Saturday 3 March 2012
European hypermarkets: welcome to the promised land (of #Leffe) 
Saturday 3 March 2012
After a long and scenic drive (no toll roads == better fuel economy & views) we have arrived in our home for the next few weeks in Anduze 
Saturday 3 March 2012
Views from the drive from Alpe d'Huez to Anduze. The scenic route, via the D526 & Suze-la-Rousse. Nice
Saturday 3 March 2012
Time to say goodbye to the alpine sunshine & Alpe d'Huez. Sigh. Despite the dodgy snow it's been a fantastic week!
Friday 2 March 2012
Very lazy week skiing. Still 29 hours, 272km & 27,345m vertical. We leave Alpe d'Huez tomorrow to return in summer
Friday 2 March 2012
The last day's views from the slopes, on the way to Auris en Oisans. And the biggest mogul field I've ever seen!
Thursday 1 March 2012
Not for the squeamish 
Dinner of very rare wild boar which was excellent, and more duck for Pratiwi. Yuuuum
Thursday 1 March 2012
Almost didn't go to Vaujany, but beautiful run & what a view coming back! Plus snaps from earlier inc. our picnic
Thursday 1 March 2012
Shopping for treats for our picnic lunch in the local patisserie. Hmmmmmmmm...
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Skied my quota of vertical in 3.5 hours this morning, so beer for lunch & now soaking up the sun on the room's balcony. Bliss
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Spot the difference today? Someone's on a rest day and someone else deserves a beer after his energetic morning
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Today's views: from the top of the Pic Blanc & Sarenne Gorge. Melt-water falls show how hot it is. Phew!
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Dinner of duck & lamb in a very nice cost restaurant. Yuuuuum
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Scenes from a mountain: part III. Views from 2800m, Signal & the restaurant at lunch
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Pratiwi enjoying a little treat from the patisserie that seems to have become a breakfast staple already!
Monday 27 February 2012
Huge choice of all you can eat desert for 6€. Dangerous if the main wasn't so enormous neither of us had room for it!
Monday 27 February 2012
Our hotel here in Alpe d'Huez this time: Le Printemps de Juliette. Can you spot the subtle theme they have going?
Monday 27 February 2012
I love Tartiflette but can't eat creme, so had to cry into my dish of lamb shank while Pratiwi enjoyed hers
Monday 27 February 2012
Views down the valley en-route to Oz-en-Oisans... and some treats for happy skiers on our return
Sunday 26 February 2012
Turns out it was a hard day Joking aside though, it really was tough for my ancient boots which fell apart! 
Sunday 26 February 2012
View from our balcony this morning (I was outside in my PJs - it's warm!). Yes - it's going to be a tough day
Saturday 25 February 2012
Arrived in a sunny Alpe d'Huez to see the sun falling on the slopes. Should provide some excellent spring skiing
Friday 24 February 2012
How come every time I go to Paris am sick as a dog? Doh! Driving down to the Alpes now. Will try Paris again in summer & hope am better!
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Drive across Paris in around the same time it takes to get there from Calais? Yes! Sydney drivers note: you have nothing to complain about!
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Asian tourists let loose inside Le Shuttle On our way to France after couple weeks in the UK.
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Arrived at Le Shuttle half an hour early. Goodbye UK, bonjoir France
Monday 20 February 2012
Visit to 'The Vyne', a 16th century country house. Nice, but a bit large. Think we'd rather have the smaller one
Sunday 19 February 2012
Had an excellent Sunday lunch at The Fox, North Waltham. Thanks to Mr W for the tip and coming to entertain us
Sunday 19 February 2012
Blue skyies, no real breeze. Time for a bike ride? Hmmmm... if only the temperature didn't begin with a minus sign
Saturday 18 February 2012
Hands up if you're already (or have been for some time) bored of seeing 6 pictures of 'What ... Think I do'. #OriginalityIsDead
Saturday 18 February 2012
Seeing how the other half live: Hinton Ampner on a rainy winter's day. Nice little place, even has it's own chapel.
Saturday 18 February 2012
Banana price watch, global edition: so much cheaper in the middle of a UK winter than an Aussie summer. Huh?
Friday 17 February 2012
Sunrise in Wimbledon. Not bad for the big city.
Friday 17 February 2012
Some more 'out there' shots from yesterday. Cloudy skys, flat light, not the best conditions I'm afraid
Friday 17 February 2012
Tourist shots: London Eye, Palace of Westminster & Abbey, Admiralty Arch, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace. Phew!
Thursday 16 February 2012
Feels quite bizarre sitting on a full commuter train, with one of those free commuter papers when you're not working & won't for some time.
Wednesday 15 February 2012
Tourist snaps from Piccadilly Circus.
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Afternoon tea (well - I had it green) at Caffé Concerto, Picadilly. Nom, nom, nom (take 2)
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Lunch at Carluccio's, St Christopher's Place. Nom, nom, nom
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Cold February weekday in Central London still makes Sydney look like the village it is. Even off peak crowds are barely manageable though.
Monday 13 February 2012
Back from a quiet, yet very entertaining evening in a London pub. Who needs a comedy show with friends like these? #goodtimes
Monday 13 February 2012
On the tube for the first time in 7 years. Ooooooh. Or is that urgh? Nah, not rush hour & going against flow so all good
Sunday 12 February 2012
Wildlife in Richmond Park: deer and tropical birds braving the winter. Yes - those birds being here is very bizarre!
Sunday 12 February 2012
Typical tourist shots: Pratiwi at Windsor castle. Didn't have time to go in... or was I too tight to pay?
Sunday 12 February 2012
Outside the Old Barn in Little Marlow. Oh, and red phone boxes being rare and all...
Sunday 12 February 2012
Our home last night: The Old Barn at Little Marlow. Stroke of luck finding this place. Historic & very cosy B&B.
Saturday 11 February 2012
Pictures from that lunch in Kenilworth. Hmmmmm... nom, nom, nom!
Saturday 11 February 2012
Last set of random snowy scenes from Scunthorpe before heading South.
Saturday 11 February 2012
Sitting in a window seat in the sun. Beautiful Having lunch in the Queen & Castle. Opposite Kenilworth... erm... Castle.
Saturday 11 February 2012
Brrrrr... #minus7
