The Sport of Kings...
For all you Romantics out there - this is me, standing by the so-called "Lake of Love" in Bruges - and it was BITTERLY cold!
John climbed the 366 steps to the top of the Belfry to take this shot! 
An amazing shot with John's new camera - the Belfy at Bruges 
The famous Black Swans of Leeds Castle
This is John with Maggie, the Vulture!
Just returned from a fabulous week – the photos don’t really do it justice.
After a lovely family party last Saturday, it was off to Leeds Castle early Sunday morning. We both had a brilliant time, but it was magical to see the way Mark, our Falconer for the Day, was so passionate about all aspects of Birds of Prey and their care. John got to fly Ozzy, the Eagle owl (with the feather tuffs!), Maggie, the vulture – huge wingspan – and Brook, a highly intelligent Harris Hawk. It was all we could have hoped for, and a fantastic experience.
Then off to Bruges early Monday morning, courtesy of the Eurostar.Bruges was a lovely city, albeit cold (well, it is early February!) Managed to avoid too much chocolate – they give it to you with EVERY drink! – and all windows are draped in red hearts for Valentines Day. Flowers, chocolates, hearts – the whole deal, really.
The architecture is quite superb, and John managed to use his brand new camera to some quite stunning effects, even going up the 366 steps to the Belfry (I waited at the base for that one!) to get some incredible views of the city.
All in all, a great trip, but it’s also good to be home. John has decided that being 50 does not really matter at all – all that has happened is that instead of feeling 14 on the inside, he’s grown up a little, and now feels like 15!
After a lovely family party last Saturday, it was off to Leeds Castle early Sunday morning. We both had a brilliant time, but it was magical to see the way Mark, our Falconer for the Day, was so passionate about all aspects of Birds of Prey and their care. John got to fly Ozzy, the Eagle owl (with the feather tuffs!), Maggie, the vulture – huge wingspan – and Brook, a highly intelligent Harris Hawk. It was all we could have hoped for, and a fantastic experience.
Then off to Bruges early Monday morning, courtesy of the Eurostar.Bruges was a lovely city, albeit cold (well, it is early February!) Managed to avoid too much chocolate – they give it to you with EVERY drink! – and all windows are draped in red hearts for Valentines Day. Flowers, chocolates, hearts – the whole deal, really.
The architecture is quite superb, and John managed to use his brand new camera to some quite stunning effects, even going up the 366 steps to the Belfry (I waited at the base for that one!) to get some incredible views of the city.
All in all, a great trip, but it’s also good to be home. John has decided that being 50 does not really matter at all – all that has happened is that instead of feeling 14 on the inside, he’s grown up a little, and now feels like 15!
See you all soon
posted by PatK at
11:40 am
6 Comments:
Really pleased that you both had a great time together.
from Tracie xx
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Tracie, at 9:07 pm
what brill photos, those birds look huge!
you must need a holiday...after your holiday, you certainly packed alot in!
Glad you both had fun!
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Helen, at 9:54 pm
So glad you had a good time, sorry we missed you, we are only 40 minutes from Brugges!
Maybe next time?
By the way...
I was showing my kids a piccy of their Aunty Abi as a bridesmaid at your wedding!!!
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Zanne, at 9:59 am
Glad that you had such a good time away. I'm with Helen, how do you fit it all in without running out of steam. I expect the chocolate helps keep the energy levels high...
Looking at the wingspan of the vulture, it looks pretty menancing from here so I think that John deserves a medal!
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SarahB, at 7:19 pm
Well I wondered if John would be it's next meal!
scary!
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Helen, at 9:31 am
Glad you both had such a great time! Pics are great!
Pen x
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Penelope, at 10:12 pm
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