PupASbLI/AAAAAAAABew/p9eHxdBp3_w/s1600-h/_IMG0095a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PupASbLI/AAAAAAAABew/p9eHxdBp3_w/s320/_IMG0095a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395188910056959154" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PupASbLI/AAAAAAAABew/p9eHxdBp3_w/s1600-h/_IMG0095a.jpg"></a>Bethie in a very stinky red phone box:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PuXaDo9I/AAAAAAAABeo/eLp3bv9tXXg/s1600-h/_IMG0110a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PuXaDo9I/AAAAAAAABeo/eLp3bv9tXXg/s320/_IMG0110a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395188905333203922" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PuXaDo9I/AAAAAAAABeo/eLp3bv9tXXg/s1600-h/_IMG0110a.jpg"></a>We were very pleased to meet up with these folks, Glenn and Judith were in town from Perth, we enjoyed a great tapas dinner. See you in California soon guys!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PuBDSDTI/AAAAAAAABeg/-vJUkIOfzP8/s1600-h/_IMG0114a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PuBDSDTI/AAAAAAAABeg/-vJUkIOfzP8/s320/_IMG0114a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395188899332099378" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PuBDSDTI/AAAAAAAABeg/-vJUkIOfzP8/s1600-h/_IMG0114a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PuPluT5I/AAAAAAAABeY/GmVDHtersxk/s1600-h/_IMG0117a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PuPluT5I/AAAAAAAABeY/GmVDHtersxk/s320/_IMG0117a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395188903234654098" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-PuPluT5I/AAAAAAAABeY/GmVDHtersxk/s1600-h/_IMG0117a.jpg"></a>Our last tube ride home from the city on the Piccadilly :<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-Pt8aqnPI/AAAAAAAABeQ/VrVzCjgLMbs/s1600-h/_IMG0126a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/St-Pt8aqnPI/AAAAAAAABeQ/VrVzCjgLMbs/s320/_IMG0126a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395188898088000754" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So farewell to old London town, thanks for the lessons from the hard times but also the fun, the old pubs and countryside, even lack of sun. The snow and cold, we've grown so much but not yet too old, we'll be back someday and no doubt will say, "Alright?" </div><div><br /></div><div>Next chapter, New Yawk!!!!!!</div>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-2126945128391284932009-10-15T02:35:00.006+01:002009-10-15T02:56:42.543+01:00Kings Of Convenience, Barbican Hall, Wednesday October 14th 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/StZ9gF19M1I/AAAAAAAABeI/PIo-uEbwf0E/s1600-h/Kings+for+blog_small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/StZ9gF19M1I/AAAAAAAABeI/PIo-uEbwf0E/s320/Kings+for+blog_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392635594100519762" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Eloquent, free, meaningful, effortless. These are 4 words that could be used to describe Kings Of Convenience, and they'd all be very true and fair descriptions, but still not enough to completely convey seeing them perform live in concert. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Their show at the Barbican Hall in London tonight was capable of providing lifelong memories for any fan who attended, new or old, casual or indeed fanatic. But it was potentially this way before they even took the stage. You see, KoC produce albums that are so vivid, one need not see them live in their lifetime to feel satisfied. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">That said, it was hands down the best 60 quid I've spent in my time in England. Eirik and Erlend played their acoustic guitars with the experience of aging bluesman. I got a quick reminder of how well their separate arrangements are matched to provide that unique, overall sound. Their voices too, meld in a way that is only comparable to Simon and Garfunkel, their self-professed heroes - "two soft voices, blended in perfection", their lyric an obvious nod to the New York duo in their track, Homesick. I can assuredly say that pulling off that sound live and flawlessly is indeed worthy of that comparison.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">It's at this point that Beth says how she's reminded of home. All those country drives and holidays where the Kings' CD's have accompanied us. The Kings' music goes with you, it becomes a part of the scenery and that cerebral exchange. How apt that in under a week, we make our way home. And throughout the night I realise KoC are one of the few groups that I can equally enjoy with my Beth, and that I'm so glad she was experiencing this show with me.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">While sipping red wine, Beth and I were very much treated to a great selection of songs, from their debut Quiet Is The New Loud to some favourites from Riot On An Empty Street and a generous dose of the yet-to-be-released-to-UK-fans (even-though-the-rest-of-Europe-has-enjoyed-it-for-3-weeks - ARRRRRGHHHH!!!!!) new album, Declaration Of Dependence. The new songs somehow weren't that new. New titles, new lyrics, some new playing styles but it was so clearly Kings, so of course it should sound like that. What else did I expect? Well, nothing less that's for sure, but my expectations were disintegrated. It's the Kings sound, but more. How is it that they continue to do this and I'm not tired of it?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The sound delivery at the Barbican was simply some of the best I've ever heard in my life. Accurate, faithfull amplification of the guitars that were perhaps 30m ahead of my seat, clear yet subtle and fitting to the material.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Eventually joined by fellow Bergen musicians on double bass and violin, our Kings stepped 3 rungs up the ladder of fun and really let loose, they had us up on our feet through numerous numbers and taking over the chorus of just as many. The freedom that Erlend expresses through his dance and enthusiasm during the up beat songs is infectious, yet the sincerity of their most moving songs such as Cayman Islands and 24-25 is far from misread. I didn't mind showing genuine emotion for these songs, because they match any of the oldest stuff I cut my teeth on and continue to polish them with. For mine, KoC sit with S&G, Stevens, Lennon/McCartney, Waters/Gilmour, Dylan and Knopfler. Yes, I mean it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">iPhones, wif-fi, government corruption and the increase of debt-inducing warfare all pale in importance during the 95 minutes our non-fashionable heroes offer of themselves. One feels it's ok to still hope, to still feel like there is a place that is true and heartfelt and that you can share in that place, unashamedly. That when you play those CD's again, you know these guys are doing it for all the right reasons, and that you'd most happily put down the squids to own a proper, uncompressed copy of their latest efforts.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The finale came as an encore for being up and happy (I'd Rather Dance With You) and an encore for soaking up that last bit of Kings' melancholy (Cayman Islands) to which the 1000 strong Barbican faithfull applauded gratefully and passionately. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I would go again, and again and again, if only they would play that often. 3 albums together in 8 years is a shocking strike rate for a group in the naughties, but actually, I'm not in the slightest bit annoyed. Because each of those albums are pure gems, not made to be consumed over a medium Quarter Pounder meal, but rather a late Sunday breakfast, in the sun, with your girl by your side and in your heart. I wonder if they do weddings...?</span></div><div><br /></div></div></span>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-59358576818581679962009-09-02T01:24:00.006+01:002009-09-02T01:36:50.653+01:00Richmond on August Bank HolidayWe had a glorious day of sun, wine and beer, ice cream and blue skies, all by the banks of the Thames.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28xwJWLoI/AAAAAAAABdA/9zRq47r8CXI/s1600-h/_IMG0082a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28xwJWLoI/AAAAAAAABdA/9zRq47r8CXI/s320/_IMG0082a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376661093073956482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp29TKrFQvI/AAAAAAAABeA/2zhQDq8deaY/s1600-h/_IMG0012a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp29TKrFQvI/AAAAAAAABeA/2zhQDq8deaY/s320/_IMG0012a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376661667130458866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp29Sg6LWDI/AAAAAAAABd4/-7S0Qxp6gKA/s1600-h/_IMG0017a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp29Sg6LWDI/AAAAAAAABd4/-7S0Qxp6gKA/s320/_IMG0017a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376661655919482930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp29SN5aoLI/AAAAAAAABdw/aokzSz0RLOY/s1600-h/_IMG0023a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp29SN5aoLI/AAAAAAAABdw/aokzSz0RLOY/s320/_IMG0023a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376661650816016562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28yHHE4cI/AAAAAAAABdI/hjJUhrqOk8M/s1600-h/_IMG0072a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28yHHE4cI/AAAAAAAABdI/hjJUhrqOk8M/s320/_IMG0072a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376661099238449602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp29R1gEknI/AAAAAAAABdo/TaNb7ShGMAY/s1600-h/_IMG0024a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp29R1gEknI/AAAAAAAABdo/TaNb7ShGMAY/s320/_IMG0024a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376661644267262578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28FeSZ0rI/AAAAAAAABc4/-_Q2aHgDsQc/s1600-h/_IMG0084a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28FeSZ0rI/AAAAAAAABc4/-_Q2aHgDsQc/s320/_IMG0084a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376660332365861554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28E1pVYxI/AAAAAAAABcw/sNWJ3QROkTI/s1600-h/_IMG0087a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28E1pVYxI/AAAAAAAABcw/sNWJ3QROkTI/s320/_IMG0087a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376660321456186130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nice to have our housemate Kristy with us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28y5LbUoI/AAAAAAAABdY/RPdsl1kTmYY/s1600-h/_IMG0055a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28y5LbUoI/AAAAAAAABdY/RPdsl1kTmYY/s320/_IMG0055a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376661112678470274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28yn5NpvI/AAAAAAAABdQ/zId-YXjmoq0/s1600-h/_IMG0081a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28yn5NpvI/AAAAAAAABdQ/zId-YXjmoq0/s320/_IMG0081a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376661108038674162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28EveFRrI/AAAAAAAABco/ughCpYWChKo/s1600-h/_IMG0095a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28EveFRrI/AAAAAAAABco/ughCpYWChKo/s320/_IMG0095a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376660319798380210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28EZV3TYI/AAAAAAAABcg/tpQs9RjchXs/s1600-h/_IMG0097a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28EZV3TYI/AAAAAAAABcg/tpQs9RjchXs/s320/_IMG0097a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376660313858329986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28EN4BjuI/AAAAAAAABcY/7jMw3x7G4xg/s1600-h/_IMG0102aa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28EN4BjuI/AAAAAAAABcY/7jMw3x7G4xg/s320/_IMG0102aa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376660310780382946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28zJ99vDI/AAAAAAAABdg/Cu935UqNwtk/s1600-h/_IMG0042a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sp28zJ99vDI/AAAAAAAABdg/Cu935UqNwtk/s320/_IMG0042a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376661117185408050" border="0" /></a>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-47327741974081878822009-08-27T16:32:00.004+01:002009-08-27T16:39:24.933+01:00LucerneIt's been far too long since a blog post. Here's a few snaps from our time in Lucerne itself:<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Spanq6-_3rI/AAAAAAAABbg/ksqrlk6Fv4g/s1600-h/_IMG5814a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpanqhYZuLI/AAAAAAAABbY/gXzouroUBhI/s1600-h/_IMG5812a.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpanqhYZuLI/AAAAAAAABbY/gXzouroUBhI/s320/_IMG5812a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374667554270329010" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpanqhYZuLI/AAAAAAAABbY/gXzouroUBhI/s1600-h/_IMG5812a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpanqKHXm4I/AAAAAAAABbQ/uOXrlkygo_Y/s1600-h/_IMG5808a.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpanqKHXm4I/AAAAAAAABbQ/uOXrlkygo_Y/s320/_IMG5808a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374667548024871810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px; " /></a><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Spanq6-_3rI/AAAAAAAABbg/ksqrlk6Fv4g/s1600-h/_IMG5814a.