A bike ride riverside to the London Wetlands centre. A 'twitchers' dream
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| Richmond Bridge. The tide is out. |
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| Syon House |
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| Observatory. London Wetlands Centre. |
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| Autumn grass colours. |
Sunday, 18 November 2012
November 18......
November 17......
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| Autumn in London means many things.... |
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| A November Rugby test match at twickenham and yet another deserved victory by Australia over a hapless and pink wearing English side masquerading as rugby players. 20-14. |
November 14......
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Thanks goodness for decent Italian bistro's for take away lunch. Mariocomio. Gutter Lane. 12.02 pm |
November 11......
The drive from western Wales on a Sunday morning
211.1 miles. 3 hours and 6 mins. Almost an hour quicker than Friday night. Thanks to the Swindon highway patrol for their understanding.
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November 10......
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| Camarthen. Western Wales. 8.03 pm |
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| Sunrise. Merthyn Farm. |
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| A double rainbow in them Welsh Hills. |
Sunday, 4 November 2012
November 4......
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| The things you buy for sentimental reasons. Name plate from opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. |
November 3......
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| The Square Restaurant. Burton St, Mayfair. 7.15 pm . Nice place to have a birthday party. |
Japan... The best of the rest
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| Japanese wholesaler checks the quality of the stock at the Tokyo fish markets. 5.46 am |
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| Auction completed. Fish buyer relaxes with a coffee in a sashimi bar. 6.48 am |
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| Modern v Traditional. Husband and wife |
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| Bullet train driver. Proud and precise. |
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| Philip Starc inspired global headquarters for Asahi beer |
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| A juxtaposition of ancient v modern. Imperial Palace East Gardens. Tokyo |
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| Cool dude |
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| Lights of a major metropolis |
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| Bullet train service lady. |
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| A-Bomb Hall. Hiroshima. |
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| Boy Band go through the moves. Hiroshima Bridge. |
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| Hiroshima Peace Park with museum in background. |
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| Japanese legend has it that if you produce 1,000 paper cranes before you die you will be granted a single wish. Only 999 to go. |
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| Hiroshima taxi light. A welcome sight |
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| Hiroshima Love hotel. A welcome necessity in a culture where everyone stays at home until they are married. |
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| Rent rooms by the hour |
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| Taking a pick from any number of themes and get busy |
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| Hiroshima Peace Park |
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| Miyajima Shrine |
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| Traditional wedding Miyajima Shrine. |
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| Minimalist Hotel rooms. Kanra Hotel. Kyoto. |
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| Golden Temple. Kyoto. |
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| Every Japanese toilet comes with a control panel. Record number of buttons noted was 15. |
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| Getting practical. Kyoto |
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| Pachinko gaming saloon |
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| Another traditional wedding on the streets of Kyoto |
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| Pathway to a temple. Kyoto. Ancient capital of Japan and a beautiful city. |
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| Scenes from Kyoto |
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| Cemetry - Kyoto |
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| Bullet train lunch box |
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| Even the most simple food comes beautifully presented. Teppanyaki restaurant - Kyoto |
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| Lake Kawaguchi - Mt Fuji |
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| Toilet controls |
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| Mt Fuji |
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| A bullet train winds its way into Tokyo |
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| Masks to prevent your cold spreading. Masks to prevent you catching a cold. |
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| Scenes from a wedding at the main Temple of Tokyo |
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