by Trevor Millum | Sep 9, 2015 | Places
Guedelon – the making of a castle. Having seen it on TV, we happened on the site almost by chance – it was a few miles from La Catanque campsite at St Fargeau. What an amazing place: the castle is slowly and painstakingly being constructed using medieval...
by Trevor Millum | Jul 14, 2015 | Places
Here’s a nice peaceful picture from a nice peaceful garden near Montreuil, visited after we found that our intended garden in St Valery was closed on Mondays. So, this newly discovered gem was a delightful surprise. Just a private garden that happens to...
by Trevor Millum | Jun 30, 2015 | Places
Looking across the canal towards our apartment – somewhere behind the trees. Two flights of steep stairs but worth it when you get there! The open gardens also included a lot of art, especially sculptures, and sometimes something unexpected: The hidden...
by Trevor Millum | May 21, 2015 | Places
Swoop, swirl, glide, dive… Sweeping over the waves or clinging on the cliffs, seabirds are everywhere! This is Bempton Cliffs on the coast of Yorkshire just north of Bridlington. Gulls, gannets and guillemots; razorbills, fulars and kittiwakes all circle...
by Trevor Millum | Apr 21, 2015 | Places
Even a grand mansion benefits from a little bit of careful framing. The house is now the Northern College but the gardens, from where this is taken, are open to the public. Some nice variation from parkland to ‘Union Jack’ beds and then the slope up to a...
by Trevor Millum | Mar 9, 2015 | Places
Conwy Castle on a misty morning, seen from the walls which encircle the town, giving excellent views not only of the castle but of the estuary and the hills and everyone’s back gardens. It’s a lovely town – compact enough to walk around in a short...
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