The Journey So Far

Found a neat site called 'openflights.com' that let's you make a map of the flights you've flown. The import facility is much easier to use than other similar sites - so I thought I'd give it a go.

Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong

Took a late evening stroll down Nathan Road to the end of the Kowloon peninsula to view the Christmas 'Symphony of Lights' along the famous Hong Kong skyline. The low cloud obscured some of the taller buildings (Bank of China and 2IFC) - but the reflected light has added colour to the picture.

Borrowdale and Frith Wood, The Lake District

The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across Borrowdale as we headed back down into Rosthwaite after a walk to Watendlath via Dock Tarn. In the foreground Frith Wood displays some delightful Autumn colour.

Castlerigg Stone Circle, The Lake District

Castlerigg Stone Circle sits on a low hilltop just outside Keswick in Cumbria. This photo was taken very early one Sunday as the golden morning light cast across the ancient stones. In the background are Lonscale Fell and Blencathra.

Derwent Water, The Lake District

More Ducks

A week later than last year 'our' duck has once again decided to have her family in our garden - 10 ducklings this time, three less than in 2011. We hope that she is more successful in navigating the family to the local pond this time...
UPDATE: an ingeneous idea - dig a hole under the fence to the neighbour's garden (with permission of course) and the ducks were last seen waddling up the road to their home at the moat (much grander than a mere pond!).

San Francisco Heritage Trams

The city of San Francisco has a wide variety of public transport - trolley buses, buses, cable cars and streetcars (trams) all mix with cars in the grid of one-way streets. The trams on the F-line are painted to represent cities from across the US. There are also trams from around the world.

The Bay Bridge

The San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge

Views over San Francisco

Two views from the top floor of the hotel in San Francisco on a warm Sunday afternoon. Quite a contrast to the reports of snow falling in the UK!

The Financial District (with the Transamerica Pyramid)

The Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill