Adam and his toad in the hole

Late night in Mcr

Beth Sam and Carolyn at the German Xmas market

Manchester Christmas

Manchester wheel

Rasmus Chris Per

After threebox in Walkabout Covent Garden

Per in Walkabout London

Julian and Chris from Gibraltar

Outside Old Trafford

Olympic park under construction

London

East india station dlr London

Enrico and Ivo Relaxing at my house

These guys worked very hard throughout the weekend, here they are having some time relaxing.

Chris Morea Hans Brown Cow@Burrs

This was the calm before the storm of Burrs Nov.2007
Quite an event with three Dutch, Three Catalonians, Two Italians, Three Welsh, a Bunch from the Wirral and a smattering of Brits.

Son of a Beech

What an amazing Beech tree, originally growing behind the wall... then through the wall!

Ummagumma.... silly me... Atom Heart Mother

This photo was taken especially for Lee... and Viriato... both Pink Floyd fans and both great bonsai artist

River Ribble at Clitheroe

A walk with Carolyn

Copenhagen airport

This has got to be one of the longest Corridors that I have traveled at an Airport.... and why is it that my flight is ALWAYS the furthest Gate from the Terminal.... and Why am I always put at the back of the Plane!!!

Heidi Aarhus

Aarhus museum of modern art

Denmark Aarhus

Looking towards the harbour from the hotel at 7.30 am

Quercus Suber 'The Conquerer'

The first king of Portugal

Garden of Viriato Oliveira

Guimaraes

Guimaraes.... this is the City in Portugal that has been chosen as 'European City of Culture 2011' it is a beautiful place...lots of old buildings, galleys... an amazing conference center... and bars.

First king of Portugal

Viriato and me

Viriato won the 'New Talent' For Portugal, this young guy is one to watch. Old farts like me have every reason to be worried!

Eating outside

The last time this year for me!

Cervejaria martins in Guimaraes

A great place for lunch

No Meeting in Galizia is complete without a Coffee 'Solo'

Barbecue at Alberto's

It is Horse meat!

Pink Floyd of Viriatos back.... and Marcio with a Flying Pig! and a huge amount of meat!

Albertos Terrace of bonsai

So... the guys from Portugal are thinking 'tomorrow I will go home and burn my whole collection and start agin'

Galizia and Portugal Treaty

Albertos Garden and shot of the guys.... they are kind to me because they ALL speak English

The Train from Lisbon to Porto

I took the High speed train from Lisbon to Porto with Marcio, I noticed that we were traveling at 222 Km/h VERY fast... by the time I took the photo we dropped down to 216

Sporting Clube de Portugal & SL Benfica

this was a BIG stadium

Lunch at the beach

The guys from Bonsai Club Braga have lunch in style at the beach

In the Grotto at Bom Jesus in Braga

Bom Jesus.... wow what a great place. A funicular Railway that is powered by water, and Views across Braga that are priceless.

Bom Jesus de Braga

In the first Bar in Porto.... not exactly Porto..but across the water in Giai

Mozart concert

The tent

We escaped

Saltzburg

200 drunk Austrians

B.tween 07

This was at the B.tween conference on New technologies, I gave a presentation to all the Techies.... this was also the day that the summer rains came to England...and did not stop till mid August.

Guess where...its easy really

Tree on the hill

Easter procession

Good friday in barcelona

In a seafood bar

Now in Barcelona waitinh for my family to arrive from the UK

And liberate them

To hunt for trees

Up into the mountains