Saturday, December 12, 2009

toledo



at the cathedral in toledo ... no "goose-stepping" allowed



stuff in toledo































mazapan ... this cake is called "an eel"


we made do without a bmw, but we did re-visit a roman ruin and las villuercas



















i've only just discovered that this familiar landmark stood elsewhere until the river was dammed









plucky little englanders venture into iberia's wide open spaces
















































there is a monastery in a little town in a remote part of spain ...























stuff from a room in a monastery where photography is discouraged ...

































































translation exercise ... how would a spaniard say "my grandfather has gone to see a man about a dog" ?


more stuff from a monastery where photography is discouraged ...






build your house upon a rock ...


Friday, December 4, 2009

there will be a short intermission ...


as if it weren't cold enough ... i'm going to snowy spain for a few days with my daughter
once i'm safely back in the arms of the loved one, the blog will start again on thursday

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

sloane street ... has anyone mentioned christmas yet ?


Crazy Golf near Raynes Park



















http://www.jurassicencounter.com/

Animatronic dinosaurs ... green waterfalls ... perfect playing surface ... high fidelity music ... they were playing Shane McGowan and Kirsty McColl's Fairy Tale of New York loud enough to drown out six lanes of passing traffic ... the overhead nets deter the predatory pterodactyls which roost in nearby Richmond Park