Friday, April 1, 2016

March 2016 page 2 - Cordoba, Spain

the modern section of Cordoba

lots of restaurants in our street

The Mezquita - a former mosque, now a 16th century church built over the mosque.


our apartment was in this  street

March 2016 - page 3 - southern Spain

Catherine, Sue and I enjoying Nerje's 'Balcony of Europe'.

cocktail time, Nerje (southern coast of Spain)

a day trip to Granada to see The Alhambra

The Alhambra, a 13 century Moorish Palace

Catherine captured clever shadows!

March 2016 page 4- a 7 day cruise - Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Port Arthur

a cruise to celebrate Rae's 70th birthday


Hobart

Port Arthur

the Sydney Opera House in early morning light

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

February 2016, Portugal page 3 - Sintra and Evora

Sintra is a 30 minute train ride from Lisbon. It has two famous and unusual castles.


Evora is 1.5 by bus from Lisbon. The old town still has its medieval wall, built in the 13th centrury. The houses are white with a yellow trim. It's a university city.

Hundreds of human bones and skeletons line the walls of a small church. Three monks decided to  take the bones from a cemetry and use them to decorate the church.

A roman temple, believed to be from the 2nd or 3rd century.

February 2016, Portugal page 2 - Belem

Belem is known for its  monastery. 

a monument to sailors


February 2016, Portugal - page 1 Lisbon






Monday, January 25, 2016

January 2016 New South Wales

House sitting for 10 days at Ulmarra

Clarence River at Ulmarra

Ulmarra pub, with a great coffee shop at the back, looking out over the river.

Ulmarra - a small village between Yamba and Grafton

Looking towards Gloucester on the edge of the Manning Valley