St Ives is a Cornwall gem

Second only to Cotswolds, Cornwall is the most amazing place in England, and one of my favourites in Cornwall is St Ives. It's a very small town and it's difficult to find parking but it really is one of the most charming places I've visited and of course it has a little beach where children are playing. If it's lunchtime you can have a Cornish pasty, bring it with you and have it by the beach looking out over the water. If not there is plenty of chances to buy ice cream. I warmly recommend a visit!

Musician on the main street

On the way out of St Ives

Sneak peak of the Lake district

Earlier this summer, when it was still nice outside, we went on a trip to Hadrian's wall - the Roman wall that goes from coast to coast and was protecting the Roman empire from the north. On the way we passed through the Lake District. So pretty! Will we go back there - most definitely!!

A couple of pictures from Piccadilly Circus

We went to see Les Miserables at Odeon at Leicester Square this evening and on the way there and after we passed by Piccadilly Circus. Lots of people as always, but because of the warm weather there was even more than a usual Saturday evening. It's fun taking pictures at Piccadilly (almost as fun as Time Square) and especially at night. Still haven't caught it after a rainy day, when there would be lots of reflections and this time I didn't take on any buses. But why do everything at the same time?

Does it get more London than this?

I walked by Buckingham Palace yesterday and could not resist to take a picture of the iconic London figure - the Buckingham Palace Guard. Haven't seen the changing of the guard yet - I guess I should do at some point. Until then, these pictures will have to suffice!

Mysterious Stonehenge

Stonehenge is one of the most famous sites in the world and is at a very convenient distance London. It's fascinating to walk around the monument while letting the audio guide telling you about the history (nobody has any idea of why it was built though). Archeologists believe it was built 2200-2400 BC but there are indications that the first stones were raised as early as 3000 BC. In either case, it must have been quite a job to get the top stones on top of the standing ones. Wonder how they did it.  

Pappa

Weather can change fast...

Looks like someone is looking down from above... 

Little peek of the Peak District

On the way back from Yorkshire Dales the other weekend we drove by Peak District. Wanted to check out whether it was worthwhile spending a weekend to go back for real. Judge yourself but I'm quite sure I will be back!

Hiking in Yorkshire Dales

The last couple of weeks have been really busy. Except for my day job we have built and developed the Fotoble webpage and have set up a Facebook page (search for fotoble in Facebook and please like our page). Also, last weekend we went on a three day hike in the Yorkshire Dales. It was snowy and cold on Saturday but a bit nicer on Sunday. More pictures on http://fotoble.com/hiking-in-yorkshire-dales-day-one/

On the first day of the hike, which started in Kettlewell - a village with 323 citizens - we hiked up on a plateau that was fairy windy and where there was a bit of snow... 

Once down from the plateau it was fairly green though... 

The day after we went to a waterfall, where we had to climb 40 metres (or so) up a rock. The view up there was magnificent. 

Once up we kept on walking along the plateau. Views kept on being nice and quite dramatic.

At the other end of the plateau we got a good look on the Yorkshire Dales.

After two days on hiking, Monday came and it was time to head home. Weather was still a bit tricky but roads were fine.