Sun, sand, sea and.... snow!

This weekend was our first long weekend of February and it was amazing!! 

I adore the beach, even in the snow and though it was below freezing, Thomas and I enjoyed some lovely walks, lots of tea and coffee, some amazing food (including homemade chocolate pictured above!) and great company in Scarborough. Hurray!!

I can't wait for next weekend with all of our family now... it's going to be great.

p.s. I've finally found a panoramic app that I like for my phone too. It's all good!

Forgotten Scarborough panaramic photos...

I always forget I have this fun little 35mm panorama camera...



and I completely forgot that I took these photos too, oops.

A most beautiful morning!

I haven't really enjoyed the snow or the cold so far this year... but this morning was completely different... it was absolutely beautiful...

Even though I only had my phone with me to take photos (I'm a bad lomographer...) I think the panorama ones really captured the colours of the sun rising and the crispness of the snow.

I'm going to ignore that it was -10!!

To make it even better I was listening to Winter Wonderland as I was snapping away and generally feeling quite christmasy, eeeeeeeeee!

Krakow - The Apartment...

With so many photos to share with you, I didn't really know where to start with blogging about Krakow, but I decided to start where we started - the apartment!

Finding this apartment was the best thing that happened to us for this holiday - it was cheap, massive and so central to Krakow - situated bang in the middle of the Old Town and Kazimierz - the Jewish area of the city. It was the perfect mixture of old character with modern features and despite the 6 flights of stairs to get to our floor, it was the perfect base to start and return to every day.

Our street and building - the only pink building on the road.

The living room...

Kitchen...

Bathroom...

Our bedroom...

The apartment was full of lovely features like vintage suitcases and amazing chandeliers which completely enhanced our stay there!

My favouite part though was the guest book that all the previous guests had written in with suggestions for restaurants, bars, days out, which buses to catch etc... a wonderful read for when you have no idea where to start!

If anyone is interested in staying in Krakow and looking into this apartment (its not ours, we rented it, I can send you the link) then drop me an email!

Bempton Cliffs Panorama photos...

My little panorama plastic camera was an unexpected member of our family last weekend but I must admit, it was so much fun to play with.

Even though it doesn't have a true wide angle lens like the
vivatar slim and wide

(I would love one of those! Its at the top of my charity shop camera hunt list)

and the image is cropped by a template onto the negative I still love how the pictures turned out and it was so easy to carry around and snap away happily with.

{in fact the only problem I had with it was keeping my finger out of the way of the lens!}

{portrait panoramic photos are my favourite}

{you can just see both of our Dad's in this photo, I love it!}

Bempton Cliff's was also an unplanned part of our holiday however I think it may have been one of my favourite places we visited! On Thomas's Mum's birthday (only a few weeks ago) Thomas's Dad promised her that he would take her to see some puffins before her next birthday... he managed to fulfill his promise rather quickly as whilst we were there we saw 4 puffins! Two sleeping curled up and two standing on the cliffs.

Unfortunately none of us had a camera good enough to get a photo but they were absolutely stunning and a real highlight of our weekend.

Feet love around the world... week 2!

I got home before Boyfriend yesterday and as the weather was nice I decided to wait for him on our front door step (I did this alot before it got cold) and play around with the panorama setting on my phone...

..it was far too much fun!

p.s. Join in Nicole's feet love around the world project week 2, here!

Sometimes...

I really miss London and riding the tube...

(Photos taken by me in Sept 09)

I love Wales: Llanddywn Island Part I

Finally some pictures from my favourite part of Anglesey... I loved Llanddywn Island! It was so beautiful and peaceful.

It was so easy to take lots of pictures but here are my favourite panoramic photos from the day (oh, how I love you panorama setting!) I want to go back right now!

Definitely worth the 4 hours of walking I think!

I love Wales: Rhosneigr

These panorama and holga photos are from our first evening in Wales - wasn't it a great start to the holiday? Just walking along the beautiful beach watching the sunset I felt all our worries and stresses blow away in the breeze...

I think it's as close to perfect as you could ever get...

Also the driver of the tractor gave me a smile and a wave which made my evening!

p.s. Hi to my newest followers xxxJackie, Courtney Hope, Helen, Cassandra Marie and OceanDreams - so excited to have you here :)

I love Wales: Llanberis

Don't you just love Welsh names!

Llanberis was one of my favourite places in Wales - even though we only spent an hour stopping there for a picnic - it really was one of the prettiest places I have ever been. Based in Snowdonia National park near twin lakes at the bottom of the mountains, the views were stunning and Boyfriend (after dissappearing for a few minutes) managed to find the perfect place for us to eat by the lake and admire the views - he's so handy to have around :)


I also discovered a new love for portrait panoramic shoe photos in Wales - how great is it to have mountains and feet in the same picture! Oh and you can put them in Rollip at that size too.


Next time we go to Llanberis I want to get the train up the mountain - it looks wonderful!

I love Wales: Beaumaris

I absolutely and completely feel in love with Wales - it was so pretty, spacious and incredibly relaxing and serene. The landscapes were so beautiful and the coast line was stunning. I want to go back already!

We stayed in a caravan in Rhosneigr on the Isle of Anglesey but everyday we went to somewhere different around the North of Wales. I took so many photos that initially I had no idea where to start so I picked a place at random!

Beaumaris is a historic coastal town situated on the Menai Straights (the river that seperates the Isle of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales) with views looking across the river and out to sea.

The town also has a number historic buildings including one of the oldest houses in Great Britain, an Edwardian castle and a Victorian pier which were all amazing. I was especially fascinated by the oldest house as it was so tiny compared to the buildings next to it and was currently being used as an estate agents - incredibly random.

My favourite part was sitting with Boyfriend on the pier - we could hear the local fishman talking (well shouting really, they were really funny), smell the fresh air and watch the people and boats go past, lovely.

p.s. There are going to be alot of Panorama photos from Wales - it was just the perfect format for the beautiful surroundings - shame I didn't always manage to line them up properly though...