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Spanq6-_3rI/AAAAAAAABbg/ksqrlk6Fv4g/s320/_IMG5814a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374667561143099058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpanrfF4syI/AAAAAAAABbo/B2AygvN4D3Y/s1600-h/_IMG5817a.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpanrfF4syI/AAAAAAAABbo/B2AygvN4D3Y/s320/_IMG5817a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374667570835665698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px; " /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Along with wandering this wonderful town we had a paddle boat ride on Lake Lucerne, a nice way to farewell Switzerland :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpaoSnK2jFI/AAAAAAAABcI/ExDrG1HWYBI/s1600-h/_IMG5851a.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpaoSnK2jFI/AAAAAAAABcI/ExDrG1HWYBI/s320/_IMG5851a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374668243018878034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpaoSnK2jFI/AAAAAAAABcI/ExDrG1HWYBI/s1600-h/_IMG5851a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpaoSUgRApI/AAAAAAAABcA/REKTfbEIP5w/s1600-h/_IMG5840a.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpaoSUgRApI/AAAAAAAABcA/REKTfbEIP5w/s320/_IMG5840a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374668238008418962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpaoSUgRApI/AAAAAAAABcA/REKTfbEIP5w/s1600-h/_IMG5840a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpaoR6kW8JI/AAAAAAAABb4/RmKmIWygEVs/s1600-h/_IMG5837a.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpaoR6kW8JI/AAAAAAAABb4/RmKmIWygEVs/s320/_IMG5837a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374668231046262930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpaoTJF40CI/AAAAAAAABcQ/-vUDfHpcBjc/s1600-h/_IMG5842a.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SpaoTJF40CI/AAAAAAAABcQ/-vUDfHpcBjc/s320/_IMG5842a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374668252124860450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div></div></div>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-46304507744063750282009-07-01T00:43:00.011+01:002009-07-01T01:16:10.350+01:00A break from Europe trip photos for...A look at our excellent long weekend in Devon and Cornwall :)<br /><br />Starting the coastal walk to Berry Head, Brixham:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqjh0tYHxI/AAAAAAAABXc/h3DP88j6d3w/s1600-h/_IMG7644a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqjh0tYHxI/AAAAAAAABXc/h3DP88j6d3w/s320/_IMG7644a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353270908563234578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqjh_knZVI/AAAAAAAABXU/nvvw5B05g2s/s1600-h/_IMG7646a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqjh_knZVI/AAAAAAAABXU/nvvw5B05g2s/s320/_IMG7646a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353270911479276882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqkbERhOhI/AAAAAAAABYE/bsYEdD7AxMg/s1600-h/_IMG7660a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqkbERhOhI/AAAAAAAABYE/bsYEdD7AxMg/s320/_IMG7660a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353271891993901586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqka-wCfNI/AAAAAAAABX8/9VGDdol0ft8/s1600-h/_IMG7663a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqka-wCfNI/AAAAAAAABX8/9VGDdol0ft8/s320/_IMG7663a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353271890511297746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqkam6oM7I/AAAAAAAABX0/3PvrDLSuD9A/s1600-h/_IMG7677a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqkam6oM7I/AAAAAAAABX0/3PvrDLSuD9A/s320/_IMG7677a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353271884113261490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqkas2aZLI/AAAAAAAABXs/c5QMQJLERYk/s1600-h/_IMG7684a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqkas2aZLI/AAAAAAAABXs/c5QMQJLERYk/s320/_IMG7684a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353271885706192050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqlEurGqKI/AAAAAAAABYs/PJUK8IDiqJ4/s1600-h/_IMG7712a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqlEurGqKI/AAAAAAAABYs/PJUK8IDiqJ4/s320/_IMG7712a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353272607750138018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqlEWX8kVI/AAAAAAAABYk/mlikoSFmBNw/s1600-h/_IMG7721a+layers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqlEWX8kVI/AAAAAAAABYk/mlikoSFmBNw/s320/_IMG7721a+layers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353272601227333970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqlEKlX_iI/AAAAAAAABYc/nkKnV-30Uqk/s1600-h/_IMG7723a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqlEKlX_iI/AAAAAAAABYc/nkKnV-30Uqk/s320/_IMG7723a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353272598062431778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Brixham Harbour:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqlD8jSNqI/AAAAAAAABYU/QSBqKTVuxYU/s1600-h/_IMG7731a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqlD8jSNqI/AAAAAAAABYU/QSBqKTVuxYU/s320/_IMG7731a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353272594295568034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqlDmpkMaI/AAAAAAAABYM/tWyQqrE1_0Q/s1600-h/_IMG7737a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqlDmpkMaI/AAAAAAAABYM/tWyQqrE1_0Q/s320/_IMG7737a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353272588416332194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wild horses in Widecombe-on-the-moor:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skql2LgU5YI/AAAAAAAABZU/nsCuXSI75IU/s1600-h/_IMG7772aa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skql2LgU5YI/AAAAAAAABZU/nsCuXSI75IU/s320/_IMG7772aa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353273457303152002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bethie was not impressed!:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skql2K8laDI/AAAAAAAABZM/7GGPh22vKBI/s1600-h/_IMG7793a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skql2K8laDI/AAAAAAAABZM/7GGPh22vKBI/s320/_IMG7793a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353273457153239090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skql12b88WI/AAAAAAAABZE/dQNRlESh1kI/s1600-h/_IMG7798a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skql12b88WI/AAAAAAAABZE/dQNRlESh1kI/s320/_IMG7798a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353273451647660386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skql1on9yKI/AAAAAAAABY8/SZhk0pVST18/s1600-h/_IMG7803a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skql1on9yKI/AAAAAAAABY8/SZhk0pVST18/s320/_IMG7803a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353273447939950754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skql1Xj3dtI/AAAAAAAABY0/jYzFGSNo284/s1600-h/_IMG7817a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skql1Xj3dtI/AAAAAAAABY0/jYzFGSNo284/s320/_IMG7817a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353273443359356626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Port Issac:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqmjwMVOpI/AAAAAAAABZ0/P7qmXKo6pQU/s1600-h/_IMG7843a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqmjwMVOpI/AAAAAAAABZ0/P7qmXKo6pQU/s320/_IMG7843a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353274240245512850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Doc Martin's house!:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqmjgmmJpI/AAAAAAAABZs/8v2ZQqDHRmE/s1600-h/_IMG7852a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqmjgmmJpI/AAAAAAAABZs/8v2ZQqDHRmE/s320/_IMG7852a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353274236060706450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqmjTcsMuI/AAAAAAAABZk/9rpdULhh60I/s1600-h/_IMG7854a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqmjTcsMuI/AAAAAAAABZk/9rpdULhh60I/s320/_IMG7854a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353274232529498850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Schmatey!:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqmjJJ7ZKI/AAAAAAAABZc/36pUTn2G-4A/s1600-h/_IMG7859a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqmjJJ7ZKI/AAAAAAAABZc/36pUTn2G-4A/s320/_IMG7859a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353274229766448290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqnWbKOlAI/AAAAAAAABaU/fhQcmDe4YbU/s1600-h/_IMG7862a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqnWbKOlAI/AAAAAAAABaU/fhQcmDe4YbU/s320/_IMG7862a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353275110772872194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqnWPdMiGI/AAAAAAAABaM/xQzrt6b5ONg/s1600-h/_IMG7882a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqnWPdMiGI/AAAAAAAABaM/xQzrt6b5ONg/s320/_IMG7882a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353275107631204450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqnV2A83fI/AAAAAAAABaE/4myW74_FFFM/s1600-h/_IMG7884a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqnV2A83fI/AAAAAAAABaE/4myW74_FFFM/s320/_IMG7884a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353275100801850866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqnVrCj4KI/AAAAAAAABZ8/VsiKTsT_iZU/s1600-h/_IMG7886a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqnVrCj4KI/AAAAAAAABZ8/VsiKTsT_iZU/s320/_IMG7886a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353275097855811746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Plenty of time for strumming at the apartment:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqoWltOVYI/AAAAAAAABa8/TSj61MfNgEs/s1600-h/_IMG7925a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqoWltOVYI/AAAAAAAABa8/TSj61MfNgEs/s320/_IMG7925a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353276213115639170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hmmmm, how shall we pull it off?:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqoWcUCv8I/AAAAAAAABa0/v0fnBZiDbC4/s1600-h/_IMG7972a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqoWcUCv8I/AAAAAAAABa0/v0fnBZiDbC4/s320/_IMG7972a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353276210594103234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqoWADWe5I/AAAAAAAABas/KyV2UpyFkOc/s1600-h/_IMG7991a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqoWADWe5I/AAAAAAAABas/KyV2UpyFkOc/s320/_IMG7991a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353276203007900562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lads:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqoV9Qey5I/AAAAAAAABak/bkHHyoPtlS0/s1600-h/_IMG8011a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqoV9Qey5I/AAAAAAAABak/bkHHyoPtlS0/s320/_IMG8011a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353276202257664914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Get down!:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqoV_Uy8nI/AAAAAAAABac/k_uGK3iWGO8/s1600-h/_IMG8028a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SkqoV_Uy8nI/AAAAAAAABac/k_uGK3iWGO8/s320/_IMG8028a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353276202812633714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to Mark and Kate, Mick and Liv and my Bethie for an awesome weekend catching up and seeing another part of England. Great to see you all, only a few months to go till we're all catching up again :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqo57xIiJI/AAAAAAAABbE/hcBBhUPGRA4/s1600-h/_IMG7942a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Skqo57xIiJI/AAAAAAAABbE/hcBBhUPGRA4/s320/_IMG7942a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353276820333037714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />*Heaps* more to see on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157620788019962/">flickr</a> :)Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-27989369134518051622009-06-18T08:34:00.005+01:002009-06-18T08:44:52.118+01:00Giswill, LucerneAs with most stays on our trip, Giswill was out of town from Lucerne. We had two nights in this sleepy valley, our accomodation a swiss chalet! The views were fabulous:<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sjnutf11-6I/AAAAAAAABWE/JV2EY6zlmZw/s1600-h/_IMG5687a.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sjnutf11-6I/AAAAAAAABWE/JV2EY6zlmZw/s320/_IMG5687a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348568497888033698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sjnutf11-6I/AAAAAAAABWE/JV2EY6zlmZw/s1600-h/_IMG5687a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnutGBmQLI/AAAAAAAABV8/5AYt2-oHGoQ/s1600-h/_IMG5691a.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnutGBmQLI/AAAAAAAABV8/5AYt2-oHGoQ/s320/_IMG5691a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348568490958012594" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px; " /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Bottom left was our room:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnuthAHPuI/AAAAAAAABWM/CFX0uf0Xvns/s1600-h/_IMG5697a.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnuthAHPuI/AAAAAAAABWM/CFX0uf0Xvns/s320/_IMG5697a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348568498199543522" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUom6F4I/AAAAAAAABWk/usBRcWtM0rU/s1600-h/_IMG5930a.