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WPC : 2017 Favourites II

As there is no new challenge this week, a second trawl through the year revealed some more memorable moments.

Lincoln Cathedral & Castle
Michelam Priory, Upper Dicker, East Sussex
A 7.5 km walk along the shore to Brighton, East Sussex
The Sibelius Monument, Helsinki
Helsinki, Mayday
Petrovskaya Akvatoria – The history of St Petersburg in miniature
Siege of Leningrad Memorial
Quirky gardenalia at Melbourne International Garden Show
Quirky gardenalia in situ
Meals with family (and their devices)

Another contribution to the Weekly Photo Challenge

WPC : 2017 Favourites

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.

  1. 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.

WPC : Ascend

He alights from the train; his destination, Lincoln Cathedral and Lincoln Castle. Unsurprisingly, they occupy the high ground. A walk of just over a kilometre. The shortest distance appears to be through the town centre. The road, becomes a lane, but the cathedral remains in sight. The ascent gets steeper. Later he discovers that, typical British humour has applied. The last section is simply called “Steep Hill”.

A rather late response to the WPC : Ascend