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Cheers |
Welcome to the 'Toast of Europe' - a collection of holiday snaps from over the years that might just tempt you to take the sun somewhere in Europe this year. From Amsterdam to Portugal and a few places in between - and many of these places have truly inspired quite a few of my full length novels. Cheers, one and all.
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Canal Cruising, Amsterdam |
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April 25th Bridge across the Tagus, Lisbon |
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Diamonds in Amsterdam |
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North Tenerife |
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Algar Seco, Portugal |
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Algar Seco from a yacht at sea, The Algarve, Portugal |
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Le Cathedral de Notre Dame, Paris |
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The Christmas Shop, Amsterdam |
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Monument to the Discoveries, Banks of the Tagus, Belem, Lisbon |
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Jeronimos Cathedral, Lisbon |
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Pension Mont Blanc, Les Marecottes, Switzerland |
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On the Mont Blanc slopes |
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Rossi, the heart of Lisbon |
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And that's a big 'Cheers' from me too... |
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Inside Algar Seco, The Algarve, Portugal |
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Cruising the Garonne, France |
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Dublin |
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The Dutch Bulb Fields |
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Foia, Monchique Mountains, Portugal |
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La Graciosa from Mirador del Rio, Lanzarote |
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Fuerteventura |
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The Azores |
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Casteloma, Italy |
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Cherbourg, France (Normandy) |
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The Mont Blanc Approaches |
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Anne Franks House, Amsterdam |
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Utrecht, Holland |
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Basel, Switzerland |
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Collarado, The Pyrenees , Spain |
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Cabo Sao Vicente |
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The Marina at Lagos |
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Yachting of Porto do Mos, The Algarve |
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Algar Seco from the balcony |
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A beach near Masapalamas, Gran Canaria |
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Our holiday retreat in Corralejo, Fuerteventura, the Canaries |
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Putting out from Lagos Marina |
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Portimao from Ferragudo, Portugal
Sunset on the cliffs at Carvoiero, Portugal
also the book cover for 'Sunset'
a collection of poetry
Wherever you are going for your holidays, stay safe and enjoy.
Me ? I'll be writing by a pool somewhere in the sunshine. It's most relaxing between meals, drinks, long walks, and sight-seeing. Readers of Paul Anthony will soon realise the connection between some of these photographs and the books. Amsterdam and Dublin = Moonlight Shadows and Behead the Serpent,
The Azores = The Conchenta Conundrum
.... and so on....
Photography - With thanks to Margaret Scougal and Alan Pattinson
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