Humour

 to see more click on link below...

http://pinterest.com/robertbovington/humour/

other blogs by Robert Bovington:

"Photographs of Spain"	http://bovingtonphotosofspain.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Impressions"	http://bobbovington.blogspot.com/
"postcards from Spain"	http://bovington-posts.blogspot.com/
"you couldn't make it up!"	http://bovingtonycmitup.blogspot.com/
"a grumpy old man in Spain"	http://grumpybobbov.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Expressions"	http://spanishsayingsbovington.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Art"	http://bovingtonspanishart.blogspot.com/
"Books About Spain"	http://bovingtonbooks.blogspot.com/

Days Out - Opera

my Pinterest board about operas that I have watched...

to see more, please click link below...

http://pinterest.com/robertbovington/days-out-opera/

other blogs by Robert Bovington:

"Photographs of Spain"	http://bovingtonphotosofspain.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Impressions"	http://bobbovington.blogspot.com/
"postcards from Spain"	http://bovington-posts.blogspot.com/
"you couldn't make it up!"	http://bovingtonycmitup.blogspot.com/
"a grumpy old man in Spain"	http://grumpybobbov.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Expressions"	http://spanishsayingsbovington.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Art"	http://bovingtonspanishart.blogspot.com/
"Books About Spain"	http://bovingtonbooks.blogspot.com/

Paintings and Photos by friends and relatives

I have pinned onto Pinterest, some photos of some of my friends and relatives excellent creations...

to see more, please click link below...

http://pinterest.com/robertbovington/painting-and-photos-by-my-friends-relatives/

other blogs by Robert Bovington:

"Photographs of Spain"	http://bovingtonphotosofspain.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Impressions"	http://bobbovington.blogspot.com/
"postcards from Spain"	http://bovington-posts.blogspot.com/
"you couldn't make it up!"	http://bovingtonycmitup.blogspot.com/
"a grumpy old man in Spain"	http://grumpybobbov.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Expressions"	http://spanishsayingsbovington.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Art"	http://bovingtonspanishart.blogspot.com/
"Books About Spain"	http://bovingtonbooks.blogspot.com/

Alpine Holiday 1971

In 1971, I went on a coach trip around the Alps. Only a few of my old photographs remain so I have taken the liberty of using some from Panoramio.

I thoroughly enjoyed the trip despite flight problems that were exacerbated by the holiday company not being able to contact me of the change of schedule. I had travelled from Brighton to London Victoria early and left my suitcase at 'left luggage' in order to spend a few hours sightseeing. Later, having retrieved my suitcase, I made my way to Victoria Coach Station and boarded the coach that was to transport me to Luton Airport. A short while later, I wondered why the road signs were indicating such places as Canterbury, Folkestone and Dover. I was a bit reserved in those days so I didn't want to ask other passengers why we were travelling in the direction of Kent. I did wonder if the travel company had arranged for our coach trip to start from Calais or Ostend instead of Basle. Eventually we did arrive at an airport - Manston Airport in Kent!

"Oh! There you are, Mr Bovington! We have been trying to contact you all day!"

It transpired that I wasn't the only passenger booked on the Luton to Basle flight that couldn't be contacted and so we passengers who had arrived at Manston had to wait a further passage of time for the others who had made their way to directly to Luton to be ferried to the Kent airport.

Eventually, we took off and a several hours later we were on our coach travelling from Basle to Vipiteno in Italy. It was a pleasant drive through delightful scenery and I am sure that I wasn't the only one who was a tad tired when we arrived in the Italian town some 36 hours after I had left Brighton.

Here is a photographic account of some of the places I visited:

Vipiteno, Italy photo joeri Goossens www.panoramio.com/user/5073534

I spent 3 nights in Vipiteno. Whilst there, I went on an excursion to Riva del Garda. The coach trip was exhilarating and I did nervously wonder how the driver could get such a large bus around some of the hairpin bends! I think the Dolomites are the most spectacular of the Alpine mountain ranges.

Dolomites photo Marco Vanzo www.panoramio.com/user/6033

Riva del Garda is located at the north-western corner of Lake Garda. It is an extremely attractive town located in the northern Italian province of Trentino.

Riva del Garda photo rivaarryroby www.panoramio.com/user/5647830

The next place I stayed was in Zirl, a small town near Innsbruck, Austria.

the hotel  in Zirl

Another excursion to Obergurgl, Austria...

on the way to the cable car

an old postcard of Obergurgl

At an elevation of 1,930 m (6,330 ft), Obergurgl is the highest parish in Austria. I travelled even higher - I took the cable car to the mountain-top! - and had a snowball fight with a young lady. At the time, I thought it was weird going from bright sunlight to snow!

I also spent one night in the Black Forest, and one night in Vaduz in Leichtenstein...

an old postcard of Vaduz castle

I also spent a number of days in Switzerland and visited the Rhine Falls, Berne and Luzern...

