Park Bridge, tower

Park Bridge, eagle

Eagle carved out of the tree it sits on

Park Bridge, wall

Park Bridge, pidgeon

For the eagle eyed, at the bottom of the picture is Mr Pigeon, surveying the world from his home in the tower.

Park Bridge, archway

Park Bridge, tower

Park Bridge, trough

Strange trough full of pink water, and a distorted photo of me looking into it.

Ashton-under-Lyne, Park Bridge

Park Bridge is a wooded green area containing remnants of an industrial revolution, iron works. It once was a collection of soot blackened mills, shops and workers homes, complete with it’s own railway line held up on a massive, multi arched bridge. No trace of the railway is left and virtually all the mills have gone now. You’d never know most it had been there. Just a few towers and walls along with some of the original homes are left standing now. Still, enough for a few snaps though.

Ashton-under-Lyne, IKEA

IKEA, at any time

Ashton-under-Lyne, signpost

Directions to:
Droylsden Audenshaw Denton Mossley Dukinfield Hyde Longdendale Stalybridge East

Ashton-under-Lyne, Market Day

Elvis looks out from a market stall

Ashton-under-Lyne, cannon

Cannon guards the entrance to the Town Hall

Ashton-under-Lyne, Market Day

Hurrying to the shops as rain clouds roll in

Ashton-under-Lyne, rain clouds

Rain clouds gather over Ashton Market

Saddleworth, Delph

A quiet village in Saddleworth. Nothing ever happens here. One horse town. So to see a Hummer trundling past the local pub, The Swan Inn, raises eyebrows of the locals somewhat.

England, Saddleworth

Back in ‘Merry old England’. A cow in a field, with the TV transmitter on Wharmton Rise behind the cow.

Malta, The Siege Bell

The Siege Bell.

Inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1992. The Siege Bell is a monument to the fallen of World War II. Inside is an enormous bell. It is struck at midday only. There are warnings posted all around telling visitors not stand in the bell tower at 12:00. No I didn’t try it. Pardon. What’s that you say?

Malta, Muscovy Duck

Some kinda duck...

Little help here?

Ah! Thanks Terri. It’s a Muscovy Duck.
Or if you live in Latin land it’s a: Cairina moschata.

Malta, spiky tree

Crazy spiky tree… also boringly known as the Silk Floss Tree or Chorisia speciosa

Malta, trees

Malta, rocks

These rocks are part of a Stonehenge type structure. I should remember the name. But I don’t.
Ah, the power of Google. It’s called ‘Hagar Qim’. Built 2700BC in southern Malta. So, 700 years older than Stonehenge. You needed to know that.

Malta, plane

Small plane lands in the Grand Harbour. It’s the daily flight from Sicily.

Malta, harbour

Annie

Malta, ear

Look at the ‘ear’ carved into the top of the tower.

Malta, arches

Malta, harbour

Malta, sea

The remains of a bridge that was destroyed in WWII

Malta, The Grand Harbour

A tug manoeuvres the cargo ship Bauci out of The Grand Harbour after it delivered a shipment of petrol to Malta.

Malta, Valletta

Alleyways through the centre of Valletta

Malta, PayX

Mike enjoys a glass or two of wine at Adrian and Coreen’s house on Malta.

Malta, Valletta

Malta, cannons

Malta, Valletta

Maltese football team Valletta win the league! As did Manchester United, two days later in England

Malta, horse and carriage

Malta

Malta

Malta, steps

Steps up into Valletta centre, the capital of Malta

Malta, Costa Concordia

Few photos from my trip to Malta

Oldham, The Grotton Hotel

My first local pub when I lived back home with my parents.
They’ve turned it into a live music venue now. Looks good, just like me in that cap and shades ;-)

Note: Sadly now closed.
Update. Now open again, and named back to The Grotton Hotel

Oldham, horse

Horse scratches nose on post.
Yes I’m running out of things to photograph!

Oldham, Food and wine festival

Food and wine festival in Alexander Park

Denmark, Aarhus, Backpacker

My work in Aarhus came to a finish at the end of April, so I packed my world on my back and set off back to Manchester. They weren’t so happy with me at Copenhagen airport as my luggage was well over the limit and I got charged extra. Couldn’t leave my farewell presents behind could I.