the carol service

I have just returned from the local outdoor carol service, it was a clear night and as usual it was a really heart warming affair and certainly the start of Christmas, This year it was a little different.  To commemorate the 1914 Christmas truce the first verse was sung in German  and as the carol finished the International Space station came into view and was clearly visible to everyone at the service.  

Harry Potter

I was passing through Kings Cross last week and I managed to find the very famous "platform nine and three quarters" of Harry potter fame. the first picture is of the queue to have your photograph with the luggage cart in the lower photograph. there is also a large Harry Potter gift shop which was packed. Kings cross station is also on the open top bus routes. Its amazing how much of a global phenomenon the Harry Potter books have become

a Lovely Sunset in Palma

I spent a night in Palma recently. It was not walm but there is something about a beautiful sunset over the water.

What women will put on their faces

I photographed this in a chemist in Hong Kong during a recent visit. I am sure it would not sell well in Europa ..... but then again stranger things have happened