Europe

Built in 1548. Fort Falcone has an area of 2360 square metres, and along with Fort Stella and the Linguella Tower, is one of the three "backbones" of the defence system of Cosmopoli (the name given to Portoferraio by Cosimo l) Cosimo 1 de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany 1519-1574 infoelba.com/island-of-elba/territory-history/places-to-see/forts-fort resses/fort-falcone/ La Palazzina dei Mulini, detta anche villa dei Mulini, è stata una delle due residenze di Napoleone Bonaparte a Portoferraio durante il suo esilio sull'Isola d'Elba (4 maggio 1814 - 26 febbraio 1815). Era una residenza destinata soprattutto alla vita pubblica e di rappresentanza dell'imperatore in esilio, mentre la sua vita privata si svolgeva nella vicina villa di San Martino Wikipedia Lay day in Elba (30 March 1986). Walked up to Napoleon's house, Villa dei Mulini, and then to Forte Falcone. Magnificent views. 1986 Antibes to Sicily YCA 'French Connection' Delivery Cruise. Moody 34 Yacht 'Pagoda'

We were impressed by the beauty of the Gulf of Volos and the idyllic location of Paleo Trikeri, an unspoilt islet, which can only be accessed by boat. September 1989 with Island Sailing, Sporades Islands in Greece. Thirteen yachts, including lead boat, Dionyssos, and ours, two on board, Yacht ‘Garbis’, Beneteau Oceanis 320. We sailed in company with 'Maestros', three on board.

January 1987 trip to Alicante Province, Valencia, Spain from Bucklebury in Berkshire, England. We stayed in Denia and visited Javea, Calpe, Benidorm, Guadalest and the nearby island of Ibiza.

A visit to the extraordinary Alhambra. Created originally for military purposes, the Alhambra was an "alcazaba" (fortress), an "alcázar" (palace) and a small "medina" (city), all in one. andalucia.com/cities/granada/alhamhistory.htm AA21 Archive Airings Patterns Scanned from an original photo taken in 1994.

11th century fortress built by the Moors. Perched on top of the mountain with breathtaking views. The drive up from the coast is spectacular. January 1987 trip to Alicante Province, Valencia, Spain from Bucklebury in Berkshire, England. We stayed in Denia and visited Javea, Calpe, Benidorm, Guadalest and the nearby island of Ibiza. The scenery was spectacular, the Moorish architecture was very attractive and the climate was very good in Winter in January. Denia was a great base and we really loved Javea and Calpe.

Unexpected visit to Rome (by train) while delayed in Civitavecchia, the port of Rome. 1986 Antibes to Sicily YCA 'French Connection' Delivery Cruise. Eight Moody 34 Yachts. The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering. Wikipedia Archive Airings AA45 Underneath the Arches The Alphabet Site December 2014

A visit to the extraordinary Alhambra in Granada, Spain. 'Created originally for military purposes, the Alhambra was an "alcazaba" (fortress), an "alcázar" (palace) and a small "medina" (city), all in one.' Description from andalucia.com/cities/granada/alhamhistory.htm 1994 trip to UK, Europe and Asia Archive Airings AA45 Underneath the Arches

Photo of the original negative taken with 60mm Canon lens. Colours inverted and then converted to sepia. First attempt at this, using a backlight through the light box which picked up the texture, so my process needs to be refined :-) Quite like the texture though. 43/365