Sunday, 22 July 2012
Woodley carnival
Weeks ago, back in June, it was the annual Woodley carnival and parade, and nowadays Grandma & Grandad live right on the route, so we could all gather in their front garden to watch the parade go by.
After quite a wait, the parade went past!
There were actually quite a lot of floats and things to see. It was fun to see them from our new vantage point!
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Dubrovnik's own theatre of dreams
Just as an indulgence, I have posted 4 football related pictures to do with Croatia. I went and had a look at the local stadium while we were there, though I could really only see a little bit through a closed gate. This photo shows the ground in winter (taken from www.soccerway.com ). It was slightly hotter when we were there!
Football artwork
The Dubrovnik clubs play in the lower divisions and the whole of southern Croatia seems to support Hajduk Split (from over 200 kms north of Dubrovnik). There were Hajduk murals at various points around town - this one was actually ON Dubrovnik's stadium wall.
Tea towel - with added football hooligan!
We bought this cheapo tea towel as a souvenir; I don't think the football fan is MEANT to be a hooligan, but it is a close run thing!
Kezia and Dr. Bear on their first ever flight!
Kezia loved the flight. She was very excited, she loved the 'whoosh' of the take-off and she liked being able to see the ground all tiny down below. She wasn't in the least bit worried or scared, which was great. The journey was a breeze.
A much-needed lunch after our journey
This was 'pre-haircut'. It was so hot that I had my hair cut at the hotel hairdresser on the morning of the second day!
The cliff-path to Lapad
The walk down to the local shops, restaurants and beach was a pleasant stroll down this path overlooking the sea. It was a favourite haunt of the streetwise stray cats though - Kezia kept a running total throughout the week - we got up to 44!
Monday, 2 July 2012
Our brilliant holiday in Dubrovnik
Here are around 45 of the 60-odd photos that we are planning to upload from our wonderful week in Croatia. These are the last two-thirds, because we were trying to make them appear in chronological order. The blog site has 'gone funny' though and is not letting us upload the final 15 or 20 yet, so I will have to come back to that a bit later. These should keep you going anyway.
'Prikle' cakes!
We stopped at this cafe for an ice cream (of course) and the owner recognised us from seeing us near our hotel and gave us a free tray of mini Dubrovnik doughnuts, called 'Prikle' cakes - yummy!
Dubrovnik cathedral
The Old Town was lovely, but so much nicer after about 5 pm, when the cruise ship crowds had left
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