These are a few general observations that might be of interest to some people.
Winter in Pécs, Hungary. Spent the day wandering around the town and doing a bit of shopping in Árkád – the main shopping centre. And of course, taking lots of photos.
Wishing all our readers a very merry, peaceful Christmas And a happy, successful New Year… “Mr. Penguin and Mr. Goose, on a very frosty Hungarian day.”
I found myself at the 50th Anniversary Trabifest in Zwickau in the former East Germany. Not sure I fully understand the enthusiasm for these funny little cars – though I did find myself becoming bitten by the bug. I guess there is a large cultural element to this phenomenon. It seems the humble Trabi has…
“10 pc Cybercafé for 30ukp!!!!” was the triumphant claim of a recent post on the Puppy Linux users forum… http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?search_id=326686869&t=12714 Thirty pounds sterling is about fifty US dollars – not a lot of money. Needless to say my colleagues and I were intrigued and perhaps even a tad sceptical. More intriguing was the claim that…
They say there is nothing like a healthy breakfast. And this is nothing like a healthy breakfast. And it was around most normal people’s tea time. But I love a bloody good fry-up from time-to-time, and this one was truly delicious. 🙂
A trip to photograph the Welsh Rally courtesy of Duncan Woods at Taran Microsystems.
Today, I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Pécs Organ Factory, to take some pictures of the very fine work that goes on there.
Garf Technology is something of a ‘lifestyle business‘. This is where one is more concerned with doing things ‘well‘ & enjoying it, rather than trying to make a ‘fast buck‘. Or as a more sceptical observer might put it: somehow I manage to get paid to do my various hobbies! I love it! Sometimes I…
Wandered into Pécs town again today and took a few snaps. In particular I wanted to grab a few images of Pécs’ very stylish Hotel Palatinus just as the lights come on. Located a few metres from the town centre, and set back a little from the main thoroughfare, Kyraly Utca, it is easy to…
Traubi or traubisoda is a brand of soft drink flavoured with grape juice. It is produced in Hungary, Austria and Croatia. Before 1995, in Hungary, it was made by a factory called Traubi Hungaria located in the village of Balatonvilágos. The company produces the drink from a special type of Hungarian grapes, called saszla. The…
“Scanning all done.” 2005 Christmas card, by Zsuzsanna Dora Majlati.
Day trip to London to see the lights..
Portsmouth’s Highbury College shortly after it received a fairly major refurbishment.
Went to a concert at Kenwood House, London, which was followed by some quite spectacular fireworks.
A few snaps of the Isle of Grain off the coast of Kent, south-east England. It’s not actually an island any more and forms part of the Hoo peninsula. The the area is mostly marshland and is an important habitat for a number of wild wetland birds.
Bought my girlfriend this little angel fairly thing. Thought I better grab a few snaps before I gave it to her.
“We’re getting out of here” – 2004 Christmas card. Geese photographed by the Cemetery Lake, Southampton Common.
A goose is for life, not just for Christmas, 2003 card. Photo taken on the Cemetery Lake, Southampton Common.
I found myself in Portsmouth one sunny afternoon, taking my new MGF in for yet more warranty repairs. Fortunately, I got rid of the wretched thing now! Anyway, back to the plot: to make a virtue of necessity, I decided to make a small detour and take some pix of the aging Tricorn Centre. Hailed…
2002 Christmas card. by Sarah Keen.
“Hiding up the Chimney”- 2001 Christmas card. by Sarah Keen.
The old MGF was very pretty but incredibly unreliable. Eventually after a fight, MG Rover swapped it for a new one. Today we went to collect it. Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus.
