Sunrise & Sunset
This page is the next stage of development
There is not meant to be any particular order to it
Winter Sunrise over Radley Playing Field
Sunset on the Mekong River
Near Wat Hanchey
Winter Sunrise over Radley Playing Field
Two more Winter Sunrises over Radley Playing Field
Sunset over Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Foggy Winter Dawn on Radley playing field
Night on Warnemunde Harbour, Germany
Places far & wide
Mont Routui - Moorea
Known as "Bali Hai" in the film South Pacific
The Ludendorf Bridge
These two towers, with their opposite numbers on the other bank, are all that remain of the bridge over the Rhine at Remagen, subject of the 1969 film.
The Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
The Treasury Building - Petra, Jordan
The Library Building
Ephesus - Turkey
Die Lorelie
The Lorelie rock protrudes 433 feet above the Rhine between Koblenz and Wiesbaden. It ais alleged to be a home to a siren calling mariners to their deaths in the fast flowing waters. These are pics of the Lorelie rock and the siren statue at its foot.
The Corinth Canal
The Corinth Canal was attempted a number of times in antiquity but was completed in 1893 by the French.
Chitchen Itza
The great Mayan pyramid at Chichen Itza is 98 feet high. I climbed it in 2009, shortly before climbing it was banned.
The Brandenburgh Gate, Berlin
Built on the orders of Frederick William II in 1788 this gate sits at the head of Unter Den Linden and, miracously, survived the second world war
The reason for including this pic is that the pics of places such as this in holiday brichures always show them as completely deserted. Fat chance!
Such pics must be taken about 5AM!
The Abbey Church at Durnstein, Wachau Valley, Austria
Originall built in 1410 & rebuilt in 1710, this is a spectacular church both inside & out. The Castle on the hill was where Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned returning home from the Crusades. I have painted the exterior including the castle which can be seen on the painting pages.
The Frauenkirche, Dresden
Frauenkirche means "Church of Our Lady" but this was a Lutheran Protestant church built in the 18th century on the site of a previous Catholic church. The building was devastated by the allied bombing raids on Dresden in early 1945. The East German regime left the ruins as a memorial but it was restored from 1994 to 2005. The interior is a stunning design of pastel colours.
The Centennial Bridge over the Panama Canal at The Cut
The second major road bridge over the Panama Canal was opened in 2005
The Fountains at the Peterhof Palace, St Petersburg, & the interior of the Amber Room
The fountains only aperate for a limited time each day. We were fortunate to get such splendid weather. The Amber room pic is a scan of a postcard as private pics are not allowed in that room. The bulk of it was looted in the war but most of it was recovered and the end result is stunning.
Elaine in front of the 16 inch guns of the rear turret on USS Missouri moored in Battleship Row in Pearl Harbour
Missouri is just up from the USS Arizona Memorial. The Japanese surrender was signed on the deck of USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay in 1945.
The Ioloni Palace
Hawaii
The Ioloni Palace was the homes of the Kings of Hawaii before the islands became a State of the USA
Other Stuff
Quokka
The Quokka is essentially a very small Kangaroo like animal, about the size of a Teddy Bear. We came upon them an an island out from Perth, Australia. They are rare and endangered.
On the island we stayed in an ex Aboriginal prison, now an hotel, and I had Skippy for dinner (which I repeated some years later in Sydney).
Did you know that if you order Kangaroo more than medium rare it becomes almost too tough to eat? I was happy with medium rare.
Family
My Son & Granddaughter
This pic was taken in the woods at Brackenborough Hall when Niamh was two years old.
Parents Wedding
This photograph of my parent's wedding , in 1933, is the earliest I have of them. My mother, Rose, died when I was 14, my father, Robert Edward (Ted) when I was 23.
My Siblings
This photograph shows my sister, Rosemary, with me and my younger brother Nicholas. It was probably taken around 1955