Houses on Arlington row, in the background

horsing around on a bridge...

typical cotswold house

vibrant colors !

Spring blossoms in Bibury

nice flowers...

Hiking in Bibury, by a fancy Hotel

Swindon

Maryse and Lauraine trying to figure out the magic roundabout... !

The magic roundabout in Swindon... confusing enough ?

Nice houses on the Thames... including the boat garage !

Anoushka & Johannie on the bank of the Thames

Lorraine, appreciating the architecture of the "rich & famous" houses...

Sylvio would understand... (it's an MG)

Longboat on the Thames

Flowers in bloom, on the banks of the Thames... in Maidenhead

We all enjoyed a nice hike at Maidenhead

view of our house from the backgarden...

Lorraine in our backgarden, by the Conservatory.

Lorraine @ our frontdoor... "Let me in !"

Flowers in our backyard... welcome Spring !

Lorraine on a bad hair day (or shall we blame that on the wind ?)

Maryse, on a pebble beach of Portsmouth...

at least, they made a new friend, arrrrr !

Healthy food ? nooooot !

The one in the middle, had one "dinner mint" too many !

yes, the stairs are very steep !

Sextant and other navigational tools of Lord Nelson

Details of the compass of the Victory...

Lorraine on the deck of the Victory

details of rope holdings on the Victory

Do these swinging beds look comfy to you ?

Ok, Maryse, fire 1

The ceiling is very low here !

Details of the Captain's windows (aft)

The HMS Victory, played a major role in the colonization of Mauritius, and it's latest adventure was the battle of Trafalgar. Lord H. Nelson being the Admiral at that time, died on this ship.

The HMS Worrior, the first Iron-clad warship ever built...

Clarks outlet store, a joy for the feet !

Many irresistable deals at the Outlet stores... !

Old Portsmouth (was quite tiny as compared to today's)

The new ultra-modern mall and sea-front apparts by the needle were impressive as well.

The boat tour of the harbor gave us a better appreciation of the strategic location of Portsmouth throughout the ages (from Roman times, to the middle-ages, through to World War II and today).

Today we went down to Portsmouth (where Johannie went to Uni) and visited many new attractions. The Spinnaker tower resembles a construction in Dubai (http://www.spinnakertower.co.uk).

Culinary art !

The entrance...

Near the entrance of the Tower of London

One of the Stairwells of the (white) Tower of London.

Today's outing (first time on their own in London)

April 10, 2006 - Birthday Celebrations

...the End...

a birthday to remember !

We finally got back home just a little after 1am !