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUom6F4I/AAAAAAAABWk/usBRcWtM0rU/s320/_IMG5930a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348569170256205698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUom6F4I/AAAAAAAABWk/usBRcWtM0rU/s1600-h/_IMG5930a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUbZ-HYI/AAAAAAAABWc/V5rTN7-ZGqI/s1600-h/_IMG5702a.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUbZ-HYI/AAAAAAAABWc/V5rTN7-ZGqI/s320/_IMG5702a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348569166712282498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUbZ-HYI/AAAAAAAABWc/V5rTN7-ZGqI/s1600-h/_IMG5702a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUE_WG7I/AAAAAAAABWU/q5U47BvedSI/s1600-h/_IMG5701a.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUE_WG7I/AAAAAAAABWU/q5U47BvedSI/s320/_IMG5701a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348569160695028658" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Watching the storm roll in:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvVHEWISI/AAAAAAAABW0/M7ums9kU9nY/s1600-h/_IMG5877a.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvVHEWISI/AAAAAAAABW0/M7ums9kU9nY/s320/_IMG5877a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348569178432741666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvVHEWISI/AAAAAAAABW0/M7ums9kU9nY/s1600-h/_IMG5877a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUsGbDLI/AAAAAAAABWs/veSwan-zRnE/s1600-h/_IMG5863a.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUsGbDLI/AAAAAAAABWs/veSwan-zRnE/s320/_IMG5863a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348569171193695410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnwEwQeRGI/AAAAAAAABXE/tY76zu5nCjM/s1600-h/_IMG5904a.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnwEwQeRGI/AAAAAAAABXE/tY76zu5nCjM/s320/_IMG5904a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348569996943311970" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnwEwQeRGI/AAAAAAAABXE/tY76zu5nCjM/s1600-h/_IMG5904a.jpg"></a>Storm passes, sun shone again:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnwEtrcxwI/AAAAAAAABW8/eIuPubpIIj4/s1600-h/_IMG5932a.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnwEtrcxwI/AAAAAAAABW8/eIuPubpIIj4/s320/_IMG5932a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348569996251154178" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjnvUsGbDLI/AAAAAAAABWs/veSwan-zRnE/s1600-h/_IMG5863a.jpg"></a><br /></div><div>More <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157619902685870/">here.</a></div></div>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-15507258678971469122009-06-15T23:43:00.005+01:002009-06-15T23:57:27.917+01:00Swiss Alps, LucerneThese next shots are from our trip up a mountain in Lucerne. We took a minature train halfway then a cable car for the remaining climb. Around 2300m up I believe, quite a ways up! We couldn't get over the view, I could've spent all day taking photos and absorbing the sights. Alas just a an hour or so but I think some of the best shots from our whole trip were taken at summit here.<div><br /></div><div>On the way up:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPeZbEZ2I/AAAAAAAABUs/6oyYpQVhLLI/s1600-h/_IMG5704a.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPeZbEZ2I/AAAAAAAABUs/6oyYpQVhLLI/s320/_IMG5704a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347689728676489058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPeq6iRxI/AAAAAAAABU0/EPu2qQ2iMIc/s1600-h/_IMG5794a.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPeq6iRxI/AAAAAAAABU0/EPu2qQ2iMIc/s320/_IMG5794a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347689733371873042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPeiKtnUI/AAAAAAAABU8/Hv-Ui753VFI/s1600-h/_IMG5791a.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPeiKtnUI/AAAAAAAABU8/Hv-Ui753VFI/s320/_IMG5791a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347689731023805762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPe-yIrNI/AAAAAAAABVE/QHE6WNlIOF0/s1600-h/_IMG5786a.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPe-yIrNI/AAAAAAAABVE/QHE6WNlIOF0/s320/_IMG5786a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347689738705349842" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And one of our first views:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPfB1RRoI/AAAAAAAABVM/InosHQmEZKo/s1600-h/_IMG5717a.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPfB1RRoI/AAAAAAAABVM/InosHQmEZKo/s320/_IMG5717a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347689739523802754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxyww67I/AAAAAAAABV0/JmCqiuKmeDA/s1600-h/_IMG5725a.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxyww67I/AAAAAAAABV0/JmCqiuKmeDA/s320/_IMG5725a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347691161407515570" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxyww67I/AAAAAAAABV0/JmCqiuKmeDA/s1600-h/_IMG5725a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQx9hAH3I/AAAAAAAABVs/nFUqrrla43c/s1600-h/_IMG5719a.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQx9hAH3I/AAAAAAAABVs/nFUqrrla43c/s320/_IMG5719a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347691164294193010" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQx9hAH3I/AAAAAAAABVs/nFUqrrla43c/s1600-h/_IMG5719a.jpg"></a>Some multi-image stitched panorama's were definately the go:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxvhE10I/AAAAAAAABVk/lpr4TFPd3Qc/s1600-h/Lucerne+Alps+pano+5+large.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxvhE10I/AAAAAAAABVk/lpr4TFPd3Qc/s320/Lucerne+Alps+pano+5+large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347691160536405826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 62px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxvhE10I/AAAAAAAABVk/lpr4TFPd3Qc/s1600-h/Lucerne+Alps+pano+5+large.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxW-duDI/AAAAAAAABVc/5MjN1z2sHYY/s1600-h/Lucerne+Alps+pano+1+large.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxW-duDI/AAAAAAAABVc/5MjN1z2sHYY/s320/Lucerne+Alps+pano+1+large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347691153948784690" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 133px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxW-duDI/AAAAAAAABVc/5MjN1z2sHYY/s1600-h/Lucerne+Alps+pano+1+large.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxISQHOI/AAAAAAAABVU/kZu5Dst_3Fg/s1600-h/Lucerne+Alps+pano+2+large.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbQxISQHOI/AAAAAAAABVU/kZu5Dst_3Fg/s320/Lucerne+Alps+pano+2+large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347691150005247202" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 114px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPfB1RRoI/AAAAAAAABVM/InosHQmEZKo/s1600-h/_IMG5717a.jpg"></a><br />More on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157619683689958/">flickr</a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPe-yIrNI/AAAAAAAABVE/QHE6WNlIOF0/s1600-h/_IMG5786a.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPe-yIrNI/AAAAAAAABVE/QHE6WNlIOF0/s1600-h/_IMG5786a.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"></a>Our day in Lucerne itself and our surrounds while staying in nearby Giswill in the next post.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPeq6iRxI/AAAAAAAABU0/EPu2qQ2iMIc/s1600-h/_IMG5794a.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjbPeq6iRxI/AAAAAAAABU0/EPu2qQ2iMIc/s1600-h/_IMG5794a.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-34971734374793930062009-06-13T13:09:00.004+01:002009-06-13T13:46:52.973+01:00A cruise on Lake Lucerne<div>Our first stop in Lucerne was for the lake cruise. It was amazing to look out to and up at these mountains, we couldn't quite believe what we were seeing.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOXKF54HGI/AAAAAAAABUE/-X95R01ZQkw/s1600-h/_IMG5606a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOXKF54HGI/AAAAAAAABUE/-X95R01ZQkw/s320/_IMG5606a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346783382258326626" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOXKF54HGI/AAAAAAAABUE/-X95R01ZQkw/s1600-h/_IMG5606a.jpg"></a><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOXJ4g7IPI/AAAAAAAABT8/QRn_TTiipb8/s1600-h/_IMG5618a.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOXJ4g7IPI/AAAAAAAABT8/QRn_TTiipb8/s320/_IMG5618a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346783378664005874" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOXJwtrcoI/AAAAAAAABT0/SEhBLBm5KS4/s1600-h/_IMG5641a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOXJwtrcoI/AAAAAAAABT0/SEhBLBm5KS4/s320/_IMG5641a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346783376570020482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOXJwtrcoI/AAAAAAAABT0/SEhBLBm5KS4/s1600-h/_IMG5641a.jpg"></a>The breeze was nice, we got a little rain but not enough to stop me :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOXJq9EZ9I/AAAAAAAABTs/1hsQuBttGRY/s1600-h/_IMG5629a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOXJq9EZ9I/AAAAAAAABTs/1hsQuBttGRY/s320/_IMG5629a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346783375023957970" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapTxRRmI/AAAAAAAABUk/-FQvXCD23Yg/s1600-h/_IMG5671a.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapTxRRmI/AAAAAAAABUk/-FQvXCD23Yg/s320/_IMG5671a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346787217091151458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapTxRRmI/AAAAAAAABUk/-FQvXCD23Yg/s1600-h/_IMG5671a.jpg"></a>And the beer was good too :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapfJWATI/AAAAAAAABUc/_6dGIclNCOg/s1600-h/_IMG5650a.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapfJWATI/AAAAAAAABUc/_6dGIclNCOg/s320/_IMG5650a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346787220144914738" style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapfJWATI/AAAAAAAABUc/_6dGIclNCOg/s1600-h/_IMG5650a.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapJZVE-I/AAAAAAAABUU/gFtUC2l82kA/s1600-h/P1010181aa.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapJZVE-I/AAAAAAAABUU/gFtUC2l82kA/s320/P1010181aa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346787214306382818" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapJZVE-I/AAAAAAAABUU/gFtUC2l82kA/s1600-h/P1010181aa.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapDGy5YI/AAAAAAAABUM/p66gMa6G4wQ/s1600-h/P1010177aa.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SjOapDGy5YI/AAAAAAAABUM/p66gMa6G4wQ/s320/P1010177aa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346787212618032514" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As usual, plenty more to on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157619614663440/">flickr</a>.</div>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-70893320655009429932009-06-03T20:49:00.004+01:002009-06-03T20:53:30.785+01:00Heidelberg and Rhine FallsHeidelberg:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUlEGfRuI/AAAAAAAABTk/ij2pSQ9mEq4/s1600-h/_IMG5526a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUlEGfRuI/AAAAAAAABTk/ij2pSQ9mEq4/s320/_IMG5526a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191741142877922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUk2wegAI/AAAAAAAABTc/ARUIiDZP_mM/s1600-h/_IMG5531a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUk2wegAI/AAAAAAAABTc/ARUIiDZP_mM/s320/_IMG5531a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191737560891394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUkjTDX2I/AAAAAAAABTU/gOadlRZaj7Q/s1600-h/_IMG5538a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUkjTDX2I/AAAAAAAABTU/gOadlRZaj7Q/s320/_IMG5538a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191732337205090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUkfxi3uI/AAAAAAAABTM/DQC121R2czo/s1600-h/_IMG5550a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUkfxi3uI/AAAAAAAABTM/DQC121R2czo/s320/_IMG5550a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191731391356642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUke0vZaI/AAAAAAAABTE/eAysxMT-hXE/s1600-h/_IMG5553a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUke0vZaI/AAAAAAAABTE/eAysxMT-hXE/s320/_IMG5553a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191731136325026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Rhine Falls:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUK6oyUeI/AAAAAAAABS8/HMpaIGrwbUQ/s1600-h/_IMG5577a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUK6oyUeI/AAAAAAAABS8/HMpaIGrwbUQ/s320/_IMG5577a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191291925778914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUK8rVMLI/AAAAAAAABS0/5WvNBukKaHo/s1600-h/_IMG5582aa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUK8rVMLI/AAAAAAAABS0/5WvNBukKaHo/s320/_IMG5582aa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191292473323698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUKi8Hv7I/AAAAAAAABSs/42tCwiDRCN4/s1600-h/_IMG5585a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUKi8Hv7I/AAAAAAAABSs/42tCwiDRCN4/s320/_IMG5585a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191285564424114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUKhDmKwI/AAAAAAAABSk/U5u_yhaFV2A/s1600-h/_IMG5586a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUKhDmKwI/AAAAAAAABSk/U5u_yhaFV2A/s320/_IMG5586a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191285058906882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUKdmpYBI/AAAAAAAABSc/XnKdMWRx5_4/s1600-h/_IMG5594a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SibUKdmpYBI/AAAAAAAABSc/XnKdMWRx5_4/s320/_IMG5594a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343191284132175890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157619190077444/">flickr.