Thursday 31 December 2015

Harry Potter Studio Tour - 4

Few more photos



These are cardboard models used to work out camera angles etc.


Tuesday 29 December 2015

Harry Potter Studio Tour - 3

Impressive station set with full details of this steam engine's working life





Sunday 27 December 2015

Harry Potter Studio Tour - 2

All really well done - but the volume of people passing through must mean that they are making absolute mountains of money...





Friday 25 December 2015

Merry Christmas from JR

Just a quick(?) trip back from Perth to visit the Harry Potter studio tour at Leavesden near Watford for "Hogwarts at Christmas"
Merry Christmas to all my followers!




Tuesday 22 December 2015

Perth - Botanical Garden

View from the gardens

Panoramic function on the camera



Sunday 20 December 2015

Perth - Swan Tower Bells & Views

Nice new shiny bells


The extent of the building works is clear from the viewing platform



Friday 18 December 2015

Perth - Swan Tower

Here's the tower (again) but this time we are going inside

Enormous ringing room!


Ringing on the computer simulator

Video screen so learners - and others - can see what's going on

Tuesday 15 December 2015

Perth - St. George's Cathedral

SWMBO rang here on Sunday morning and then I joined her and the other ringers to visit a coffee shop and then walk down to the waterfront to ring at The Swan Tower







Saturday 12 December 2015

Perth - Waterfront Bar

Hmmm...

Ah! it's the one with the most fish then

This one doesn't look particularly happy!

Tuesday 8 December 2015

Perth - Day 2

Views from our hotel room


Watch this empty space...

Down at the Swan River

More views of the bell tower


Friday 4 December 2015

Perth - First Evening

Left our hotel and had a wander around...

The concert hall

First look at the glass "Swan Tower" bellringing centre

Lots of building work going on at the waterfront

Waterfront

The Australians don't like to miss any of their rugby - or anything else for that matter, while they take a 'comfort break'