Archive for July, 2005
Sirens and police
Hi all,Well it's all happening in London today! I live on a busy main road near Ladbroke Grove tube and the sirens haven't stopped since about 6am this morning! The reason: more bombers!Apparently they're holed up locally in a housing estate; hell, they probably drink in my pub (although I can't say I recognised any of the bombers on the CCTV [...]
More Spain pics
Hi all,Finally getting somewhere with the photos of my holiday in Spain.The first lot are from Granada.Inside the AlhambraMe outside the AlhambraInside the AlhambraBull's what!??! (If you're not South African, don't bother)The next photo is our campsite in El Saler, just outside Valencia. Note the 'soft' ground that we got to sleep on!Our little [...]
Mtb-ing in Bucks
Hi all,Just a quick post before I get ready for work...Went mountain-biking with Brad on Wednesday. Not a bad day out. Up at 9am hoping for an early start only to discover that ALL trains were delayed (good ole British Rail) so we caught our 10.20am train at 11.10am instead!Me in descent...Got to Burnham (Berkshire) around midday and off we went, [...]
Spain pics
Hi all,Below are some of the photos taken in Spain. You'll be able to see more on my website at a later date - I've got around 700 photos to sift through!!Panorama of The Real Alcazar in SevilleView of The Alhambra in GranadaHaving a beer with Klein Jaap in Valencia while reading our guide bookEnjoying tapas on Las Ramblas, BarcelonaThe Opening [...]
Back in the UK
Hi again...Got back to London yesterday at around 1pm. Not happy! It even rained in the afternoon, just to remind me where I was.Couldn't sleep last night because I couldn't get used to the street noise. Back to work today - that should be fun too. Can you tell I don't want to be back!Some holiday photos to follow.Del
Seville – 40 degrees!!
Hi again,Well, it just seems to get hotter and hotter in this country! We are now in Sevilla where it was 40 degrees C when we arrived yesterday. We parked the car, had lunch then hit the pool. (Oh yes, we found another bargain hotel with a pool for just €25 a night! Hotel Fernando III)Today we slept until around 10am to try to boost our energy [...]








