El Fugitivö

She was my beautiful sister The one that would make things better She was the one with all the laughter She was my beautiful sister

Acting on my own terms Yet feelings still raw Eight years ago today, it was Should have done something more

Second time to see this band in a month and what a concert!  This time they were playing Unknown Pleasures and Closer, with an aperitif of some New Order stuff.  This was in the Roundhouse in Camden and was sold out.  Much bigger than Valencia this is a great venue to see a band - top notch sound, lighting and plenty of room.  Only downside was the queue for the blokes loo - sheesh.

We didn't go up to the Dales just to walk - we took our bikes too!

Just spent a great week up in the Yorkshire Dales.  Big blue skies and snow on the ground meant for some wonderful photo opportunities!

Belfast is famous for the Harland and Wolff shipyards where the Titanic was built.  Dominating these shipyards are two giant yellow gantry cranes fondly nicknamed Samson and Goliath.  Goliath was built first in 1969, with Samson following shortly later in 1974.  I dimly remember when there was one... I think!

Every year Hyde Park plays host to a fantastic Christmas fun fair called Winter Wonderland.  Loads of stalls and both new and traditional rides to go on.  Most of the rides have travelled all the way from from Germany and the bright lights and colours really give a sense of being at an old-time fun fair!  I thought I'd probably only take a couple of pictures but as usual ended up taking far too many!  Oh well!

The Valencia City of Arts and Sciences can be found at the end of the Turia, a dried up riverbed that runs through the centre of Valencia.  Built in the mid-90's it contains some of the futuristic buildings that I have ever seen.

So this is what we get Our journey’s final station Jettison all our worries And bask in a new-forged fiction Reawakened simple hopes for a long forgotten vision  Martyrs traitors and saboteurs  Are the resurrected prohibition