A new destination...

Playlist

Various Composers - Modern Classics (Stravinsky, Barber et al)

Anon - Codex Faenza - Instrumental Music Of The Early 15th Century

Elgar/Vaughan Williams/Tippett - Elgar: Enigma Variations; Vaughan Williams: Dives & Lazarus; Tippet: Ritual Dances

Sor - Guitar Duets, Vol. 1

Panufnik - Messages : Chamber Works for Strings

Händel - Opera Arias

The Mystery of Santo Domingo De Silos - Gregorian Chant from Spain

Bjørnseth - Thomas Bjørnseth : Works

Händel/Vivaldi - Dixit Dominus; Gloria

Vivaldi - Vivaldi Bassoon Concertos Vol. 1

Vivaldi - Yo Yo Ma : Vivaldi's Cello

Quatuor Alcan - Gould & MacMillan String Quartets

Various Composers - Barytonmusik des 18. Jahrhunderts

Gilardino - Trascendentia : Complete Studies for Guitar

Purcell - Hail! Bright Cecilia

Various Composers - Baroque and Early Music

Various Composers - Wind Quintets

Byrd/Tallis - Masses & Motets

Cloudland Blue Quartet - Kinokophonography at the Whitworth

Lou Reed - Lou Reed

Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things

Françoise Hardy - Hit Singles 1959-1965

Händel - Water Music

Up early and out into the garden...

...with mistiness in the background...

To my mum's for a quick visit pre a trip away with the Exec Producer - mum has had her ears tested (at long last) and a quite considerable amount of my inheritance has been laid out on aids to her hearing which, to be fair, should make things a lot more acceptable on the old "what's the weather like today?" "Half past eight" front...

Back home under now blue skies (and behind a dirty windscreen)...

For brunch...

At the feeding station, brunch was being enjoyed by chums too...

To the airport - coffee and cake around 2:30...

Flying to France at 4, arriving for a 7pm sunset...

There was a clue as to our destination in the arrivals hall...



The beast and his Exec Producer were about their business in Bordeaux...

A bus into town and a tram for a couple of stops...

...and into our apartment on the Cours d'Alsace et Lorraine in the Old Town...

Out into the night...

...to nearby Place du Palais...

...where further sustenance was undertaken at La Pie Colette...

A post meal constitutional took us to Place St Pierre...

...and back to Chez Fred...

...for drinks...

Then, more walking re an initial explore...

Down to the river front and the spectacular Place de la Bourse...

..and a walk up the packed Rue St Remi...

...before heading home via Place Camille Julien...

The views from the balcony were good...

We were liking the look of this new to us destination...

Lights out...

Highlight of the Day : A visit to France...