CAMERA CAPERS

Imogen having her hair straightened with a very expensive straightener Angels in Regent Street Less impressive coloured balls in Oxford Street The week before Christmas my niece from Australia arrived in London with her two small daughters.  They had a few days visiting all the usual tourist places and on Wednesday I travelled to London to meet them.   We arranged to meet under the clock at Waterloo, having told Karen she could not miss it.  I got a text when my train was drawing into the station that they had found the clock!   We decided on a visit to Hamleys.thefamous toy shop in London.  I had never been, so it was a new experience for me.  We found the shop and as there were two 'elves' enticing shoppers into the store, Karen took out Eddy the Australian Elf and took his picture with them.  Eddy is travelling the world with them and has his own Instagram page....

We popped over to Denbies near Dorking this morning to see a photographic exhibition and meet up with members of Cranleigh Camera Club.  The exhibition was excellent.  Before we went in I took a few snaps, although the weather was not really suitable.

We thought we should take a short break before the cold weather finally arrives in the UK.    So we booked ourselves into a hotel in Folkestone last week for three nights.  I know Folkestone would not be everyone’s idea of a fun resort, but we mainly use it as a base to go out and about in Kent.  We have not been to Folkestone for over a year. Folkestone used to be a busy ferry crossing to Boulogne in France until it ceased in 1991 when a high-speed catamaran (sea cat) operation to Boulogne began.   This offered the opportunity for day trips to France and was immensely popular.  However, sadly this ceased in 2000 and Folkestone Harbour ceased to be a cross-channel ferry crossing.  You can read more about the history of the ferry crossings and Folkestone Harbour  here We have always been able to take a pleasant walk around one side of the Harbour to a small beach, called Sunny Sands.   However, we were delighted to ...