Edinburgh, July 2010

Princes Street, Edinburgh. 20th July 2010.Princes Street, Edinburgh (one of the main fashionable shopping streets in the city). 20th July 2010.

Princes Street East Gardens.Princes Street East Gardens.

Princes Street East Gardens.Princes Street East Gardens.

Tatiana, Edinburgh.Tatiana, Edinburgh.

Scott Monument.Scott Monument.

The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). The monument tower is 200 feet 6 inches (61.11 m) high.

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Exeter, July 2010

Photos taken on Friday 16th July 2010.

The first photos were taken in Rougemont and Northernhay Gardens, which surround the ruins of Rougemont Castle, Exeter. The public gardens surround the castle ruins on three sides and are pleasant to walk around. The castle was first built in 1068 to help William the Conqueror control the city.

Northernhay Gardens were laid out as an open park in 1612, restored in 1664 after the English Civil War,

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London, Liverpool & Glasgow, July 2010

Liverpool

Pictures taken between 23rd and 26th July 2010.

Tony & Tatiana in The Cavern Shopping Centre, Liverpool, 25th July 2010.Tony & Tatiana in The Cavern Shopping Centre, Liverpool, 25th July 2010.

Singer, The Cavern, Liverpool.Singer, The Cavern, Liverpool.

Inside The Cavern, Liverpool.Inside The Cavern, Liverpool.

The Cavern.The Cavern.

Tony and Tatiana outside Paul McCartney's house.Paul McCartney’s house.

Mathew Street, Liverpool.Mathew Street, Liverpool.

George's birthplace, Liverpool, 26th July 2010.George’s birthplace,

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Serbia and Kosovo, June-July 2010

Belgrade

Pictures taken between 30th June and 3rd July 2010. Belgrade (Beograd) means ‘white city’ in Serbian.

A white peacock at Belgrade Zoo.A white peacock at Belgrade Zoo. 1st July 2010.

Entrance gate into Kalemegdan Fortress.Entrance gate into Kalemegdan fortress.

Kalemegdan fortress and park are the oldest part of the Belgrade urban area and historically the fortress was the core of the city. Today it is located to the north of the modern city centre.

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Bulgaria, June 2010

Pictures taken between 26th and 29th June 2010.

Bachkovo Monastery

Bachkovo Monastery is the second largest in Bulgaria. It lies in the valley of the Chepelare river (also known by the locals as Chaya), about 10km to the south of the town of Assenovgrad. The monastery is about a half hour bus ride from the city of Plovdiv.

The monastery was originally built in the mid-Byzantine period and was later destroyed by the Ottomans and has since been rebuilt.

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