Monday, June 28, 2010

Leaving Dover. Sorry to start on such a close up of my head (Can't remove the underline for some reason)


Malevolent goats at our first campsite in France


Some sort of interpretative dance, possibly to ward off goats

Reattaching door. Note that angle of photo gives false impression of bald spot


A very cold Normandy beach with remains of mulberry harbour


Catherine holding up German artillary gun with her head

Don't quite know what happened to my legs in this shot


The very cool Chateau Chenonceau

Henceforth known as 'The Incident'


Chinon.


Gardens at Chateau Villandry


Before the descent into the cave at Font de Gaume


The 'pothole' at Gouffre de Padirac


Gouffre de Padirac, 100m down


Kicking back at Tarascon-sur-Ariege


On the way up in Andorra


Andorra again


The frozen lake at the top


Barcelona. Chickens, anyone?

Cable car in Barcelona, heading back after our trip in it. Looks precarious.


Scaffolding of the World #738


Unstable looking arches in Greul Park, Barcelona


We had one each.


My nemesis at El Delfin Verde. 40 over par


It seems this woman is an alcoholic


The snappy production of Grease. Note how awesome the 's' is.


Famous bridge of Avignon. Entry fee: £13. Photo: free


The former papal palace, Avignon


Somewhere along the Cinque Terra

Campsite at Moneglia


The padlocks for lovers. Note the huge one on the right. Someone was trying to impress


Me not doing the 'push the tower' thing


Finally found the perfect orange gelati


You never know when you'll need one


The baby bird we rescued


Looking monumentally impressed


Ruins in the Roman Forum


Required after sweltering day touring Rome. Note sexy Scottish tan from neck down


A huge pine cone at the Vatican museum. Well, why not?

Such an awesome... thingammy


Longest hallway ever. You can just make out the far door


Michaelangelo designed double helix staircase at the Vatican


Catherine unimpressed with the Spanish steps


Trevi fountain


Huge WWI monument


Where Julius Caeser copped it


My less than useful rental bike

The Appian way with some original stones laid down a couple of thousand years ago


Lake Garda. Was cloudy most of the time we were here


Catherine finds the perfect chair at the Swarovski display


Innsbruck campsite. Cold again


Hohenschwangau Castle


Neuschwanstein


The courtyard of Neuschwanstein, with surprise prongs


Neuschwanstein from our campsite


At Munich zoo, hoping the sloth doesn't poo on her

Ah, but which one first?


Doesn't every beer garden have a giant wooden parrot?


Gate house at Dachau concentration camp. Not a pleasant place to have been in WWII


Catherine's favourite shop in Traunstein from her time here in Year 11


St Bartholomae on the Koenigssee

We will be climbing up that valley shortly


Near the top at the glacier


Catherine playing chicken with the melting ice


St Bartholomae's from a different view. Catherine is in the bottom right corner


Birthday treat. There was beer as well.