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I promised you I’d start getting through the backlog of pictures. So here’s the set from our outing to Portsmouth when we were last down in Chichester. We started by buying an ‘all in’ dockyard ticket which included a boat tour of the dockyard. This was something I’d never done, despite having been to Portsmouth countless times in my youth. And in our honour, HMS St Albans was in port. We also did the Mary Rose, HMS Warrior and the dockyard museum, leaving HMS Victory for another trip down (the tickets are good value as you can go back and do the bits you missed out at any point in the next year). After that, we made a quick trip to Gunwharf Quays to pick up a canteen, then up the Spinnaker Tower for a look at the view. Finished somewhat late (it opened in 2005 – not bad for a millennium project, eh?) and the subject of a massive overspend (the District Auditor no less got involved), the view is impressive. It was a little misty to see the far side of the Isle of Wight, but you get the idea. And you can also see my attempt to cure my fear of heights by taking the ‘walk of faith’ – a glass floor 100m above the ground. Click on the pictures to see more. |
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Month: October 2008
A feline visitor
We don’t know his name, nor where he comes from. All we know is that he seems fit and well cared for, very friendly and likes to spend a lot of time in Mum and Dad’s garden! Click on the picture above or here to see more.
Catching up on the backlog
Back from two weeks ‘off work’ (you wouldn’t know by the two days spent in the office during the first week, and the amount of e-mails on my ‘mobility device’ (it’s not a Blackberry but not sure what else to call it) during the second. And this week itself has been manic due to various crises, a book publication deadline and three external presentations which need slides done. So little time to reflect and update on what’s been going on whilst I was away!
To start with, a long weekend down in Chichester. We went down to see my folks and also to see ‘Calendar Girls’ at the Festival Theatre. Similar but not identical to the film, it was a very funny play – and very carefully acted by the cast who all managed to be photographed in the buff without any of us in the audience seeing anything naughty as they undressed/dressed. I’m not quite sure about the people sat at the side of the stage though! Anyway, well done to Linda Bellingham, Patricia Hodge, Gaynor Faye et al. It’s going to the West End soon and if you get a chance to catch it, you should.
I did manage to snag a few photos whilst in Chichester – click on the picture below for the set. Pictures from our trip to Portsmouth to follow!
