Bucharest

A recent adventure in Bucharest, Romania - the first stop of a train holiday inspired by my mum's past travels. Bucharest is like nowhere I've been before - crumbling disrepair and new buildings alongside. The centre of the city seems to convey some wealth and stability - the old town full of history and beautiful buildings. Close by though things start to fray very quickly... We walked from the city centre to the international train station where we were catching a train up to the Transylvanian Mountains... more to come

Portugal

3 nights in Portugal at the start of October - what a wonderful shock to the system to enjoy heat and sunshine this late in the year. Even managed to squeeze in some tie dying!

Madrid Envy

Colonia

Royal Palace

Tapestry sho

Espadrilles shop

Rosa has left London for Madrid today. I really love Madrid - I'm sure some of the main reasons I like it so much are due to family connections - my parents met there, my brother was born in Madrid. I reckon (hope) I have also discovered some of it for myself though too. The ladies in summer all have really deep tans and smooth shiny legs and almost always wear white. Impressive. And the men wear chinos and suede loafers and shirts and it actually looks good. I found a few photos I took on a brief trip earlier this summer.