Something to contemplate

Don't dream of where you see yourself in 10 or 20 years, start your journey today so you'll have a story to tell when you get there.....

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Driving around California coast

Could not believe driving along the coastline spectacular views

We stopped off here for the night

Views we had from our bedroom

California coastline


Entrance to folsom prison


Lighthouse accommodation and it was youth hostels accommodation and we had free use of the hot tub overlooking the ocean that night


Spectacular sunset


Santa Barbara

Santa Cruz

Seals on Jetty


Seals on the beach


Views from santa cruz jetty

San Francisco

Bay bridge of San Francisco

The town of san francisco

Harvey Milks campaign office now a human rights office

Castro district and the famous theatre

Entrance to chinatown

Alcatraz the rock

Fire truck

Fishermans wharf

Golden Gate Bridge

Another view and no fog!

Famous victorian houses in san francisco

Lombard st the world's crooked street

Went to the stinking rose restaurant where they serve food with garlic! Glad we both ate there

Went to the hippy ashbury haight and colm loved this mural on the wall

Streets of san francisco

The famous trolley cars

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

new york new york

Have listened to the cd and am all enthusiastic re donald, will have to lend it to you mary so you become enthusiastic too ha ha

Colm at central park with the mosaic tribute to john lennon imagine

Beautiful autumn colours


cruising around new york harbour

Brooklyn bridge and yes we did walk over it

manhattan skyline

Colm's dinner at sylvia's, fried chicken, gumbo, black eyed peas and corn bread yum! I had smothered chicken, sweet yams and collard greens




Times square


wall street

The statue from the harbour



Even mcdonalds is in lights in times square and the good old yellow taxis

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Last port of call vienna and verona

The canals of venice


Brown water taxis very expensive way to travel

Water bus much cheaper way to navigate around


A town on water



St Marks Square

Side streets in venice


Nice ambulance


Had to have a ride on the gondola

At our hotel enjoying a glass of red wine and waiting for the pizza, best tasting one I have ever eaten
Can still taste it all those lovely olives

Verona city of love and shakespeare's romeo and juliet

Any wonder the italian government are going broke look what the police are driving

Outside Juliets castle


Juliets balcony

In verona town