Bare Branches
Our trees are losing their leaves, a sure sign that winter is on its way. Wind advisories have been issued for our area, so the remaining leaves will soon be…
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J’aime Paris
Like so many people, I have a special place in my heart for Paris, and, indeed, for all things French, My feet have walked the streets of Paris as a…
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Winding Up the Season
The sun finally made an appearance while I was out walking this morning– I’ve missed it this week. The Met Office is saying that we’ll be losing our mild temperatures tomorrow,…
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Meat & Two Veg
Hadleigh’s greengrocer and butcher shop always has a nice array of seasonal treats. I walked up from Thundersley to meet a friend for coffee this morning and took a bit of…
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And Back Again
I love the whole idea of city breaks. Three days away, and now we’re home with our hearts and cameras full of memories and images of beautiful places and friendly people….
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Gletschergarten Reflections
It was back to work for us today, sort of…. in the nicest of ways. One of our prime purposes for coming to Switzerland was to photograph the historic mirror…
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Lovely Luzern
After a morning of wandering around Zurich, we took the train down to Luzern (Lucerne) to continue our Swiss adventure. The city is lovely, but touristy and crowded, even this…
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In Love with Zurich, part 4
We ended our day with a wonderful fondue followed by another long stroll through the city to enjoy the lights and the conviviality of the crowds.
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In Love with Zurich, part 3
Continuing our quest, we went in search of the modern walkable labyrinth, the Zeughaushof. A labyrinth set within a labyrinth, it is obviously popular with locals who bring their lunches…
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In Love with Zurich, part 2
Our priority, naturally, was to search out the city’s two labyrinths, one very old, one modern. This labyrinth set into the wall of a house in the old city dates…
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