Well I am back in West Dorset for the Easter break and have been roaming around the local woodlands in search of the bluebells which is a far cry from life in central London! I can report that the bluebells are certainly on their way but not yet in their full glory. I would expect the real spectacle to peak in around two or three weeks time (dependent on the weather). As usual, Champernhayes Forest looks like it will offer the finest spectacle. For more information please visit the Walks in West Dorset section of my website.
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A few photographs from a beautiful and lazy Saturday afternoon in Greenwich park. The weekend temperature was a welcome improvement from the sub zero temperatures of recent weeks. I suppose the photographs prove that you can take the boy out of the country side, but you can’t take the countryside out of the boy!
This weekend I headed down to the city of Portsmouth. The train took around an hour and a half from Clapham Junction with the first part of the journey through snow. I was staying at the Holiday Inn Express at the Gunwharf Quays development. This hotel is very convenient if you want to make the most of the historic dockyard and the outlet village. During the weekend I looked around HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and took a boat tour around the harbour. Several of the new Type 45 destroyers were in port. On Sunday I went up the Spinnaker Tower and had great fun walking over the glass floor - definitely recommended.
Today I headed up the M5 with my brother’s family to visit my sister’s new baby in Cam. Below are a few photographs from the day.
A few family photographs taken during a long weekend away from the city.
On Tuesday evening I headed across to enjoy some live jazz at Boisdale Canary Wharf. The company and the music were wonderful, although the atmosphere was lacking due to the venue being half empty, and not manyof the other clientele seemed too interested in the music. In my opinion the food was very average and very expensive, but the service was good. The wine and whiskey lists were impressive although just a little out of my price range!
