Timber water wheel in Cordoba.
Very pretty lanes as we strolled around Cordoba.
Glorious blue skies…
Glorious blue skies…
Inside the vast Moorish mosque, now a Christian cathedral.
A really pretty courtyard.
Back in Fuengirola, we enjoyed the ‘La Cazuela de la Abuela’ festival…
… this time a flan…
… and this from one of the local bakeries.
The SS Great Britain in its dry dock in Bristol…
… all dressed up for the Ocean Cruising Club dinner…
… in the First Class dining room.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel towers over his museum.
The P&O Arcadia tied up in Bergen, Norway.
Bergen, looking very pretty.
Looking down the Geiranger Fjord – the cruise ship is dwarfed by the mountains.
Another view of Geiranger Fjord.
A pretty local church.
Looking back down the fjord as we sail away…
The sail away party held each evening as we departed a port…
Dressed up for the first Formal dinner.
In the Sogne Fjord for our day out at Flam.
Looking up the fjord…
We took the historic Flam Railway up into the mountains behind Flam…
The fertile valleys…
The fertile valleys…
… and raging waterfalls.
… and raging waterfalls.
The train stops for photos.
The train ride certainly lived up to its claim.
You can see that there was still a lot of snow around, despite being May!
Getting fitted out with our mountain bikes for the ride back down the mountain.
It was good to be able to stop and enjoy the views…
It was good to be able to stop and enjoy the views…
Another interesting church.
We enjoyed the bike ride – thankfully all downhill.
Departing Flam, looking back up the fjord.
Next stop – Haugasund…
The child-care centre has it all sussed!
Second Formal dinner.
Next we’re off to Ireland!
It really is the ‘Emerald Isle’ – every shade of green.
We took the ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ road following the coast…
A close up example of some standing stones.
This statue carved out of wood…
Another beautiful view.
Dramatic ruins…
… versus a well-restored fortress…
… versus a well-restored fortress.
After the recent rain, the waterfalls were flowing!
The Gallarus Oratory – the only perfect remaining example – built in 7th or 8th century.
It resembles an inverted boat.
This pub in Dingle has never been modernised…
On the right of the entrance is the original bar…
… while on the left is the old leather workshop.
So of course we had a drink!
We enjoyed the music in the pubs – but it was difficult to photograph!
Dramatic outcrops, so typical of part of Ireland’s coast.
A Galway ‘hooker’ – a traditional fishing boat used in Galway Bay,off the west coast of Ireland.
Another stunning view – you can tell the weather has improved!
Our car and tent at a lovely campground in the grounds of a stately home.
Pretty hanging baskets decorate the old stone bridge.
We celebrated our wedding anniversary with a lovely dinner at the Wineport Lodge on the banks of Lough Ree, near Athlone.
Pretty bridge over the River Shannon at Athlone.
In Dublin – at Temple Bar.
‘Sphere with Sphere’ by Arnaldo Pomodoro, at Trinity College, Dublin.
‘Apples and Atoms’ by Ellis O’Connell, also at Trinity College.
‘Famine’ sculpture by Edward Delaney, in Dublin.
Statue of Oscar Wilde.
Keith enjoyed a tour of the Guinness Storehouse!
View over Dublin from the Guinness Storehouse.
Back in the UK we enjoyed a day out with the family…
Keith and Rob take Rosie for a paddle…
… while Rachel and Charlotte look pretty relaxed!
Jas and Rosie take in a miniature train ride.
And Juno and Rosie enjoy an independent ride!
