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David de Limón's witty street art can be found everywhere you look in Valencia! I love it!

  I saw Peter Hook and the Light playing Unknown Pleasures a few years ago in Sydney. They were so good then I really  wanted to see them again but hadn't had an opportunity until this year   We couldn't get tickets to the London gig so we decided to go to Valencia! And what a treat!

They say you can weep but none will dry your eyes They say you can scream but none will hear your sighs They say you can bow your head but none will hear you pray They say you can age a lifetime in a day

This old heart of mine Is giving me warning signs But it’s drenched in wine, and I’ll not give up this time Not this time

The Roman Forum can be found in the centre of Rome.  It was a lovely day to walk around and soak up the history.  This is Julius Caesar.  Yes, the Julius Caesar.

The churches in Rome are old, spooky, and utterly beautiful.  

In Italy everything seems to be covered in graffiti.  Here's some of the best that I spotted!

One of the most amazing buildings, if not the most amazing building I have ever been into.  It is very hard to believe it has been standing for 2000 years.

I’m sitting here in the dirt and the grime I don’t have no doubt, not this time Feels like I can see back into time Beyond one or maybe more lifetime

Blue skies and red leaves make a fine autumn day in Richmond Park unforgettable.  Look at these colours!

It was a beautiful day to visit what is the largest amphitheatre ever built.  Commonly known as the Colosseum this massive structure is actually officially known as the Amphitheatrum Flavium.   The sunlight made it look like the lights had been left on on the second floor!

Naples is a city of beautiful ornate churches, dark scary alleyways and the best pizza in the world.  It was raining when we went there which only added a big dollop of mystery to the experience.

Pompeii was a Roman city which was suddenly and completely destroyed in AD79 by an eruption from the nearby volcano Vesuvius.  As such it is a incredible time capsule of how Romans lived 2000 years ago.

The train to Naples from Pompeii at dusk.

A  beautiful  collection of vintage telephones I spied in a hotel in Naples.

During the second world war a set of tunnels were built underneath Clapham South tube station.  100 metres down and built by hand, (yes, by hand!) these were designed to be used as an air raid shelter and we got to visit!   This is the staircase from the deep shelter up to Clapham South tube station platform level.  Where the exit emerged in the tube station is now sealed and its location is a secret for "security reasons"!  Eeek!

The Outer Hebrides are a collection of islands way, way, way off the west coast of Scotland.  We took a boat from Oban to visit the islands of Barra, Vatersay, Eriskay, South Uist, Benbecula, North Uist, Bernaray, Harris, Lewis and Great Bernera.