Italy

Heading for Italy. From the motorway above Monaco looking east.














Kathy in Genoa.


















A narrow street in the medeival part of Genoa.



















San Lorenzo Cathedral in Genoa.



















Kathy - Genoa.



















At Borgo Stoppi in Tuscany. Holly and Callum by the pool.















Janet and David at Borgo Stoppi.












Holly and Tilly read by the pool.















Harry, Holly and Tilly.

FRANCE 2

We went looking for wine to taste. The first place we stopped the guy who made the wine wasn't home so we said hello to the horses.















We found some wine.












There was some good wine here. In the Minervois region they use a lot of a grape called carignan in their red wine.











Same winery.


















We visited a village called Minerve. The village is situated on top of the gorge of the River Cesse. Near the village the river disappears underground.

Minerve is the capital of the Minervois wine region.










France

Ellen at the Canal in Carcassonne. We're going to see the castle.
















Looking through the battlements at the castle walls.












Kathy and Ellen at the castle.

















Kathy and Ellen talking to a girl with an owl outside the castle.













View of the castle from our walk back to the car.













Kathy, Janet and Ellen walking over the bridge on the way back from the castle.













The hire car in its spot at Caunes Minervois, where we stayed with Janet and Ellen.












Janet and Ellen's Gite in Caunes Minervois.



















Janet in her Gite.

England

Royal Earlswood Park in Surrey. Kathy's brother Andrew lives here. Used to be a hospital.

















Grey squirrel near Andrew's house. The evil grey squirrel is crowding out the cute and cuddly red squirrel.

















Near Camden Lock, North London. Markets were a disappointment, except for the food stalls.













Pat and Tom listening to Kevin (Kathy's brother-in-law) at Kevin's birthday party in Hitchin (Hertfordshire)












Holly (daughter of Tom and Jan) at Kevin's party.



















Tilley (daughter of Kevin and Alison) and friend