If I owe you an email, phone call, Facebook message, text message, instagram response…today is catch up day!!  Please stand by…

Hello Chaps!  Did you miss me?  Last week David and I spent a lovely week in England.  David was there on business and I had the opportunity to tag along and take a “holiday”.  We stayed in the lovely little town of Altrincham with cute little neighboring towns of Hale and Bowdon.  We got to spend one quick blur of a day in London but it was enough to wave at the Queen, catch Big Ben it all its glory, see the outside of Westminster Abby and ride the London Eye!!

Today is just a sneak peek but hopefully I will be able to edit these 1000+ images one day real soon!

Thanks so much Heather for holding it down last week!  I loved the Mickey Mouse Birthday Party reveal, the Father’s Day Card ideas and the FREE-breeze!

First image I took of the trip.  I woke up on the airplane lifted my shade and saw this little piece of heaven 😉

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This is how you start your holiday!!! AppletiniPhotography_1849

This kind of beauty is all over England! AppletiniPhotography_1850

Lovely little walk through town… AppletiniPhotography_1851

Yup, this happened AppletiniPhotography_1852

…and this happened.  Can’t wait to look up the meaning of this… AppletiniPhotography_1853

I had to take a soup picture!  During my stay in Ireland last year, I ate soup at every meal.  The UK had some really delicious soup but Ireland still ranks as first place in my book! AppletiniPhotography_1854

Because it rains so frequently the colors are just stunning!   AppletiniPhotography_1855

Sunset over Manchester!  We were waiting for our tram back to Altrincham when I saw this.   AppletiniPhotography_1856

Selfie!  I can’t really hand over my camera to someone and ask for a picture so Dave and I try to use the self timer when ever we have a chance!   AppletiniPhotography_1857

Here comes the Queen!  This is about all we saw of that!   hahahahaha AppletiniPhotography_1858

LOVED LOVED LOVED this little village of art work!  I bought photographs and original painting that I cannot wait to frame and hang!   AppletiniPhotography_1859

Here he is!  BIG BEN!! AppletiniPhotography_1860

You would never believe (unless you live in London) that is was DOWN POURING about 10 minutes before I shot these images.   AppletiniPhotography_1861

See that in the background….The Eye! AppletiniPhotography_1862

There are so many amazing views in London.   AppletiniPhotography_1863

The universe is always talking to us…we just have to listen!! AppletiniPhotography_1864

Here we go… AppletiniPhotography_1865

The ride on The Eye was well worth the cost and absolutely amazing.  You are in a car with 10-12 other people and it takes about 20 minutes to go the way around, you go around just once.  You are moving really slow so you can take in all the beauty.   AppletiniPhotography_1866

Love this view of Ben! AppletiniPhotography_1867

I don’t use my fish eye lens much but I bought it for times like this… AppletiniPhotography_1868 AppletiniPhotography_1869 AppletiniPhotography_1870

Buckingham Place.  Unfortunately the Queen was not available for tea but  her gates and guards were grand!AppletiniPhotography_1871 AppletiniPhotography_1872

 

This week I will be back to my normal pace, 5 shoots, lots of editing, some blogging and lots of catch up!  Talley Oh Dears it was a lovey trip but Dorothy was right, there is no place like home!!