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DOMA killer Edith Windsor seen here living her life with her wife in 1969. Awesome.

Day out in Manchester

There was a major blaze in the Northern Quarter. This street is full of trendy restaurants and cafes and it was evacuated. The crowd watching the fire is mainly diners eating the remains of their meals from polystyrene containers.

Day out in Manchester

I needed a pee so popped into the Arts & Crafts Centre but the radar key for the loo was held at the cafe so I bought some coffee and cake before asking for the key. A £5 pee.

It's raining and chilly today.

Been back from Menorca one week now. Time for the Top Ten rundown of the best things about it (cue Yellow Pearl)... 10. Chocolate doughnuts and strong coffee (see No. 6). 9. Driving and exploring (Darren drove,we both explored). 8. 10 hours sleep each night. 7. Mille Feuille. 6. Modern hotel, free upgrade to a suite, excellent buffet breakfast. 5. Lovely food everywhere (even Burger King, on our last day with our last 20 Euros, tasted great and had a rooftop terrace overlooking the harbour). 4. Beaches and warm turquoise waters. 3. Ciutadella and Mahon and their photogenicness. 2. Small airports at either end, 2.5 hr flight, no jetlag. 1. Hot sunshine everyday, all day.

Parents...get those pics off the fridge door and down to Christies.

put 'marriage equality' into google and look what happens. nice.

I never cry. Kick me in the nuts and I probably won't cry. But, in the space of a week, Rupert Everett writing about his dog and Don Draper recalling growing up in a brothel have both had me wiping snot on my sleeve.

It's a miracle!

Pretty

Menorca 2013

Menorca 2013, a set on Flickr.

The complete album.

arenal d'en castell

cala arenal, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

bought pastries from the bakery then went here for a picnic. this was our shaded eating spot.

cova d'en xoroi

dave cova 4, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

cova d'en xoroi

darren cova 2, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

cova d'en xoroi

cova 6, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

cova d'en xoroi

cova 8, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

We spent the morning at this beautiful bar/club built into the rocks and caves on the south shore of Menorca.

ciutadella harbour

ciutadella harbour 9, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

in a cave at Cala Galdana

dave darren 3, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

Fornells in the distance from the top of Mont Toro

el toro 5, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

fornells

fornells 3, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

lunchtime stop at Fornells

fornells 6, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

ciutadella old town at night. had a lovely dinner in this alley.

old town night 3, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

distant majorca mountains while driving to the beach

distant majorca, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

did some swims here. macarella beach.

macarella 4, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

from the rocks above macarella beach. floaty boats!

macarella 5, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

macarelleta beach. perfect.

macarelleta 2, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

menorca cuitadella

ciutadella old town 15, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

menorca cuitadella

ciutadella old town 16, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

MENorca

ciutadella harbour dusk, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.

In Ciutadella for a week. Sun, sand and food. This town is beautiful.

Tuesday

Summer holidays. Day 3...Bally Eric's! Lock up your buffets Menorca, we're on our way!

Monday

Summer holidays. Day 2...Road trip to Northumberland via b-roads, dales and pennines. Lunch and cake at Hartside Top if you wanna join us.

Sunday

at 7:06pm ·

Summer holidays. Day 1...12 mile bike ride in lovely sunshine. Takeaway curry and Haagen Dazs for dinner. Tennis and car racing on TV all night, ugh.

lunch yesterday at Hartside Summit.

a view

IMAG0324-1-1, originally uploaded by fylde bus driver.