Christ Church Esher

Esher, England

Church yards can be amazing, particularly in Europe where their cemeteries are located in the yard of the church.  I loved walking around this church yard, looking at some of the interesting grave stones.

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Little Ben

London, England

After seeing WICKED, an awesome play, we walked to a restaurant for dinner and passed this really cool clock at Victoria Station.  It is situated close to the theater where HAMILTON is playing.  Sadly, HAMILTON is booked out and has been for months.  A few days after taking this photo, we were on a tour of London and the cab driver, Michael, told us that the name of this clock is Little Ben.  It was erected in 1892 and was a gift from France. It mimics the famous clock tower, Big Ben.

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Cabbies

London, England

British cabbies are clean, sparkling, fun and unique.  The majority are plain black, yet others have bright colors with ads on them.  We walked by this line of cabbies, waiting for customers to wave them down.

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Green Moss

Esher, England

Green moss, green bushes, green trees along the way, oh, I must be in England!

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Two Flags; Two Bikes

Esher, England

Bikes are fun to photograph, but finding two bikes and two flags in the background, makes it even funner!

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Inside a Tree Tunnel

Esher, England

It looked dark as I got to it, but it was pretty, green and light, once I was inside a tree tunnel and then I walked thru it.

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Greenery

Esher, England

Greenery; trees, brush, tree tunnel, footpath, ENJOYING the moment!

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Walk

Esher, England

I went out for a walk and ENJOYED every minute of it.  The greenery everywhere, on this cool, brisk day.

Camera used:  iPhone

Landing; London Heathrow Airport

Richmond, England

We flew down thru lots of clouds and finally we came out of them to see rainy England below.  We flew over the River Thames and across Richmond on to Heathrow.  I have never been to England at this time of year, so I am excited to see what it is like!

Camera used:  iPhone

Colored Doors

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I loved these doors we saw in Dublin!  It was so fun to see the different colors.

Photo taken with my Canon 20D camera.

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Waiting For Pizza

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After a fun day of seeing the sights in and around Lucca we went to Francesco and Paola’s for homemade pizza.  I put my feet up and RELAXED as I waited for the fire to get hot enough.  By the way, the pizza was DELISH!

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Wall of Lucca

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After a long, but great drive from Zagreb, Croatia, we made it to Lucca, Italy. Lucca is the birthplace of Craig’s grandfather. Lucca has an ancient wall, (completed in the 13th century) that surrounds it’s historic center, like all cities of it’s time, but this is one of the best preserved in Europe.  In the 1800’s, the top of the wall was planted with trees and grass turning it into a huge park, it is a pleasant place to walk or ride a bike and it is the only wall in Europe where a car can drive all the way around the top of it. Lucca was founded by the Etruscans and became a Roman colony in 180 BC.

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Adriatic Sea

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We spent a little time in Rijeka, Croatia in 2016, and then we drove along the coast to Opatija, it was beautiful!

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Norway to Sweden

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Sweden

We passed some beautiful places as we drove from Oslo, Norway to Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2016.

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Countryside

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I love the countryside of Italy.  We had a wonderful drive thru them 2016!

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Manneken Pis

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Brussels is a beautiful city, full of history and art.  One of it’s famous statues is this one (Little Man Pee) that we found after a little searching back in 2005.  Apparently, he does get dressed from time to time, during celebrations.

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Greenland or Iceland?

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Iceland

I heard, sometime ago, that Iceland and Greenland’s names were suppose to be the opposite, some how they got mixed up! Well, I believe that is true, what do you think?  This is Iceland. 

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s

Back To Rain

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Gothenburg, Sweden

When we arrived in Gothenburg 2 1/2 months ago, it was cold and rainy, now it is still rainy, though not quite as cold! So, once again I put my feet up and RELAXED! Having said all that, the next day it was sunny and warm and the figure on the horse, yes the statue, had a scarf on!

Photo taken with an iPhone 5s