It snowed throughout our journey from Norfolk to London which made driving somewhat tricky but the fields all around were beautiful in their white covering.
When the LiveWires came home from school they wanted, after playing in the snowy slush, to make mince pies.
Hedwig is taking pride of place on the Christmas Tree!
As we arrived at the house today, we were met by a very excited LiveWire dancing about in the snow.
The same snow prevented us driving to London from Norfolk today but it did mean that we could be involved in getting the Christmas tree here, driving around some beautiful snow covered tracks.
L spotted a crow with a broken wing on the path and we stopped so that T could check him out.
Decorating the tree was fun.
A really heavy frost lay on the ground as we went to Blickling House for a walk and the grass, leaves and fungi had beautiful frosty patterns on them.
I also caught the sun shining through a fallen leaf.
When we were in the garden centre yesterday, B spent her pocket money on some 3D glasses that made all fairy lights appear to have little snowmen around them. It amused us all that my camera was able to look through the glasses and catch the little men in a photo.
We’ve had a delightful day with LiveWire B, playing hide and seek, dancing around the garden at the garden centre and making painted tree biscuits for tomorrow’s party at the Home School group.
We arrived last night just in time to say good night, walked J&T to school this morning and after a quiet day collected them These are our favourite times with the youngsters! We took them for a treat at a small French cafe and after some special time with them and their Mum, have just been dropped off at the station to catch the sleeper home.
Design for the Christmas card competition.
Leaf on the walk home.
A delicious last breakfast in Lisbon, more street art on the way to the airport and Terminal Two at Heathrow looking rather smart.
A drive out of Lisbon today took us to Sesimbra in the Parque National Serra de Arriba where street art was in abundance and almost all had a fishing theme.
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And for more fun, some gnomes we spotted from the coach window as we came into the town.
Two pieces of pleasing tile art from the stations, a gleeful Devil and some Ghost dancers, as we went on our journey to visit Belem, the Tower, the Padrao dos Descobrimentos, (Monument to the Discoveries)and the Berarda Art Museum returning home in time for another jacuzzi and a G&T before a splendid supper at a Fondue restaurant.
The oven where our Crostini were toasted.
The delightful sign on the Ladies’ loo.
Looking up into the sky light at the Berarda Museum, reminiscent of the James Turrell piece in the Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens in Cornwall.
Fabulous photographs by Lu Nan of life in Tibet. I found these very moving.
Wonderful meal!
What a lot of walking and what a lot of lovely things to see. Join us on our stomp!
Pavement designs of city emblem.
A superb example of Manueline architecture.
Discombobulating design that makes one feel that the earth is moving, reminiscent of the earthquake.
Children on a school trip.
Colourful market produce in Mercado de Ribeiro.
After the funicular ride.
Making the best of a hole in the wall!
Fatima’s hands.
A fabulous shop full of things I could buy! All I bought was a scarf but that might change if we return tomorrow…..
I love the detail in the cloth of this young newspaper boy.
Lamps on three corners.
Pasteis de natal which we had at the end of the afternoon in a small cafe near our hotel.
Bucks Fizz has been on offer each morning in our Porto Hotel and this morning, being our last, some of our party indulged!
Our long journey was broken half way through by a visit to Nazares, a lovely old town on the coast.
A stroll around the streets near our hotel in Lisbon revealed some more street art. Both here and in Porto, in between the glorious architecture, there seem to be very many abandoned buildings left to deteriorate. At least here they have been painted with some humour and imagination.
The streets were pretty in the dappled sunlight.
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