Tuesday, August 30, 2011

A visit to Hampton Court Palace

Another treat - a visit to Hampton Court Palace

  

Visit to Savill Gardens

Weekend package also included free tickets to Queenie's gardens - Savill Gardens



Windsor - a treaty weekend

Day after I got back from TZ, hubbie took me for a treaty weekend in Windsor, lovely.


View from the hotel

Queenie's house

Front door ?

Victorian post box

Chez Frank and Loveness

Had to move out of the hotel eventually as no water and the dogs sitting outside my window barking every night.  Went to stay at Frank and Loveness's house.



Sunday, August 7, 2011

Ruaha Day -2 - animals M-Z

Ostrich (male)

Ruaha National Park

Rock Hyrax

Vervet monkeys

Warthog

Zebra

The Beast

Ruaha Lions

A post just for the lions !


Well, are you getting up, or wot ?






Ruaha Day 2 - animals A-K

Spent the night at a lodge just outside the park and then had a morning on a game drive - vehicle decided to break down everytime we saw lions - the last time we had to be bump started by another vehicle pushing us along as it was a bit tricky getting out the truck !


Boabab Tree

Croc

Dik-Dik


Young elephant charging us

Family group

Giraffe and friend

Giraffe (male and female)

Hippo and baby

Impala

More Impala

Greater Kudu

Greater Kudu (female)