Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Lyon again

Walking in the Park















A local at the Zoo in the Park
















The monkeys cleaning themselves
















This elephant just had the biggest weeeeeeeeeeee

Dinner with the fam at Georges - Yum

 At the wine tasting
The Chateau were we had the wine tasting






Trip to Lyon

Basilica of Fourviere looking over Old Lyon
















Hadrien's theatre on Fourviere Hill
















Fountain in the New Town of Lyon
















Busy little building isn't it. Take a close look

 On another bus

 Looking up the hill from the Bus

Oh my God, lost in Lyon



Sunday, October 10, 2010

Our only full day in Paris

Hotel De Ville - in other words the Town Hall
















Arc de Triomphe taken from middle of the street
luckily survived.
















An art shot at the Louvre
















A family shot at the Louvre
















Another artistic shot












Lunch in a bar near Jacqui and Alban's unit.

















Walking in the Park after lunch
Sacre Cour

Last night in England and trip to Paris

A good old English barbecue done by Andy















Arriving in Paris on Eurostar
















View from Hotel balcony - Narrow and on 5th
floor, to high for me to go on!
















Dinner with the kids at a very nice restaurant

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Visit to Stratford and Warwick Castle

Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Stratford. Anne was
nowhere to be seen.
















Warwick Castle - now Disneylanded but still very
castlelly
















The sword in the anvil. A variation on theme
















The Great Hall
The view of the Castle from the battlements
The Village outside the walls. No serfs left.
They wouldn't want to drop these portcullae on you

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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Day 6, The trip on Kerensa, the Narrow Boat

The Captain and First Mate on the Narrow Boat,
The Kerensa















The Lock Keepers, Susie and Pete
















Andy hard at work
















The Kerensa and friend in lock together
The washing machine effect of a lock filling
Lunch at this pub, The Cunning Man on the Canal
The Kerensa

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5th Day - Trip to Oxford

Christ Church College Oxford















Christ Church Cathedral
















Hall at College which is also the dining hall in the
Harry Potter movies
















Another local at ye old English pub

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