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3 Days in Prague

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This is a compilation of photographs taken on a recent visit to Prague to see the Josef Kudelka exhibition 'Returning'.

Outside Tate Modern

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A few pictures from the locale of Tate Modern.

A day in Winchester no 1, 31st August 2016

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Last summer I spent some time in Winchester.  Mike and I spent a day 'doing' the city. We started at the military museum, home of the Royal Hampshire Regiment and the barracks, now converted to rather smart apartments.. We followed on looking in the 13th Century Great Hall, where hangs the Round Table of legend! and a rather ugly statue of Queen Victoria which seems to have been left there as if nowhere else could be thought of to house her. Then to Westgate, which I did not photograph due to being surrounded by vans, but we did take some photographs from the roof and Mike was regaled at length by the curator. And finally we walked to to the cathedral which will figure in the next blog.

Croatia and a couple of Balkans, 1 - into Dubrovnik

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Anne (my sister-in- law) and I had decided on a short break in Croatia. Anne had rather bravely flown in from her home in Florida on a Sunday morning and so we stayed in Gatwick to take a 7.00am flight out to Dubrovnik on the Monday. I could not imagine the depth of her jet lag as we struggled out of bed at 4.00am in a Premier Inn on the outskirts of the airport to check in our luggage and take the flight. The only slight reward was the tail end of the total eclipse of the moon we caught as we drove out. The weather was beautifully clear on the flight and we had great views of the Dolomites and the Croatian coastline. It took a while to collect our rented car from the airport in Dubrovnik as the guy was on his own and was having to book people in as well as checking and washing returning cars. We were staying in an apartment with a small kitchen in Lapad, opposite the place where the cruise liners docked on the outskirts of the city. Our host was a tremendously energetic an