</a>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-63129337510903701882009-06-01T17:32:00.007+01:002009-06-01T17:47:33.633+01:00Cologne and Rhineland River CruiseAfter Amsterdam our tour headed south into Germany, first stop - Cologne. We didn't have long there but the cathedral was quite impressive and daunting at 157m tall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQDqDwnEdI/AAAAAAAABRE/FzsNY5U6l5g/s1600-h/_IMG5385a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQDqDwnEdI/AAAAAAAABRE/FzsNY5U6l5g/s320/_IMG5385a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342399079066833362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQDqO-8KCI/AAAAAAAABQ8/jrjU5y9H1MM/s1600-h/_IMG5388a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQDqO-8KCI/AAAAAAAABQ8/jrjU5y9H1MM/s320/_IMG5388a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342399082079725602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQDp1AEZUI/AAAAAAAABQ0/oMkBdYcnbtk/s1600-h/_IMG5391a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQDp1AEZUI/AAAAAAAABQ0/oMkBdYcnbtk/s320/_IMG5391a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342399075105137986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQDpiGMqWI/AAAAAAAABQs/mmewnjtKFeI/s1600-h/_IMG5394a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQDpiGMqWI/AAAAAAAABQs/mmewnjtKFeI/s320/_IMG5394a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342399070030571874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQDpQNeDhI/AAAAAAAABQk/DNahgVUA7w0/s1600-h/_IMG5402a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQDpQNeDhI/AAAAAAAABQk/DNahgVUA7w0/s320/_IMG5402a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342399065229233682" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br />Beer for lunch :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQD8_MkLdI/AAAAAAAABRM/2UjUkW5MFLw/s1600-h/_IMG5380a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQD8_MkLdI/AAAAAAAABRM/2UjUkW5MFLw/s320/_IMG5380a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342399404259421650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cologne Railway Station<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQD9K-c5lI/AAAAAAAABRU/U5uwE9RofwE/s1600-h/_IMG5405a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQD9K-c5lI/AAAAAAAABRU/U5uwE9RofwE/s320/_IMG5405a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342399407421449810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A cruise along the Rhine River. Some of the vineyards in Rhineland are on ridiculous slopes. Some even needing a cable chairlift to get the pickers down the slope for harvesting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQEy9lxzgI/AAAAAAAABR8/vBz1ha-k7qE/s1600-h/_IMG5480a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQEy9lxzgI/AAAAAAAABR8/vBz1ha-k7qE/s320/_IMG5480a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342400331541237250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQEysOO8SI/AAAAAAAABR0/FnF3jEhST6E/s1600-h/_IMG5483a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQEysOO8SI/AAAAAAAABR0/FnF3jEhST6E/s320/_IMG5483a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342400326879080738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQEyWGVUcI/AAAAAAAABRs/_S6wFDmt0fQ/s1600-h/_IMG5495a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQEyWGVUcI/AAAAAAAABRs/_S6wFDmt0fQ/s320/_IMG5495a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342400320940364226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQFZn-RcLI/AAAAAAAABSE/_f4r4-sihmU/s1600-h/_IMG5457a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQFZn-RcLI/AAAAAAAABSE/_f4r4-sihmU/s320/_IMG5457a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342400995753291954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQEyDdANtI/AAAAAAAABRk/DBy_T3X3_AI/s1600-h/_IMG5507a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQEyDdANtI/AAAAAAAABRk/DBy_T3X3_AI/s320/_IMG5507a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342400315935176402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQEyJS7yuI/AAAAAAAABRc/3mB2KmxwZKc/s1600-h/_IMG5515a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQEyJS7yuI/AAAAAAAABRc/3mB2KmxwZKc/s320/_IMG5515a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342400317503556322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQFaLfFZ1I/AAAAAAAABSU/sWM9gC4vuBc/s1600-h/_IMG5417a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQFaLfFZ1I/AAAAAAAABSU/sWM9gC4vuBc/s320/_IMG5417a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342401005286156114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQFZyPMKpI/AAAAAAAABSM/RWNl0uls2Eg/s1600-h/_IMG5431a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SiQFZyPMKpI/AAAAAAAABSM/RWNl0uls2Eg/s320/_IMG5431a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342400998508604050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As usual, more to be found <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157619016247625/">here.</a>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-39875470175589252242009-05-28T13:57:00.006+01:002009-05-28T14:06:42.320+01:00Mick and Liv in London!A short break in Europe images now and here's a few from our catchup with our good friends Mick and Liv during their time in London.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LQd6xSWI/AAAAAAAABPs/4X1hxgBtO-c/s1600-h/_IMG7247a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LQd6xSWI/AAAAAAAABPs/4X1hxgBtO-c/s320/_IMG7247a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859323133282658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LQNfuWkI/AAAAAAAABPk/gkLIiXsVlAQ/s1600-h/_IMG7248a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LQNfuWkI/AAAAAAAABPk/gkLIiXsVlAQ/s320/_IMG7248a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859318724876866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LP-JK7HI/AAAAAAAABPc/7PUjqrHoGTg/s1600-h/_IMG7250a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LP-JK7HI/AAAAAAAABPc/7PUjqrHoGTg/s320/_IMG7250a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859314603748466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LP2hlpfI/AAAAAAAABPU/rzJcjau0yDQ/s1600-h/_IMG7253a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LP2hlpfI/AAAAAAAABPU/rzJcjau0yDQ/s320/_IMG7253a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859312558679538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LPvmsZwI/AAAAAAAABPM/-jV8VFXcR_8/s1600-h/_IMG7254a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LPvmsZwI/AAAAAAAABPM/-jV8VFXcR_8/s320/_IMG7254a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859310701045506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We found some huge chairs:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6Logv4wkI/AAAAAAAABQU/mx3PNDcG7do/s1600-h/_IMG7261a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6Logv4wkI/AAAAAAAABQU/mx3PNDcG7do/s320/_IMG7261a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859736209801794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6MIlhAXMI/AAAAAAAABQc/3AoCL8-jehg/s1600-h/_IMG7262a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6MIlhAXMI/AAAAAAAABQc/3AoCL8-jehg/s320/_IMG7262a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340860287245376706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mick and Big Ben:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6Lob8xlbI/AAAAAAAABQM/hJ93O46CXqA/s1600-h/_IMG7266a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6Lob8xlbI/AAAAAAAABQM/hJ93O46CXqA/s320/_IMG7266a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859734921680306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LoLlsy-I/AAAAAAAABQE/3i5VnTE8wSA/s1600-h/_IMG7270a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LoLlsy-I/AAAAAAAABQE/3i5VnTE8wSA/s320/_IMG7270a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859730529930210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6Ln_uiBOI/AAAAAAAABP8/KnawrJYdB_0/s1600-h/_IMG7275a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6Ln_uiBOI/AAAAAAAABP8/KnawrJYdB_0/s320/_IMG7275a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859727345747170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LnkhpzwI/AAAAAAAABP0/2UcKvwGM1Io/s1600-h/_IMG7277a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Sh6LnkhpzwI/AAAAAAAABP0/2UcKvwGM1Io/s320/_IMG7277a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859720043974402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Great to see you guys after so long, looking forward to the big catchup in Brixam!Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-27073297018608663362009-05-26T13:52:00.008+01:002009-05-26T14:30:32.068+01:00Europe Trip Images17 days through The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and France. Far too much to see properly in that time, but it was still a great trip. Weather was outstanding but for some drizzle in Amsterdam and at the Rhine Falls. Food up and down, Italy and France are certainly higher priced than elsewhere. We stayed in a Fawlty Towers, we saw amazing views atop a mountain in Lucerne and practiced a little local languages along the way. Many memories to recall for many years to come, can't wait to get back.<br /><br />So I'm now getting stuck into the photos from our recent trip through western Europe. Starting with the ferry ride over to Calais from Dover:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvmROvqN9I/AAAAAAAABNE/gPg4pRRWgPw/s1600-h/_IMG5326a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvmROvqN9I/AAAAAAAABNE/gPg4pRRWgPw/s320/_IMG5326a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340114966868015058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvmRDVQt9I/AAAAAAAABM8/NdycFVmdP3o/s1600-h/_IMG5328a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvmRDVQt9I/AAAAAAAABM8/NdycFVmdP3o/s320/_IMG5328a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340114963804501970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our first stay was in Amsterdam, first stop the pub where we had a beer with some muppets and a cat:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvnvDOfFsI/AAAAAAAABNM/8Zj32CofTLw/s1600-h/_IMG5336a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvnvDOfFsI/AAAAAAAABNM/8Zj32CofTLw/s320/_IMG5336a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340116578683786946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvnvV8kPrI/AAAAAAAABNc/MNBN2nmjJhQ/s1600-h/P1010071a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvnvV8kPrI/AAAAAAAABNc/MNBN2nmjJhQ/s320/P1010071a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340116583708901042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvnvOM9kMI/AAAAAAAABNU/IP3mlDbXIvI/s1600-h/P1010069a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvnvOM9kMI/AAAAAAAABNU/IP3mlDbXIvI/s320/P1010069a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340116581630185666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wondering around Amsterdam, we came across this character:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvpQeeDaoI/AAAAAAAABN0/cq_GoDVTOjY/s1600-h/_IMG5341a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvpQeeDaoI/AAAAAAAABN0/cq_GoDVTOjY/s320/_IMG5341a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340118252444150402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvpQFCGyYI/AAAAAAAABNs/feWP9BZYJxc/s1600-h/_IMG5346a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvpQFCGyYI/AAAAAAAABNs/feWP9BZYJxc/s320/_IMG5346a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340118245616044418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvpQJZkXkI/AAAAAAAABNk/ReGboX_ayh4/s1600-h/_IMG5351a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvpQJZkXkI/AAAAAAAABNk/ReGboX_ayh4/s320/_IMG5351a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340118246788193858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And Bethie took some video of him that you can see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfesGDN36kI">here.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Shvqbn__LXI/AAAAAAAABOc/sU1OND8m7vE/s1600-h/_IMG5371a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Shvqbn__LXI/AAAAAAAABOc/sU1OND8m7vE/s320/_IMG5371a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340119543492586866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bethie can't decide!:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvqbXo9_xI/AAAAAAAABOU/KW26XBmdEJQ/s1600-h/_IMG5367a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvqbXo9_xI/AAAAAAAABOU/KW26XBmdEJQ/s320/_IMG5367a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340119539101073170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bikes aplenty as expected:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvqbCGz2WI/AAAAAAAABOM/eaN1lgM0BA4/s1600-h/_IMG5366a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/ShvqbCGz2WI/AAAAAAAABOM/eaN1lgM0BA4/s320/_IMG5366a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340119533320657250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Shvqax7BojI/AAAAAAAABN8/hJB_usBedmM/s1600-h/_IMG5359a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/Shvqax7BojI/AAAAAAAABN8/hJB_usBedmM/s320/_IMG5359a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340119528976261682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Check out my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157618735747405/">flickr pages</a> for more Amsterdam images, there's too many to put all on the blog so I'll be including a link to flickr with each blog entry.<br /><br />Stay tuned for Cologne and Rhineland, coming soon.Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-71300030163132446702009-05-20T20:46:00.002+01:002009-05-20T20:50:02.435+01:00Ahh, Parree....Yup, in one of ,y favourite cities again. Didnt take long to suss the metro, had an expensive and not-quite-great meal, but it was in Paris so eh, shouldnt complain.<br /><br />Up the tower and through the Louvre tomorrow then a nice dinner and good rouge (hopefully) then onto London. Shall write up more with each set of photos in the coming weeks. Were both really looking forward to catching up with Mick and Liv then Mark and Kate. :)Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-20252244351099980342009-05-18T16:06:00.004+01:002009-05-18T16:34:20.079+01:00Bonjour!Greetings from Nice, France. We've not found cheap internet till now.<br /><br />Briefly, Rome was packed, Colleseum great, Sistine Chapel a let down due to low light and idiots taking photos with flash and talking loudly, Venice was magical, must go back to just be there. Burano is wonderful and a seafood lunch had there, Capri busy but great views. Pompeii was surreal; didnt get to the ampitheatre but still good walk around the preserved ancient city with the Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii soundtrack on the iPod - thanks again G. Amazing place, a trip highlight for me.<br /><br />Nice is pretty magical too - got our feet wet in the Mediterranean today, also met Jo and Jason who were here for the weekend. The village of St Paul is another trip highlight, the Rothschilds 1977 was only 490€...<br /><br />Perfect weather most of the time, hotels up and down, food up and down but usually exxy. All too brief a trip but a good taster of what to do again when we come back, eventually. Italians can be very nice but can also scam with best of them. More on that later.<br /><br />More detail when we get back to London along with the stupid number of photos ive taken.<br /><br />Lyon tomorrow night then Paris for 2, then back to Ealing. Such is life.<br /><br />Au revoir.Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-42667994241847876132009-05-09T13:50:00.003+01:002009-05-18T16:13:41.285+01:00Greetings from Luzern, Switzerland.Amazing scenery here, much image processing to do upon returning to London. The rail and cable car ride to the top of the second highest mountain here was spectacular indeed. An hour was simply not enough time to soak it all in. Hopefully I can stitch together a a few good panoramas. We have indulged in some Swiss chocolate (the Jack Daniels block has real JD in it, superb! Quilly, yours in on the way :) Our chalet has a great view of the alps, a church bell rings nearby and almost as loud are the cow bells. All a bit surreal.<br /><br />Amsterdam was fun again, would love to spend more time there. Again missed out on the Van Gogh Museum and Heinekin tour, such is life when traveling on limited time. Hotels have been comfortable, food good too. Enjoyed the hospitality of a German at our hotel bar after Köln. Many an Australian story swapped. Köln was just a short stop, the cathedral was impressive, but it's a pretty modern and shopping oriented town it seems. Might have needed to see other parts. Our Rhine River cruise was fabulous. We had our own little Shanghai/Tokyo on board, so lots of ignorant pushing in and general rudeness. A surprise was the level of flatulance from our Japanese friends, quite astonishing. Their demeanour suggests we imagined it, but I assure you we didn't. (Just on that, the number of Ausfahrt signs around these parts is no end of amusement to Beth, so expect a few photos of those later on...)<br /><br />Stopped for lunch yesterday at a cuckoo clock shop in the Black Forest. Another amazing area to drive through, trickling brooks and obviously, forest. Called black because of the lack of light when walking through, thanks to the canopy of trees. Though I did notice many of the trees were dark in colour, so i'll leave it up to you.<br /><br />Have taken out a mortgage to do many of the not-included excursions in Roma, Sorrento and Paris. Our tour guide wisely said, "Time lets you make money, but money doesn't let you make time." Many more amaying sights to see, will hopefully blog again soon.<br /><br />I'm having a wonderful time seeing this part of the world with my girl by my side, I'm a lucky man :)<br /><br />Auf Wiedersehen! (I know that's German, but 70% of Swiss speak Swiss-German, so there)Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-35909691099670209632009-04-15T14:20:00.024+01:002009-04-16T06:20:27.097+01:00EdinburghBeth and I had an excellent time over the Easter weekend in Edinburgh. It's easily an equal favourite city next to Paris. Amazing preservation of history, architecture and spirit. The bars and whiskey were brilliant, all the food we ate was well made and reasonable value and the people were friendly.<br /><br />Our first stop on the way up was Bowness-on-Windermere:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXu7j7_fZI/AAAAAAAABME/hgCtklpdPCw/s1600-h/_IMG4634a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324924841462037906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXu7j7_fZI/AAAAAAAABME/hgCtklpdPCw/s320/_IMG4634a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXhn5FdhLI/AAAAAAAABFE/96e5dCZhmzc/s1600-h/_IMG4641a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324910209890354354" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 212px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXhn5FdhLI/AAAAAAAABFE/96e5dCZhmzc/s320/_IMG4641a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXhmy2vUOI/AAAAAAAABEk/xViyaUfDGgY/s1600-h/P1000893a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324910191038124258" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXhmy2vUOI/AAAAAAAABEk/xViyaUfDGgY/s320/P1000893a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXhnBnOOWI/AAAAAAAABEs/aQ20-zI_K3w/s1600-h/_IMG4631a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324910194999572834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXhnBnOOWI/AAAAAAAABEs/aQ20-zI_K3w/s320/_IMG4631a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXhnT1iswI/AAAAAAAABE0/_1Dio2VdK64/s1600-h/_IMG4637a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324910199891473154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXhnT1iswI/AAAAAAAABE0/_1Dio2VdK64/s320/_IMG4637a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Beatrix Potter wrote the Peter Rabbit series of books in Bowness. There's a local shop selling all sorts of goodies:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXiQ4j7pRI/AAAAAAAABFM/qnZvsuB1tsY/s1600-h/_IMG4643a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324910914124358930" style="WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXiQ4j7pRI/AAAAAAAABFM/qnZvsuB1tsY/s320/_IMG4643a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a top dinner at Maxie's Bistro. My first dish of Haggis. Not bad, a bit like casserole in flavour.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXtVBb8XJI/AAAAAAAABLM/-KtX1A7fzdw/s1600-h/P1000898a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324923079854152850" style="WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXtVBb8XJI/AAAAAAAABLM/-KtX1A7fzdw/s320/P1000898a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A view of Edinburgh from Carlton Hill:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXiR555qSI/AAAAAAAABFU/0o6-wI5PTpY/s1600-h/_IMG4658a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324910931664808226" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXiR555qSI/AAAAAAAABFU/0o6-wI5PTpY/s320/_IMG4658a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXiSHKZWbI/AAAAAAAABFc/i1YXR6Rg_-g/s1600-h/_IMG4660a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324910935223654834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXiSHKZWbI/AAAAAAAABFc/i1YXR6Rg_-g/s320/_IMG4660a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is Arthur's Seat:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXiSDRBMAI/AAAAAAAABFk/zzXuL5hN-Fg/s1600-h/_IMG4664a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324910934177689602" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXiSDRBMAI/AAAAAAAABFk/zzXuL5hN-Fg/s320/_IMG4664a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXjgjjZ1VI/AAAAAAAABFs/aDRCAD7FeZI/s1600-h/_IMG4705a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324912282874533202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXjgjjZ1VI/AAAAAAAABFs/aDRCAD7FeZI/s320/_IMG4705a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXjglMm6CI/AAAAAAAABF0/9dJ7y8FzYoA/s1600-h/_IMG4709a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324912283315791906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXjglMm6CI/AAAAAAAABF0/9dJ7y8FzYoA/s320/_IMG4709a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXjg-cxx5I/AAAAAAAABF8/5Afbph5Pgs8/s1600-h/_IMG4712a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324912290094499730" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXjg-cxx5I/AAAAAAAABF8/5Afbph5Pgs8/s320/_IMG4712a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXjg81NqMI/AAAAAAAABGE/_1X3VpISj0I/s1600-h/_IMG4720a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324912289660119234" style="WIDTH: 209px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXjg81NqMI/AAAAAAAABGE/_1X3VpISj0I/s320/_IMG4720a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXjhHSmt7I/AAAAAAAABGM/Fgjkmb-CkyA/s1600-h/_IMG4714a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324912292467750834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXjhHSmt7I/AAAAAAAABGM/Fgjkmb-CkyA/s320/_IMG4714a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXkVdv9ODI/AAAAAAAABG0/GoLpYQraDQ4/s1600-h/_IMG4722a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324913191849637938" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXkVdv9ODI/AAAAAAAABG0/GoLpYQraDQ4/s320/_IMG4722a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXkVJ0pVPI/AAAAAAAABGs/v35xZKf_jTE/s1600-h/_IMG4726a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324913186500596978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXkVJ0pVPI/AAAAAAAABGs/v35xZKf_jTE/s320/_IMG4726a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Edinburgh Castle:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXkVKlr53I/AAAAAAAABGk/5Pao17gqKlY/s1600-h/_IMG4727a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324913186706286450" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXkVKlr53I/AAAAAAAABGk/5Pao17gqKlY/s320/_IMG4727a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXkUyiAhtI/AAAAAAAABGc/FV8ZHEaRCjc/s1600-h/_IMG4733a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324913180248409810" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXkUyiAhtI/AAAAAAAABGc/FV8ZHEaRCjc/s320/_IMG4733a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(Cheeky bum stuck her tongue out)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXkU1yNI9I/AAAAAAAABGU/McbXzmBSiws/s1600-h/_IMG4742a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324913181121651666" style="WIDTH: 209px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXkU1yNI9I/AAAAAAAABGU/McbXzmBSiws/s320/_IMG4742a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXlAQhaw8I/AAAAAAAABG8/ANhLQHlLgqE/s1600-h/_IMG4669a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324913927033373634" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXlAQhaw8I/AAAAAAAABG8/ANhLQHlLgqE/s320/_IMG4669a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXlA2MltFI/AAAAAAAABHU/Ieo8fuDZRh8/s1600-h/_IMG4684a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324913937146557522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 203px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXlA2MltFI/AAAAAAAABHU/Ieo8fuDZRh8/s320/_IMG4684a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXlAgbgJLI/AAAAAAAABHE/ZSfjqJ-pIss/s1600-h/_IMG4665a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324913931303527602" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXlAgbgJLI/AAAAAAAABHE/ZSfjqJ-pIss/s320/_IMG4665a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Views from Edinburgh Castle:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXlAg8xtwI/AAAAAAAABHM/sGZuUMdgBEU/s1600-h/_IMG4745a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324913931443091202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXlAg8xtwI/AAAAAAAABHM/sGZuUMdgBEU/s320/_IMG4745a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(note Arthur's Seat on the right of frame)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXw5Bqyn7I/AAAAAAAABM0/I-mj5TYblyA/s1600-h/_IMG4737a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324926996926603186" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 208px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXw5Bqyn7I/AAAAAAAABM0/I-mj5TYblyA/s320/_IMG4737a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Around the streets of Edinburgh:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXmOdGdTBI/AAAAAAAABIc/foQW1TBpvSs/s1600-h/_IMG4749a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324915270439750674" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXmOdGdTBI/AAAAAAAABIc/foQW1TBpvSs/s320/_IMG4749a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Royal Mile.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXnQeu-2yI/AAAAAAAABI0/kdCNGnCjk04/s1600-h/_IMG4918a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324916404749523746" style="WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXnQeu-2yI/AAAAAAAABI0/kdCNGnCjk04/s320/_IMG4918a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXnQLU1gQI/AAAAAAAABIs/YDlOxfm6lMw/s1600-h/_IMG4914a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324916399539585282" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 211px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXnQLU1gQI/AAAAAAAABIs/YDlOxfm6lMw/s320/_IMG4914a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXnQJxcIFI/AAAAAAAABIk/BwvX1P19HNI/s1600-h/_IMG4911a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324916399122686034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXnQJxcIFI/AAAAAAAABIk/BwvX1P19HNI/s320/_IMG4911a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXmOHiPnRI/AAAAAAAABIU/Ms0SJwPNGbc/s1600-h/_IMG4859a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324915264650714386" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXmOHiPnRI/AAAAAAAABIU/Ms0SJwPNGbc/s320/_IMG4859a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Having already paid homage to Gerry Rafferty by going <a href="http://luzart.blogspot.com/2007/12/winding-my-way-down-on-baker-street.html">here</a> I of course had to have my photo taken on the Royal Mile:<br /><br />"I remember the sound of the passing train<br />As it rolled through the night in the pouring rain<br />And the touch of a hand and the way she said 'Goodbye'.<br /><br />And we walked in the sun down the royal mile<br />Saw the light in her eye and the way she smiled<br />And she cried in the night and I heard her say 'Don't go'.<br /><br />What can I do, sweet darlin', I don't want to go away<br />Looking at you sweet darlin', I know I want to stay<br />What can I do, sweet darlin'?"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXmOCP-V7I/AAAAAAAABIM/2AqKdqo26U8/s1600-h/_IMG4863a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324915263231907762" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXmOCP-V7I/AAAAAAAABIM/2AqKdqo26U8/s320/_IMG4863a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXvafXePoI/AAAAAAAABMo/rTB0n8AJISA/s1600-h/_IMG4699a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324925372811067010" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 203px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXvafXePoI/AAAAAAAABMo/rTB0n8AJISA/s320/_IMG4699a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXvaOG1IqI/AAAAAAAABMc/QW_fDllv9PE/s1600-h/_IMG4683a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324925368177861282" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXvaOG1IqI/AAAAAAAABMc/QW_fDllv9PE/s320/_IMG4683a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXvZ6bfQeI/AAAAAAAABMU/qdgoeKFSze8/s1600-h/_IMG4671a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324925362895798754" style="WIDTH: 209px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXvZ6bfQeI/AAAAAAAABMU/qdgoeKFSze8/s320/_IMG4671a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Last Drop is a pub on the Grassmarket. It's the pub where those who were to be executed (right outside the pub mind you) could have, literally, their last drop:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXvZtNjUsI/AAAAAAAABMM/vXjuASUfQ0o/s1600-h/_IMG4670a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324925359347684034" style="WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXvZtNjUsI/AAAAAAAABMM/vXjuASUfQ0o/s320/_IMG4670a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And speaking of pubs, we visited just one or two ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXmN4RvxRI/AAAAAAAABIE/Xte8xJsuTAo/s1600-h/_IMG4874a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324915260554986770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXmN4RvxRI/AAAAAAAABIE/Xte8xJsuTAo/s320/_IMG4874a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXoGCRtS7I/AAAAAAAABJc/7qZEAKBrgWc/s1600-h/_IMG4886a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324917324823481266" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXoGCRtS7I/AAAAAAAABJc/7qZEAKBrgWc/s320/_IMG4886a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXuZds4jVI/AAAAAAAABL0/nNaPObPm_bU/s1600-h/_IMG4888a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324924255672503634" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 209px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXuZds4jVI/AAAAAAAABL0/nNaPObPm_bU/s320/_IMG4888a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXtVUbzaNI/AAAAAAAABLU/RhXRDi-j5Ws/s1600-h/_IMG4899a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324923084953839826" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXtVUbzaNI/AAAAAAAABLU/RhXRDi-j5Ws/s320/_IMG4899a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXoF-YtzzI/AAAAAAAABJU/9sUpJXoOBFc/s1600-h/_IMG4880a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324917323779133234" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXoF-YtzzI/AAAAAAAABJU/9sUpJXoOBFc/s320/_IMG4880a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXoF9RbE9I/AAAAAAAABJM/NnvkzqA1j9A/s1600-h/_IMG4883a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324917323480110034" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXoF9RbE9I/AAAAAAAABJM/NnvkzqA1j9A/s320/_IMG4883a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXoFs6mZRI/AAAAAAAABJE/TCdodxQzRTc/s1600-h/P1000986a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324917319089415442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 202px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXoFs6mZRI/AAAAAAAABJE/TCdodxQzRTc/s320/P1000986a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Too many whiskies to try them all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXoFnRpapI/AAAAAAAABI8/eQ-1UftFHHY/s1600-h/P1000948a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324917317575469714" style="WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXoFnRpapI/AAAAAAAABI8/eQ-1UftFHHY/s320/P1000948a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A visit to Stirling Castle, used in the films Highlander and Braveheart:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXosfABXKI/AAAAAAAABKE/G_CB8QslDLk/s1600-h/_IMG4810a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324917985368956066" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXosfABXKI/AAAAAAAABKE/G_CB8QslDLk/s320/_IMG4810a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXosEbTY4I/AAAAAAAABJ8/8w7Rk3B3RMg/s1600-h/_IMG4821a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324917978235626370" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXosEbTY4I/AAAAAAAABJ8/8w7Rk3B3RMg/s320/_IMG4821a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXosBrsFbI/AAAAAAAABJ0/9htXg2XTQvM/s1600-h/_IMG4836a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324917977499047346" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXosBrsFbI/AAAAAAAABJ0/9htXg2XTQvM/s320/_IMG4836a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXqf9UglHI/AAAAAAAABKc/BeF4ZciWw28/s1600-h/P1000958a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324919969192907890" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXqf9UglHI/AAAAAAAABKc/BeF4ZciWw28/s320/P1000958a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXp2TPVu3I/AAAAAAAABKU/vDyv3jcUJAU/s1600-h/_IMG4824a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324919253522299762" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXp2TPVu3I/AAAAAAAABKU/vDyv3jcUJAU/s320/_IMG4824a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXp2JqDdgI/AAAAAAAABKM/CEpE6AGcLBA/s1600-h/_IMG4822a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324919250949993986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 217px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXp2JqDdgI/AAAAAAAABKM/CEpE6AGcLBA/s320/_IMG4822a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXor-DLM8I/AAAAAAAABJs/Dog-2tmMxkI/s1600-h/_IMG4831a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324917976523813826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 205px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXor-DLM8I/AAAAAAAABJs/Dog-2tmMxkI/s320/_IMG4831a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />View of the William Wallace memorial:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXorpki17I/AAAAAAAABJk/NJpmZ1A0Y5Q/s1600-h/_IMG4829a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324917971026630578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXorpki17I/AAAAAAAABJk/NJpmZ1A0Y5Q/s320/_IMG4829a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bethie being the paranormal investigator that she is, we just *had* to do some ghost tours! This shot was on the way to the Edinburgh Vaults, a system of vaults underneath South Bridge which was home to the destitute, unemployed, starving and dying around the 1600's. Dozens to hundreds of people would have to lived in pitch black or under hopeless candle light in these vaults, risking being murdered or simply dying of not having.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXqgSAIrgI/AAAAAAAABK8/PpXZ7nLT9m4/s1600-h/_IMG4849a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324919974744600066" style="WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXqgSAIrgI/AAAAAAAABK8/PpXZ7nLT9m4/s320/_IMG4849a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And our guide Ian:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXr3-FWWLI/AAAAAAAABLE/OWhckQCCjqM/s1600-h/_IMG4844a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324921481226246322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXr3-FWWLI/AAAAAAAABLE/OWhckQCCjqM/s320/_IMG4844a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another ghost tour was of the<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </span>Covenanters Prison<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </span><span style="font-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:85%;color:white;"><strong></strong></span>in the Edinburgh graveyard. Our tour guide Rosie was entertaining with the lore of the prison and of MacKenzie's Poltergeist.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXqgQbE_LI/AAAAAAAABK0/QH97dndW4T4/s1600-h/_IMG4759a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324919974320733362" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 211px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXqgQbE_LI/AAAAAAAABK0/QH97dndW4T4/s320/_IMG4759a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXqgC6UvPI/AAAAAAAABKs/ELTiNTdyVPg/s1600-h/_IMG4770a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324919970693692658" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXqgC6UvPI/AAAAAAAABKs/ELTiNTdyVPg/s320/_IMG4770a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXqgFALWMI/AAAAAAAABKk/9tj1xESjaJE/s1600-h/_IMG4763a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324919971255113922" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXqgFALWMI/AAAAAAAABKk/9tj1xESjaJE/s320/_IMG4763a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Stopping at the border between Scotland and England:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXtViLGneI/AAAAAAAABLk/d9mzrfAiiq4/s1600-h/P1000997a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324923088641891810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 237px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXtViLGneI/AAAAAAAABLk/d9mzrfAiiq4/s320/P1000997a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXtVX4h8WI/AAAAAAAABLc/nmS3X_MOZjo/s1600-h/_IMG4945a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324923085879636322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXtVX4h8WI/AAAAAAAABLc/nmS3X_MOZjo/s320/_IMG4945a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The church in Jedburgh. In ruins but one of few that were spared by Henry VIII.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXuZicaXgI/AAAAAAAABL8/jAHYd1H2gQQ/s1600-h/_IMG4940a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324924256945593858" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 207px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXuZicaXgI/AAAAAAAABL8/jAHYd1H2gQQ/s320/_IMG4940a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Taken through the window of our mini-bus on our way home:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXtVj5QHtI/AAAAAAAABLs/Bl3X5-DznIg/s1600-h/_IMG4950a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324923089103888082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SeXtVj5QHtI/AAAAAAAABLs/Bl3X5-DznIg/s320/_IMG4950a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I certainly hope to get back to Edinburgh in my lifetime, a city well worth visiting again.Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-26031643469177685452009-03-17T21:56:00.005+00:002009-03-17T22:49:13.601+00:00Ben's Madras CurryI thought I'd share my curry recipe. <br /><br />I've been playing with curries since I got over here but only recently settling on a recipe and ingredients for my liking, though it is widely adaptable.<br /><br />My favourite meat to use is lamb. Chicken is also pretty good and as a treat some fish, though I've not explored that often. <br /><br />Basically, I find the attributes of a good curry to be soft meat, rich flavours in a slightly thick sauce, a perfect balance between vegetables and meat and a good amount of spice/heat that builds throughout the meal rather than blow your head off at the start and ruin your comfort levels of the next day. <br /><br />So here we go:<br /><br />To begin with, crack open your favourite beer. I like a lager with curries. Cobra Beer is nice, but any lager will probably do. (I usually like to, if I can, start cooking any meal with a drink of choice. I find cooking a relaxing and rewarding thing to do, so enjoying a drink along the way adds to that.) A few pappadums with some mango chutney are nice to munch on while you're at it too.<br /><br /><br />Ok, the curry. This generously serves 2 adults. Here's what you need:<br /><br />400g diced lamb (marinade this in 2 tsp of Patak's curry paste in a bowl and leave covered in the fridge for an hour or for as long as you like. This really softens up the meat.)<br />2 Medium Onions<br />Garlic<br />Olive oil<br />A further 2 tsp of Pataks curry paste for the sauce (the Madras paste is fine but I go 50/50 with that and the Extra Hot paste - up to you.)<br />Garam Masala<br />Lemon<br />Tin of chopped tomatoes<br />200ml hot water<br />Snow peas/or regular peas<br />Mushrooms<br />Capsicum<br />Potato<br />Greek style yoghurt<br />Fresh chillis<br /><br /><br />Chop the potatoes into cubes and half boil in a seperate pot to soften. <br /><br />While the spuds are-a-boilin', lightly fry the onion and garlic in some oil or butter. Use very little oil as there's already some in the curry paste.<br /><br />Add in the curry paste, up to you how much but I think 2 tsp is a goodly amount. Mix well.<br /><br />Add in 1/3 tin of chopped tomatoes. Mix well and allow to simmer. <br /><br />Check your spuds, don't want them mushy.<br /><br />Add in around 200mls hot water. Start with a small amount and add more as necessary but keep in mind the veggies will release water themselves while cooking.<br /><br />Mix in the raw marinaded meat, allowing it to broil in the mix. Bring to the boil for a few minutes then simmer. <br /><br />Add in the half-boiled potatoes, halved mushrooms, long and thin sliced capsicum, peas etc. <br /><br />Bring to the boil for 5 mins then simmer for a further 5 mins. Check back to see how much is covered by fluid, add more water if necessary. Continue to simmer for probably another 10-15 mins, checking back and stirring. In time the potatoes will help thicken the sauce. <br /><br />You can probably eat it now, but if I have the time I like to let the curry brew a little, up to you. Adding some yoghurt will help thicken if need be. Otherwise it's great dolloped on top when serving. <br /><br />Just before serving, mix in a few pinches of Garam Masala for fragrance, a few squeezes of lemon and your choice of chilli.<br /><br />Serve on some basmati rice. A few pappadums are a good side and probably 2 beers to wash it down :)<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />BBen Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-32039317147313439362009-02-17T00:26:00.003+00:002009-02-17T00:44:55.071+00:00London Photographers ProtestToday with Steve (*isteve) I attended the protest against the UK Government's introduction of a law which is unjust, power abusive and frankly paranoia inducing. The National Union of Journalists organised the event for professional press photographers and hobbyists alike to show our opposition to (as of today, February 16th 2009) being able to be stopped and questioned by Police, simply for taking photographs in public under the supposed risk that we are terrorists, without *ANY* grounds for suspicion. <p class="justify">I must say, it was very scary. If a Police officer can stop 1 photographer because they're seen as a threat, imagine how I scared I felt that the 150 photographers who turned out, could all have been terrorists! </p> <p class="justify">It was a peaceful protest, many media outlets being represented and more DSLR's (and some film cameras :) snapping away than you've ever heard or seen before! </p> A few images below, more can be seen here:<br /><br /><a class="forumsmessage" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157613967041952/" target="_blank" title="Click to open link in a new browser window">http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157613967041952/</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoEwZGwsCI/AAAAAAAABDc/OUqlkvkWgmE/s1600-h/_IMG3475a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoEwZGwsCI/AAAAAAAABDc/OUqlkvkWgmE/s320/_IMG3475a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303556740601655330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoEwHxdU4I/AAAAAAAABDU/V1eBDAO3SHg/s1600-h/_IMG3469a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoEwHxdU4I/AAAAAAAABDU/V1eBDAO3SHg/s320/_IMG3469a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303556735948903298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoEvzZUZqI/AAAAAAAABDM/WNeRaw7oGzs/s1600-h/_IMG3442a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoEvzZUZqI/AAAAAAAABDM/WNeRaw7oGzs/s320/_IMG3442a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303556730478945954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoEvaLO8kI/AAAAAAAABDE/bL4WYS8k3ak/s1600-h/_IMG3437a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoEvaLO8kI/AAAAAAAABDE/bL4WYS8k3ak/s320/_IMG3437a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303556723708981826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoEvV3aR3I/AAAAAAAABC8/ZRlQkx3tw9w/s1600-h/_IMG3416a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoEvV3aR3I/AAAAAAAABC8/ZRlQkx3tw9w/s320/_IMG3416a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303556722552096626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoFPOjQfEI/AAAAAAAABEE/DtcoleJtl2Q/s1600-h/_IMG3426a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoFPOjQfEI/AAAAAAAABEE/DtcoleJtl2Q/s320/_IMG3426a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303557270344334402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoFO_3ly9I/AAAAAAAABD8/tDgsDmeggfk/s1600-h/_IMG3494a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoFO_3ly9I/AAAAAAAABD8/tDgsDmeggfk/s320/_IMG3494a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303557266403085266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoFOhI7OSI/AAAAAAAABD0/94nKfOncftY/s1600-h/_IMG3493.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoFOhI7OSI/AAAAAAAABD0/94nKfOncftY/s320/_IMG3493.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303557258154293538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoFOQNUSGI/AAAAAAAABDs/qQ3X5fGdxtg/s1600-h/_IMG3482a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoFOQNUSGI/AAAAAAAABDs/qQ3X5fGdxtg/s320/_IMG3482a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303557253609310306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoFOO11KJI/AAAAAAAABDk/I-srQSKlJg8/s1600-h/_IMG3477a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SZoFOO11KJI/AAAAAAAABDk/I-srQSKlJg8/s320/_IMG3477a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303557253242366098" border="0" /></a>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-88530245840538607732009-02-02T23:16:00.008+00:002009-02-03T00:22:34.188+00:00Snowy LondonLondon and the UK had the biggest snow fall since 1991 today, halting almost all transport in and out of the city. "Happy Snow Day" pronounced from many folks who weren't able to get to work or school. Snowmen made, snowball fights had and a bright blanket of joy spread across the streets and parks.<br /><br />(You can see some video of us <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za18te05t3g">here</a> and more photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157613288609988/">here</a>)<br /><br />Our street at 1am.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeCL2rBOiI/AAAAAAAABCs/5ucfOPF7NKM/s1600-h/_IMG3122a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeCL2rBOiI/AAAAAAAABCs/5ucfOPF7NKM/s320/_IMG3122a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298346626790799906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeCL7TPlgI/AAAAAAAABCk/PXj4JQ9nYME/s1600-h/_IMG3123a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeCL7TPlgI/AAAAAAAABCk/PXj4JQ9nYME/s320/_IMG3123a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298346628033254914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What a great idea Denny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeCL-UTd5I/AAAAAAAABCc/u1xgBgShS24/s1600-h/_IMG3127a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeCL-UTd5I/AAAAAAAABCc/u1xgBgShS24/s320/_IMG3127a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298346628843009938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cheers!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeCLgY91II/AAAAAAAABCU/O6Am8fZy0MI/s1600-h/_IMG3128a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeCLgY91II/AAAAAAAABCU/O6Am8fZy0MI/s320/_IMG3128a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298346620809499778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeCLp7luuI/AAAAAAAABCM/Y7FRBEO5Kx0/s1600-h/_IMG3140a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeCLp7luuI/AAAAAAAABCM/Y7FRBEO5Kx0/s320/_IMG3140a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298346623370640098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This from our bedroom window around 0130.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeChKFzC-I/AAAAAAAABC0/gbjeH_zvwtk/s1600-h/_IMG3118a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeChKFzC-I/AAAAAAAABC0/gbjeH_zvwtk/s320/_IMG3118a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298346992780643298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And around 10am.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeBBC2__XI/AAAAAAAABCE/zxv8V5sdjak/s1600-h/_IMG3142a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeBBC2__XI/AAAAAAAABCE/zxv8V5sdjak/s320/_IMG3142a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298345341572087154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeBAzj1j8I/AAAAAAAABB8/jryk-oBzCPM/s1600-h/_IMG3154a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeBAzj1j8I/AAAAAAAABB8/jryk-oBzCPM/s320/_IMG3154a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298345337465180098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeBA42K_wI/AAAAAAAABB0/r6k-v5HjR6g/s1600-h/_IMG3155a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeBA42K_wI/AAAAAAAABB0/r6k-v5HjR6g/s320/_IMG3155a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298345338884259586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeBA9mvWoI/AAAAAAAABBs/7cg1NZZMI2A/s1600-h/_IMG3162a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeBA9mvWoI/AAAAAAAABBs/7cg1NZZMI2A/s320/_IMG3162a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298345340161710722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeBAq4v79I/AAAAAAAABBk/YERSdt059dc/s1600-h/_IMG3164a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeBAq4v79I/AAAAAAAABBk/YERSdt059dc/s320/_IMG3164a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298345335136972754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeAfq1gRJI/AAAAAAAABBc/mH3GmqwuB04/s1600-h/_IMG3170a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeAfq1gRJI/AAAAAAAABBc/mH3GmqwuB04/s320/_IMG3170a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298344768187679890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeAfo-vIjI/AAAAAAAABBU/fGRNSb6Gkho/s1600-h/_IMG3185a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeAfo-vIjI/AAAAAAAABBU/fGRNSb6Gkho/s320/_IMG3185a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298344767689531954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeAfZTQcgI/AAAAAAAABBM/kUpnaEdQJXM/s1600-h/_IMG3190a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeAfZTQcgI/AAAAAAAABBM/kUpnaEdQJXM/s320/_IMG3190a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298344763480633858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeAfGp9oeI/AAAAAAAABBE/ak_68JsfR2I/s1600-h/_IMG3192a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeAfGp9oeI/AAAAAAAABBE/ak_68JsfR2I/s320/_IMG3192a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298344758475596258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeAfMrqBnI/AAAAAAAABA8/YQgSP1-8HlI/s1600-h/_IMG3200a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYeAfMrqBnI/AAAAAAAABA8/YQgSP1-8HlI/s320/_IMG3200a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298344760093312626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYd_M_YlcLI/AAAAAAAABA0/c6XMYIU9Has/s1600-h/_IMG3201a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYd_M_YlcLI/AAAAAAAABA0/c6XMYIU9Has/s320/_IMG3201a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298343347774386354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYd_MhiHgcI/AAAAAAAABAs/xdnZmbtoUvk/s1600-h/_IMG3209a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYd_MhiHgcI/AAAAAAAABAs/xdnZmbtoUvk/s320/_IMG3209a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298343339761304002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYd_MvoS6kI/AAAAAAAABAk/xlsOBfkK0ho/s1600-h/_IMG3210a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYd_MvoS6kI/AAAAAAAABAk/xlsOBfkK0ho/s320/_IMG3210a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298343343545313858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYd_Ms_XrmI/AAAAAAAABAc/cPTnsLpJgmc/s1600-h/_IMG3219a+no+chair.