Hi again,

Here's the rest of the photo's

The archway that Maria Von Trapp and the VT kids ran through in the movie. (I didn't run or walk, I just stood at one end and took the photo. Holidays are not for running around)

The old shopping quarter - that seemed to have a lot of high end shops eg. Prada Louis Vitton, Rolex etc. The Austrian's must have lots of money. There were also lots of tee-shirts for sale saying  'There are no kangaroos in Austria'. Apparently they are always mistaken for being Australians.

The convent where the real Maria Von Trapp worked as a school teacher. Pulic cannot go in here.

Venice

Mail delivery

Murals on Church Building

Borono - an island of Venice

This old man just wouldn't get out of the shot. I kept yelling at him to hurry up but in the end I just had to take the photo with him in it.



Hi everyone,

Wow, only a few more sleeps till Christmas. I hope all your shopping and planning is going well. I've been back in the UK for about a week now and it's getting colder. In the past 6 weeks I've been rained on in Paris, found the mountains alive with the sound of music in Sultzburg, saluted King Wensenslas (not spelt rite) in Prague, followed convention in Geneva, almost drowned in Venice's Grand Canal, been riden over in Amsterdam and stampeded by crowds at the Christmas Markets in Brugge. All in all a good trip I'd say. Here are a few pics

The Square Trees of PARIS

The round houses of PARIS

And the spinning entertainment of PARIS

Notre Dame (at night in the pouring rain)



PRAGUE

A sculpture outside a church

An old graveyard in the jewish quarter that has over 12,000 graves





Saw this flyer in the lift of my hotel - you might need to zoom in - advertising a 'life pianist'. Not quite sure what a 'non life pianist' is.