Rhine Falls

The Rhine nr Shaffhausen

Berne

Luzern was a very attractive town...

Whilst in Luzern, I took a boat trip...

Lake Luzern photo Jeff7500 www.panoramio.com/user/826806

other blogs by Robert Bovington:

"Photographs of Spain"	http://bovingtonphotosofspain.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Impressions"	http://bobbovington.blogspot.com/
"postcards from Spain"	http://bovington-posts.blogspot.com/
"you couldn't make it up!"	http://bovingtonycmitup.blogspot.com/
"a grumpy old man in Spain"	http://grumpybobbov.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Expressions"	http://spanishsayingsbovington.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Art"	http://bovingtonspanishart.blogspot.com/
"Books About Spain"	http://bovingtonbooks.blogspot.com/

Football Favourites

some of my favourite footballers past and present on Pinterest...

to see more click on link...

http://pinterest.com/robertbovington/favourite-football-teams-and-footballers/

other blogs by Robert Bovington:

"Photographs of Spain"	http://bovingtonphotosofspain.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Impressions"	http://bobbovington.blogspot.com/
"postcards from Spain"	http://bovington-posts.blogspot.com/
"you couldn't make it up!"	http://bovingtonycmitup.blogspot.com/
"a grumpy old man in Spain"	http://grumpybobbov.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Expressions"	http://spanishsayingsbovington.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Art"	http://bovingtonspanishart.blogspot.com/
"Books About Spain"	http://bovingtonbooks.blogspot.com/

Tunisia Holiday Winter 1983

I have just finished scanning photographs that I took in Tunisia. Here are some of them...

Monastir - Bourguiba Mausoleum & Ribat (fort)

Monastir - Habib Bourguiba mausoleum

Monastir a tower of the Ribat
The Ribat at Monastir was one of the filming locations for Monty Python's Life Of Brian.

the wine waiter at our hotel could manage quite a few orders!

Kairouan - Mosquée Okba Ibn Nefaa

The Medina at Sousse

Hammamet

Monastir - a view from the Ribat

  

camels at Nabeul

more photos at...

http://www.panoramio.com/user/2391258/tags/Tunisia

other blogs by Robert Bovington:

"Photographs of Spain"	http://bovingtonphotosofspain.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Impressions"	http://bobbovington.blogspot.com/
"postcards from Spain"	http://bovington-posts.blogspot.com/
"you couldn't make it up!"	http://bovingtonycmitup.blogspot.com/
"a grumpy old man in Spain"	http://grumpybobbov.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Expressions"	http://spanishsayingsbovington.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Art"	http://bovingtonspanishart.blogspot.com/
"Books About Spain"	http://bovingtonbooks.blogspot.com/

English Pubs

photos of English pubs and pub signs

to see more click link...
http://pinterest.com/robertbovington/english-pubs/

other blogs by Robert Bovington:

"Photographs of Spain"	http://bovingtonphotosofspain.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Impressions"	http://bobbovington.blogspot.com/
"postcards from Spain"	http://bovington-posts.blogspot.com/
"you couldn't make it up!"	http://bovingtonycmitup.blogspot.com/
"a grumpy old man in Spain"	http://grumpybobbov.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Expressions"	http://spanishsayingsbovington.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Art"	http://bovingtonspanishart.blogspot.com/
"Books About Spain"	http://bovingtonbooks.blogspot.com/

Places I've been

I have added places I've been to my Trip Advisor travel map...

1. Florence, Italy
2. Prague, Czech Republic
3. Mijas, Spain
4. Ronda, Spain
5. Brighton, UK

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other blogs by Robert Bovington:

"Photographs of Spain"	http://bovingtonphotosofspain.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Impressions"	http://bobbovington.blogspot.com/
"postcards from Spain"	http://bovington-posts.blogspot.com/
"you couldn't make it up!"	http://bovingtonycmitup.blogspot.com/
"a grumpy old man in Spain"	http://grumpybobbov.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Expressions"	http://spanishsayingsbovington.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Art"	http://bovingtonspanishart.blogspot.com/
"Books About Spain"	http://bovingtonbooks.blogspot.com/

Photos I wish I'd taken

This Pinterest pin-board is a display of beautiful photographs of places that I have visited (or lived in) and are either much better than mine or my originals have been lost over time - in other words "photos I wish I'd taken".

to see more, click on the link below:-

http://pinterest.com/robertbovington/photos-i-wish-i-d-taken/

other blogs by Robert Bovington:

"Photographs of Spain"	http://bovingtonphotosofspain.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Impressions"	http://bobbovington.blogspot.com/
"postcards from Spain"	http://bovington-posts.blogspot.com/
"you couldn't make it up!"	http://bovingtonycmitup.blogspot.com/
"a grumpy old man in Spain"	http://grumpybobbov.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Expressions"	http://spanishsayingsbovington.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Art"	http://bovingtonspanishart.blogspot.com/
"Books About Spain"	http://bovingtonbooks.blogspot.com/