Sunday, March 17, 2013

France (Val de Loire)

Hello!

I hope you are having a wonderful and relaxing weekend. Today's post is on France or, to be more specific, the Loire Valley. Last Autumn I went with the family to various castles scattered across the region, whilst staying at a rented townhouse in the centre of the region - giving us easy access to the castles we most wanted to see. The photos are a collection of the various locations we went to; I tried to vary them as much as possible. It was the first time I have ever been to Loire Valley and what suprised me most was how rural everything was, from the towns to the people. The best part probably has to go to the food (eg. pâté, saucisson sec etc.), which I couldn't get enough of.

Again short and sweet, so now the photos:











Some of these you may have seen in a previous post.
However I still hope you enjoy them!  

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Spring (hopefully)

Hello!

I hope all is well. Due to the English weather not being able to make its mind up, I thought I would do a Spring special. Last week we had glorious sunny weather, this week we have bitter, biting, snowy winds. So in order to cheer everyone up I thought I would make a post and cheer everyone up.

These pictures aren't anything special, however it gives an insight of what 'The Garden of England' (Kent) is like. So the first photo is one of a nearby orchard, whilst the others are just a selection of flowers in our garden.


And the others...





Have a good week!

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Faith and Decay

Hello!

Today's post is a mini project of mine which I did whilst I was in Austria. The series of photos are of an abandoned farmhouse alongside the road. Northern Austria is considered to be the poorest region of Austria - although it is considerably flat, in comparison to Western Austria, hence more area for fields. This house is situated next to a forest, which we like to call the 'fairy tale' forest. I decided to explore the area surrounding the house after riding past it on my bike. The roof has collapsed completely, most likely due to heavy snow, whilst you could still look through the windows and see the interior of the house.

I find the house particularly haunting and thought I will edit the photos in black and white as they seem to portray it better. No one has bought the house and it is possible that it will be knocked down (with the land be used for agricultural reasons).

Here are the photos:











Enjoy!