Athens November 2014

A November trip to Athens great city lots to see and friendly people and it seems to be pulling its self back towards prosperity.

Acropolis

Sue

Good re-use of gas tanks

Sue map reading (I think we may be lost).

Me waiting for the afternoon matinee I may be a few 1000 years too late.

Sue

Hadrian,s arch

Sue getting a coffee boost

Locals

Another local

Temple of Hephaestus

An all day public transport ticket is 4 euros if you make it affordable then people will use it and get cars of the road.Some thing the UK government should think about.

More Locals

Sue shopping

 Outside on the apartment balcony for an evening beer

Parliament building

A great apartment lots of room view from the bedroom.

Local wine very nice :-)

A very good restaurant near the apartment.

We took the tram for a day at the seaside

Me

Home time but we will be back soon.

Andrew

January in Ilfracombe

A long weekend in Ilfracombe (January) is becoming an annual event for us (as is the October visit).

Very windy and at times heavy rain but that made for interesting seas.

Base Below (a great apartment)  Rent it here click link

Sue next to the apartment entrance (first floor)

 Rangy (yes its a large toy just for weekends) :-)

Sue on the Coastal walk we did on the Saturday

 Roman fort above ? (well that is what the map said).

Ilfracombe

Sue

 Verity(above)

We took the bus to Barnstaple so Rangy could have a lie in :-)

 The bus did fill up as we went along

 Barnstaple above

Stormy sea at Ilfracombe

Basils restaurant (a favourite on visits)  Click this link

Me

We will be back.