Fortunately, this challenge offers the use of different reasons for selecting our favourites from 2017.
Emotional pull – walking around Borough Market, London, the scene of a terror attack just three weeks later.
Borough Market and The Shard
Borough Market, East London
Memorable experience 1 – a week in Saint Petersburg, with my daughter and our fabulous guide, Elena, seeing many highlights of the city that are off the regular tourist trail. Sometimes cold, sometimes wet, worth every minute.
Palace Square & Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg
Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg
The Botanic Garden of Peter the Great
Yusupov Palace: Plotting the demise of Rasputin
Faberge Museum
Memorable experience 2 – East Sussex with family: visiting Batemans, the home of Rudyard Kipling, Sheffield Park and its beautiful gardens, and the white cliffs of the coastline.
Rudyard Kipling’s residence, Batemans
Rudyard Kipling’s study, where, among many stories, ‘IF’ was written
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Pure indulgence, Edendum Restaurant, Brighton, East Sussex
Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex
Photographic effects – Experimenting, and modestly claiming some success!
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Sheffield Park, East Sussex
Conifer Gardens Tree Farm, Mt Dandenong, Victoria
Conifer Gardens Tree Farm, Mt Dandenong, Victoria
Gardens – regular visitors would be disappointed if some Aussie gardens missed the “Favourites” list.
Cranbourne Gardens, RBGV
Taeve Tara Garden, Mt Macedon, Victoria
Tawny frogmouth
Cranbourne Gardens, RBGV
Cloud Hill Garden, Mt Dandenong, Victoria
Inspired by The Weekly Photo Challenge set by Ben Huberman
Wishing all my blogging friends a Merry Christmas, and a Safe and Prosperous New Year.