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYd_Ms_XrmI/AAAAAAAABAc/cPTnsLpJgmc/s320/_IMG3219a+no+chair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298343342836788834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYd_Mc-b2BI/AAAAAAAABAU/-3iXzBZ9gkg/s1600-h/_IMG3223a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SYd_Mc-b2BI/AAAAAAAABAU/-3iXzBZ9gkg/s320/_IMG3223a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298343338537900050" border="0" /></a>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-74244183770186375002009-01-13T22:26:00.007+00:002009-01-14T00:46:24.487+00:00London Walkabout January 2009Had a walk around London today. It was a balmy 10C so quite pleasant to wander in.<br /><br />Southbank book market.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0yrjLzV0I/AAAAAAAAA-Q/ciGsRTRaTCg/s1600-h/_IMG2064.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0yrjLzV0I/AAAAAAAAA-Q/ciGsRTRaTCg/s320/_IMG2064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290940860990707522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />St Paul's Cathedral from Southbank.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0yTWHF6QI/AAAAAAAAA-I/Run_-ViMCE4/s1600-h/_IMG2072a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0yTWHF6QI/AAAAAAAAA-I/Run_-ViMCE4/s320/_IMG2072a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290940445164431618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Taken on the Millennium Bridge walking towards St Paul's Cathedral.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0yS4r3ZWI/AAAAAAAAA-A/qgC-XwFJJoY/s1600-h/_IMG2079a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0yS4r3ZWI/AAAAAAAAA-A/qgC-XwFJJoY/s320/_IMG2079a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290940437265605986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />St Paul's Cathedral.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0ySy7uKlI/AAAAAAAAA94/PANDxmcM2Hg/s1600-h/_IMG2087a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0ySy7uKlI/AAAAAAAAA94/PANDxmcM2Hg/s320/_IMG2087a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290940435721497170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Blackfriar pub near Blackfriar tube in, wait for it...Blackfriar (what a coincedence!) served me 2 delicious pints of Timothy Taylor's Landlord pale ale. What a top drop.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0ySmWF1xI/AAAAAAAAA9w/A5VHbNCuMyg/s1600-h/_IMG2094a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0ySmWF1xI/AAAAAAAAA9w/A5VHbNCuMyg/s320/_IMG2094a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290940432342439698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tired old Bilbo Baggins...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0ySgyZWHI/AAAAAAAAA9o/m3U1znEP8e4/s1600-h/_IMG2100a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW0ySgyZWHI/AAAAAAAAA9o/m3U1znEP8e4/s320/_IMG2100a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290940430850545778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW00D3lo6WI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/hP_nFc49CDE/s1600-h/_IMG2099a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SW00D3lo6WI/AAAAAAAAA-Y/hP_nFc49CDE/s320/_IMG2099a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290942378296273250" border="0" /></a>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-40198314041800507402008-12-31T00:19:00.004+00:002008-12-31T00:33:47.331+00:00Xmas 2008Hope everyone had a happy and relaxing Xmas. Here's a few snaps of the festive season over here:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq7EtWew0I/AAAAAAAAA7w/x69e-EB5da4/s1600-h/_IMG1899a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq7EtWew0I/AAAAAAAAA7w/x69e-EB5da4/s320/_IMG1899a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285742802240455490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />-3degC when I took these this morning!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq7EgQZRhI/AAAAAAAAA74/jubYJi8qD2c/s1600-h/_IMG1909a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq7EgQZRhI/AAAAAAAAA74/jubYJi8qD2c/s320/_IMG1909a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285742798725269010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bethie and Santa Ted :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq7F4h7b0I/AAAAAAAAA8Q/oPOLb3UKMPI/s1600-h/_IMG1834a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq7F4h7b0I/AAAAAAAAA8Q/oPOLb3UKMPI/s320/_IMG1834a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285742822421131074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bozo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq7FhCPG8I/AAAAAAAAA8I/ILrCBYxIy8k/s1600-h/_IMG1822a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq7FhCPG8I/AAAAAAAAA8I/ILrCBYxIy8k/s320/_IMG1822a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285742816114187202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ahh Xmas, time to veg with bev's in front of telly!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq7E2BNrRI/AAAAAAAAA8A/HmxTEFFxHzY/s1600-h/_IMG1811a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq7E2BNrRI/AAAAAAAAA8A/HmxTEFFxHzY/s320/_IMG1811a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285742804567174418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Very proper boys.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq8UDAegmI/AAAAAAAAA84/THOREex9AzA/s1600-h/_IMG1781a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq8UDAegmI/AAAAAAAAA84/THOREex9AzA/s320/_IMG1781a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285744165263409762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq8TbyeysI/AAAAAAAAA8w/CB0v2CQqdv4/s1600-h/_IMG1777a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq8TbyeysI/AAAAAAAAA8w/CB0v2CQqdv4/s320/_IMG1777a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285744154735725250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Chef Jane.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq8TPBEd2I/AAAAAAAAA8o/K_eDFWUeHOY/s1600-h/_IMG1748a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq8TPBEd2I/AAAAAAAAA8o/K_eDFWUeHOY/s320/_IMG1748a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285744151307253602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Xmas dinner and also for Tom's 27th birthday, young bugger.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq8Soa2nVI/AAAAAAAAA8g/To6up6XRMuo/s1600-h/_IMG1702a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq8Soa2nVI/AAAAAAAAA8g/To6up6XRMuo/s320/_IMG1702a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285744140946414930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq8SWajAzI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/5JAmlYkp8xI/s1600-h/_IMG1679a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SVq8SWajAzI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/5JAmlYkp8xI/s320/_IMG1679a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285744136113292082" border="0" /></a>Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9007412087737820007.post-17948194519165953372008-12-20T23:31:00.008+00:002008-12-20T23:50:40.788+00:00The Midlands and Peak District December 2008Our first UK road trip! Was great to be behind the wheel again. We had a night in Middleton Hall where Beth got to meet her ghost hunting hero, David Wells of Most Haunted fame. We both took part in a seance which brought mixed results but Beth's soothing radio announcer voice was popular amongst the half-passed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2Eqo_AGFI/AAAAAAAAA7k/sX4ilsuKQJo/s1600-h/_IMG1417a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2Eqo_AGFI/AAAAAAAAA7k/sX4ilsuKQJo/s320/_IMG1417a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282023806066497618" border="0" /></a><br />Do something!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2EqaR1t6I/AAAAAAAAA7c/hWqPv12ee4E/s1600-h/_IMG1429a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2EqaR1t6I/AAAAAAAAA7c/hWqPv12ee4E/s320/_IMG1429a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282023802118977442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2EqSFpwoI/AAAAAAAAA7U/tOEQ_2t4TSc/s1600-h/_IMG1436a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2EqSFpwoI/AAAAAAAAA7U/tOEQ_2t4TSc/s320/_IMG1436a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282023799920378498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2CbrIKETI/AAAAAAAAA50/lFt-7G7C3Dw/s1600-h/_IMG1465a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2CbrIKETI/AAAAAAAAA50/lFt-7G7C3Dw/s320/_IMG1465a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282021349920477490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2CbebubqI/AAAAAAAAA5s/ch3-cMx7h7Y/s1600-h/_IMG1454a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2CbebubqI/AAAAAAAAA5s/ch3-cMx7h7Y/s320/_IMG1454a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282021346512891554" border="0" /></a><br />Hehe, Penis.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2CZWMxa-I/AAAAAAAAA5k/ZgpBdB2upj0/s1600-h/_IMG1461a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2CZWMxa-I/AAAAAAAAA5k/ZgpBdB2upj0/s320/_IMG1461a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282021309942950882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2CZDXr0vI/AAAAAAAAA5c/EXU-m4qrwOI/s1600-h/_IMG1456a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2CZDXr0vI/AAAAAAAAA5c/EXU-m4qrwOI/s320/_IMG1456a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282021304888447730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2C4mdmRCI/AAAAAAAAA6c/PsGMHeEQTJ8/s1600-h/_IMG1491B%26W.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2C4mdmRCI/AAAAAAAAA6c/PsGMHeEQTJ8/s320/_IMG1491B%26W.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282021846884434978" border="0" /></a><br />Mmmmm, laaaaaamb.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2C4tor-7I/AAAAAAAAA6U/O5Om86VM8VY/s1600-h/_IMG1486a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2C4tor-7I/AAAAAAAAA6U/O5Om86VM8VY/s320/_IMG1486a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282021848809995186" border="0" /></a><br />We were local!! We made it to Hadfield, location for many scenes in the brilliant comedy The League Of Gentlemen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2C4t63sqI/AAAAAAAAA6M/EZ2a2T0yzMY/s1600-h/_IMG1484a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2C4t63sqI/AAAAAAAAA6M/EZ2a2T0yzMY/s320/_IMG1484a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282021848886260386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2C4UH0-RI/AAAAAAAAA6E/34PS8_jN8eY/s1600-h/_IMG1478a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2C4UH0-RI/AAAAAAAAA6E/34PS8_jN8eY/s320/_IMG1478a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282021841961285906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2C4BfakBI/AAAAAAAAA58/s7qloUl8Efs/s1600-h/_IMG1476a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2C4BfakBI/AAAAAAAAA58/s7qloUl8Efs/s320/_IMG1476a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282021836959944722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2DPStF5hI/AAAAAAAAA7E/lA3FqMnhkaw/s1600-h/_IMG1533a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2DPStF5hI/AAAAAAAAA7E/lA3FqMnhkaw/s320/_IMG1533a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282022236717704722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2DPICWhTI/AAAAAAAAA68/Z6Co-zHbL1w/s1600-h/_IMG1503a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2DPICWhTI/AAAAAAAAA68/Z6Co-zHbL1w/s320/_IMG1503a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282022233854084402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2DPHGRrrI/AAAAAAAAA60/MkPOX9bX6mk/s1600-h/_IMG1501a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2DPHGRrrI/AAAAAAAAA60/MkPOX9bX6mk/s320/_IMG1501a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282022233602109106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2DO_In-XI/AAAAAAAAA6s/wgAHHFFmB48/s1600-h/_IMG1498a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qABC8B3XvcU/SU2DO_In-XI/AAAAAAAAA6s/wgAHHFFmB48/s320/_IMG1498a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282022231464474994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Check out this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10510635@N07/sets/72157611388869189/">flickr page</a> for more photos.Ben Luscombehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01911206922315467758noreply@blogger.com0