Paris and England Holiday
31-03-2007 to 21-05-2007
Bletchley Park
8th April
Today we are visiting Bletchley Park where the German Enigma code was broken in WWII.
These are photos of the building in the park.
The Colossus machine used to help with decryption of the Lorenz cipher.
A four rotor Enigma machine for encoding messages.
A dismantled Rotor showing its construction.
Rotors in a storage box.
The front and back of a 'bombe' made at Bletchley during the war.
They were used for determining the daily encryption keys.
The original 'bombas' were made by the Poles before the war.
London
9th April
Jeremy took us to the British Museum.
These are some photos Chris took.
A bust of Perikles.
Chris taking his place in the line up.
An advertisement for New Zealand on the Tube.
Cambridge
10th April
When we arrived in Cambride we went for ride on the River Cam in a Punt.
Trinity College New Court.
Colleen at the back of the Punt.
Approaching the Bridge of Sighs.
The Wren Library designed by Christopher Wren in 1676.
The boys and Colleen entering Trinity College.
Photos inside Trinity College.
Inside the Wren Library.
The library contains many notable rare books and manuscripts.
Chris and Peter studying a book.
Punting on the Cam.
Spring flowers as we leave Cambridge.
Windsor
11th April
Eurostar passing through Vauxhall while we wait for the Windsor train.
The entrance to Windsor Castle.
The Round Tower in the Castle.
Garden in the Castle.
Castle Guards.
St. George's Chapel.
Neil and the boys with the clock tower of Westminster in the background.
80th Birthday
14th April
We are celebrating Dad's 80th birthday early as we will not be here on the 28th April.
(Photographer Chris.)
The birthday lunch is at the Passage House Inn.
Dad at the Carvery.
Lunch time.
(Photographer Chris.)
(Photographer Chris.)
A speech from a guest.
(Photographer Chris.)
Dad's response to the speech.
The view from the Passage House Inn over the River Teign.
The Birthday cake back at home.
Blowing out the candle.
(Photographer Chris.)
Having tea and cake on Dad's patio.
Jeremy with his piece of cake.
Beach Hut
15th April
Today we are having lunch at the Beach Hut.
Jeremy looking at some flowers left in memory of a fisherman who lost his life there.
Murphy came with us.
(Photographer Chris.)
A yacht sailing in the misty bay.
(Photographer Chris.)
Gerri and John taking Murphy for a walk.
(Photographer Chris.)
Eden Project
16th April
Our excursion today is to the Eden Project in Cornwall.
Photos by a waterfall.
(Photographer Chris.)
(Photographer Chris.)
Jeremy looking over the tree canopy in the Tropical Rainforest Biome.
Peter and Colleen examining a plant.
(Photographer Chris.)
The Mediterranean Biome.
Stonehenge
17th April
Jeremy took Chris and Peter to Stonehenge. These are Chris's photos.
