the eiffel tower by night

claire and em

isn't it pretty?!

claire

outside the louvre

a gorgeous day in paris

me!

two words .... bird flu

chasing the pigeons

claire in st mark's square

local kids playing in st mark's square

st mark's square

The last time Woz and I were in Venice it was late December and in St Mark's Square there wasn't a person in sight, let alone a pigeon. But this time we discovered it as it should be experienced, buzzing with cafe-goers, photographers, oh and did I mention pigeons?

glove envy

gondolas on the canal

a typical view from a bridge in venice

a window onto venice

On Monday Claire and I flew out for Venice where I discovered a new love for the city. This was taken in our hotel room in the morning of our first day. We tried to capture the warm light streaming into our room.

woz and claire

Woz has now included a complimentary bike tour of the sights of London to all our (willing) guests! Would you trust that face?!

and another one of me!

A warm autumn night on the Thames

looking over westminster

yours truly

em and claire

September also brought a visit from Claire, although a much more extended one than our other guests. She's here for two months on and off and so we've had fun catching up and hanging out in London. Here's us on the London Eye at dusk.

sampling the produce at portobello rd market, notting hill

papillon

After so many trips to Little Venice and back with our guests, we decided that with the luxury of a little more time we'd let our little boat "stretch her legs" and explore a little further. We had no idea, but after Little Venice we were able to cruise continuously with no locks for about six hours, bringing us right out into the English countryside. We had a great trip and moored for the night outside a lovely restaurant where we ate dinner. This shot was taken in the morning from outside the restaurant.

fi and em

ron and fi on the thames

Ron and Fi arrived in September to spend a little over a week with us. Fi, Ron and I had a lovely time together cruising the Thames.

a lot to catch up on ....

So much has happened since I last wrote, and I think I could be here for hours trying to fit it all in. So, read on as I try to capture the last few months in different entries.