The Friedrichshafen Aero show -you can see some photos of some aircraft J ack was in his element.at the AIR SHOW.I went with him on the first day and he showed me around with enthusiasm, All these wonderful aircraft.I gave my opinion as a designer and I am sure he appreciated that point of view. Southern Germany is lovely, Friedrichshafen is on Lake Constance and is gorgeous. I also visited Ravensburg. A lovely medieval town nearby with many "High End Sh...

ITs all about Gaudi - We were a bit spaced out having left Africa,ALA , our life and commitment there, and having been to Botswana , Vic Falls, too many things to deal with However- off with the old , -on with the new - asmy Dad used to say.Initially arriving in Spain it was very cool. Having come from Africa- it was coldl. Barcelona is a gorgeous city. We went on a hop on, hop off bus and saw the city. Lovedthe whole Gaudi Park. It is amazing, I had no idea it w...

Trip to victoria falls - see photo Album One of the Wonders of the World - we had to see it . Stayed in a gorgeous resort hotel, very African ,with nets over our bed,which were not there just for ornamentation, but practical - Keeping malariamossies out.Lovely furniture and decorations( I could hear the African drums) and our bedroom looked out on to the Mighty Zambezi River through fantastic tropical foliage. The monkeys were bounding along our verandah in the...

Trip to Botswana - March 25th 2010 Our indefatigable cousin Jane picked us up to go on a trip to Botswana. Left on Thursday and stayed over the weekend till Monday. We stayed with Jane's friends Joy and Willie Crosbie in their lovely home near Gaborone. We also met their daughters Amy and Alice. Amy had just returned fom a period in the UK and Alice came home on Uni break. The drive up there was interesting as we went on a secondary road through villages. W...

21st to 23rd March The fantastic Festival of the Arts at ALA - Following our trip to Cape Town, we had a busy week in the run up to the big 3 day Festival of the Arts. (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) Shena put on a display of the students artworks in the Foyer of the Auditorium where there was to be Choir and Dance Performances and a Play put on over the 3 days. There were invited guests from out of the schooland it was quite a festival. Cousin Jane came with a frien...