Cascais, 2015
I love a nicely laid table. This one in the Hotel Albatros in Cascais. And, yes, those are fish knives and forks.
Trafaria, 2014
We hatched a plan to live in Trafaria, across the river from Lisbon. It didn’t survive the week we spent there. The packs of feral dogs barking through the night were a factor.
Regents Park London, 2014
Japanese family enjoying the cherry blossom. Cold early spring day.
Minolta Hi-Matic
Moscow, 2001
One Sunday morning we trudged through virgin snow on the outskirts of Moscow to visit a craft market. It felt like a scene from Dr Zhivago.
Olympus OM-2
Cafe Versailles, Lisbon, July 2020
The first lockdown was lifted and we visited some old haunts. Cafe Versailles is one of the best patisseries in town. Here is Clare enjoying lunch.
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Cafe Nicola, Rossio Square, Lisbon during first lockdown July 2020
Usually impossible to get a seat on the terrace at this old-fashioned cafe in central Lisbon. During the first lockdown we had three waiters arguing over who would serve us. When we were served we had the best gin & tonic I have ever had. Just Gordons, with regular Schweppes served over ice and lemon in a balloon glass.
Fujifilm X100
Esposende, Portugal, October 2020
We visited this small town north of Porto on the strength of an article in Monocle. The article highlighted the mid-century architecture of the second-homes built for the elite from the wealthy towns of the north during the 1950s and 1960s. It is indeed a charming town, good for cycling and eating fish.
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Mont Blanc, from Lake Geneva, Switzerland, 2019
We were in Geneva on business. Clare took a photo on her phone. It came out dark and gloomy, but came to life when I cheated and “watercolourised” it.
