the way home..

dan being a tool

Wembley

more Lourve action

something something place

i think Napolean is buried here..

I climbed them too..

i owned those stairs.. beat em all

The Lourve

took about 45 minutes to get this shot... dan...

The Lourve by night

jokes on you now!

ha ha

Dan getting hit by the trees on the open top bus.. suck it

ah, decifer that one

this is on a round a bout..

The Arc de Triomphe

yes, i was there

Dan in the traditional pose

Hotel Farmus, Paris

Inside the Lourve

this place is over the top.. amazing everything..too much to process

Gummi.. no i mean venus di milo

Notre Dame

those silly frenchies

the view

nice

lift to the top

we wanted to do the remaining 1000 stairs, but you cant anymore - they force you to take a lift..bummer eh?

yes, we took the stairs

my maths might be a little off, but there was a lotta stairs

The Wightons made level one

310 down, 378 to go

pastries

we quickly located our local patisserie, and sampled most of their product

Notre Dame

The Seinne

Eiffel Tower

around 9.30pm

Metro stop

right across the road from our hotel, was a metro stop. Didnt really need it as the Eiffel tower was a 10 minute walk away

Lourve

Lourve

Gate to the grounds of the Lourve

Champs Elyssese

The sacred church

view from the top

284 steps later, the top of the arc

Arc de Triomphe

Eiffel Tower

The weather was not always this nice..

Le France

Bruvs

Dan represent in Finchley road massive, innit

Chavettes

sup bruvva, we is hot innit

Chav Party

yes, i am wearing gold tights.. awesome

Bridge over the Canal

Canal boats are equipped with some handle, wrench thing that you need to attach to these bridges to wind them up in order for the boat to go through. Then lower the bridge again for use by local traffic. Quite funny to watch

Pretty cool i reckon

Canal Boats, Trevor Wales

See photo for name of aquaduct, Wales

XXXXXX Aquaduct, Trevor

XXXXXX Aquaduct, Trevor

XXXXXXXX Aquaduct, Trevor

Trevor, Wales

River Dee

Check out that name, Llnagollen

Dan on the River Dee

River Dee, Llangollen

River Dee, Llangollen

River Dee, Llangollen

Canal Boats, Llangollen

Llangollen, Wales

a shiteload of rock

Snowdonia Slate Mine

Snowdonia Slate Mine

View from Rocky Valley

Halfway up

Snowdonia Mountain Railway, Lllanberis North Wales

There was another train in front of us, with each train pushing a single carridge

Snowdonia Mountain Railway

Snowdonia Mountain Railway

This was cool. Cog and lever system trains that take you up to the summit of the Snowdonia Mountains. Unfortunately due to high (and freakin cold) winds, the train made it 5/8ths of the way.

Me, thinking about getting the hell outta this place

Holyhead on the Isle of Angelsy - THIS place really really sucked

Caenarfon Castle, North Wales

Caenarfon Castle, Caenarfon North Wales

Awesome castle where you can climb through the towers, and walls and explore the whole place.

Caenarfon Castle, Caenarfon North Wales

Llandudlo, North Wales

The Beach, Llandudlo

Llandudlo, North Wales

Llandudlo, North Wales

Next stop was Wales. Not a pretty sight along the coast in North Wales, but this place was actually ok

The Rows, Chester

Ye Olde Boot Inn, Chester

cool very old pub

Chester, Cheshire

After a night in York, we landed in Chester and walked the city walls

Whitby, North Yorkshire

stupid bird, stupid place

Whitby, North Yorkshire

This place sucked

North York Moors

Dad being dad and Dan being a knob

The North York Moors

On the way from Richmond to Whitby - we drove through the Moors National Park. Quite an eerie place, and so different from the Yorkshire Dales area.

Richmond, Yorkshire

How nice are these? Everywhere is so colourful - spring is well and truely here.

Richmond, Yorkshire

Mum and Dad on the River Swale

Some abbey in Richmond

The River Swale, Richmond

The River Swale, Richmond

The River Swale, Richmond

Richmond, Yorkshire

Richmond, Yorkshire

next stop..

Steak and Ale Pie

The first of many steak and ale pies for Dan

The Village Inn, Bowness

The Village Inn

The Village Inn, Bowness-on-Windermere

we had a drink (and lunch) for you DB

at the Beatrix Potter Museum..

yeah, it sucked

Keswick, The Lakes

Keswick, The Lakes

told ya.

schweet..

and they have the worlds largest pencil..

ah yes, the Cumberland Pencil Museum

where they make Derwent pencils.. sounds lame, but was actually pretty cool.. and you get a free pencil - nice

Keswick, The Lakes

Mum and Dad on the jetty

Keswick, The Lakes

one of many lakes in this area (obviously)

Keswick, The Lakes

nice place

Keswick, The Lakes

We stayed at a really nice B and B called Acorn House in Keswick.

a small sheep

blowout

They dont make them like they used to eh Dad?

Keswick, The Lakes District

Had dinner at this pub - with the sky staying light till around 8.30 9pm

and in front of the London Eye

Victoria Gates (?)

Tower Bridge

i am sure you have all seen this before.. but it still looks sweet

Sightseeing Bus around London

We had awesome weather to see the sights

Mum and Dad arrive for a visit

Paddington station after collecting the oldies from Heathrow

all too familiar...

Richard's 40th

the 752 crew

HSK Front Window

Sensational window display designed by ME!

a definite no ball i reckon..

lucky shot..

Front basement courtyard cricket

England warming up..

Aus v England

If you cant beat them, join them eh Chris?

Walkabout Finchley Road

Dan and Liz after 7 hours drinking and watching Australia smash England in the World Cup...

Dan and Matt

After the win..

The KOP

Dan with the KOP in the background. Liverpool wins 4 - 1

Jens Lehman

some action

View when everyone stood up

and they f#$@n always stood up dammit!

Definition : Cheap Seats

35 pounds a ticket and 4 hours on the phone to get them... at least we were there..

Youll Never Walk Alone

Memorial Gates

Anfield, Liverpool

Outside the Paisley Gates behind the KOP at Anfield on game day. Liverpool v Arsenal