Visions of the world through my eyes; travel, curiosity and creativity.Tumblr (3.0; @inahongkongdrizzle)http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/382c0b57eb3a35e86bc7fdb719c500a1/tumblr_moc0jfMtQs1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>English summer</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/52864103210http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/52864103210Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:40:27 +0100sunshineUKEnglandflowersbricksummerphotographyJess Connett<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8b43414b19f1e2f20141c913307d980e/tumblr_mo318s4h881qk38txo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a9b415868f58c042ad1e6e193a0ea43/tumblr_mo318s4h881qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c2a97bd126341e3c6a2b805c0f8deb57/tumblr_mo318s4h881qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/033d2f172530978a3e6fa337dcade238/tumblr_mo318s4h881qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b492f0f00eb3e4badec0824b86d042b8/tumblr_mo318s4h881qk38txo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The Milk Race returned to the streets of Nottingham after a 20-year break: it was a one-day festival of cycling attended by thousands, and culminated in an elite men’s race in the dying afternoon sunshine. Team GB Olympic champ Ed Clancy came in 3rd overall, after a gruelling hour of racing over the cobbles.</p> <p>A revision break of the highest caliber!</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/52468299519http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/52468299519Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:17:16 +0100NottinghamMilk Racecyclingroad racebikesunshineUkEnglandsummersportphotographyJess Connett<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/682a5aae286c57a83d6f1b4196560a7b/tumblr_mmjslsN5zm1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7041d81cc8eb02d64a2ce744638f7ed7/tumblr_mmjslsN5zm1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Extremely British ornamental gardens</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/50334878087http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/50334878087Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:52 +0100UKNottinghamBritaingardensEnglandthingsorganisedneatlyhedgesnewstead abbeyphotographyJess Connett<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/00f0bf5e84d9412f8133e70a58b4930b/tumblr_mmjsengx1Z1qk38txo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/71db424d861c34fd332d2cf56031cd2d/tumblr_mmjsengx1Z1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3462e0e50d41bc3b242f763854edaf97/tumblr_mmjsengx1Z1qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d8003a7f0ef819d94b619fd6299e1d8/tumblr_mmjsengx1Z1qk38txo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b376b5a48d94e28175f5794866ae621/tumblr_mmjsengx1Z1qk38txo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9512b2ea30eabf6de868ef7a7ec73a95/tumblr_mmjsengx1Z1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7198b7089dabbfb6bee970dcf64bc16d/tumblr_mmjsengx1Z1qk38txo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/66c8b62e12833c798125611a0e36f90f/tumblr_mmjsengx1Z1qk38txo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The stunning plants, sculptures and waterfalls of Newstead Abbey gardens, all looking bright and summery against the beautiful blue sky.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/50249052126http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/50249052126Sun, 12 May 2013 12:00:41 +0100gardensflowersplantswaterfallblossomsummerbenchwillow sculpturephotographyJess ConnettUKEnglandNottingham<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/27fd4fd7a135061c3040c8291843b2f0/tumblr_mmjs0tX0tJ1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1264c52f3aa2d4576ed6b3385f350385/tumblr_mmjs0tX0tJ1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad30461b5d27cdc7e4231055a8c19e9c/tumblr_mmjs0tX0tJ1qk38txo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photographs from inside Lord Byron’s home, made from the bricks of the abbey which was torn down. A portrait of Byron hangs above the fireplace in the main living room - apparently this is one of a set of two, the other being owned by the Queen herself, and hung somewhere in Buckingham Palace, London. Exhibits in the house included Byron’s bedroom, complete with loaded pistol by the bed to shoot any husbands who wandered in looking for their wives, his inkwell and his vast library of poetry.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/50157581598http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/50157581598Sat, 11 May 2013 12:00:25 +0100Newstead AbbeyLord ByronhistoryportraitartefactsphotographyJess ConnettUKEnglandNottingham<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f14b734754465a9e5b50ab71a17ec609/tumblr_mmjdxiIY0H1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/99350d29838fb22763e2f6c1898bf4ac/tumblr_mmjdxiIY0H1qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f338c00bfd4b475d97fa235619fabf79/tumblr_mmjdxiIY0H1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>English summer arrived for three days, so I made the most of one of them and cycled into the countryside for an adventure. I ended up at Newstead Abbey - the ancestral home of the poet Lord Byron, and before that an influential mediaeval abbey, torn down by Henry VIII. The ruins reflect in the still waters of the lake, and even the merest mortal feels the need to compose an epic romantic poem (maybe).</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/50082057906http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/50082057906Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:24 +0100Newstead AbbeyNottinghamUKEnglandruinschurchreflectionslakeoldstoneArchitecturesummersunshinephotographyJess ConnettLord Byron<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8d71f361de90e5d4486cfbb1be346132/tumblr_mmjrx6TCiM1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6929a09662e4df964183f398276f764/tumblr_mmjrx6TCiM1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a3455788ee29d3c6e0433dda39a777c/tumblr_mmjrx6TCiM1qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Now that I’m back in the UK for the foreseeable future, I took a quick trip south to Plymouth while the weather was sunny. I nearly missed my train on the way back after getting a bit lost, but it was completely worth it for sunbathing and eating fish & chips on the waterfront.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/50034144893http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/50034144893Thu, 09 May 2013 21:43:07 +0100PlymouthUKEnglandboatsmarinaharbourseagullfish & chipsphotographyJess Connett<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/439f7e6dcaebc87e8982471e826572f3/tumblr_mlz3j44Gnv1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The three of us at the end of our Netherlands trip. Posing by a windmill, naturally!</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49926416628http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49926416628Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:36 +0100Netherlandshollandtouristswindmillhappyphotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/996b0a75ed3e664d181a36840bc33882/tumblr_mlz24dSWmx1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3d9e6beaf1d6a0fe3b17853baf91ad2a/tumblr_mlz24dSWmx1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Slot Zuylen - a beautiful castle or manor house on the outskirts of Utrecht. We took tea and cake on the verandah and sunbathed for an hour, before wandering through the ornamental gardens in the late afternoon sunshine.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49847796690http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49847796690Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:24 +0100castleNetherlandsUtrechtHollandDutchArchitectureblossomspringsunshinetravel photographyJess Connett<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d5059ba8c842c5c602f54c1381a897e7/tumblr_mlz27kX8M01qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8bf79801ed1685b0cfac3e01f57c8d2a/tumblr_mlz27kX8M01qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b5d34d89937f308bb04ce3b299f5b6c/tumblr_mlz27kX8M01qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/45a79b9dc80f8e1f4950ff672ee30b35/tumblr_mlz27kX8M01qk38txo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Pictures from our leisurely bicycle ride out into the countryside surrounding Utrecht. We followed the canal through the suburbs and villages for an hour or so, hopping off for picture breaks and sunbathing.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49766857399http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49766857399Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:36 +0100NetherlandsHollandDutchcanalwatersunshinetulipsvintage carbike ridecountrysidetravel photographyJess Connett<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dbbbbb9ba60a2db29c18e68d573b9790/tumblr_mlz1g0anux1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6aab676630dd6f74888976448117ef4a/tumblr_mlz1g0anux1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Two of my favourite Amsterdam photographs. The stunning secret courtyard gardens surrounding the English Reform church, accessed through a nondescript door in a merchant’s house like any other; freshly picked tulips for sale at the flower market, blooming in the sunshine.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49677634319http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49677634319Sun, 05 May 2013 12:00:36 +0100AmsterdamNetherlandsHollandDutchtulipsflowersmarkettravel photogrphyJess Connett<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e07fd4a0dd58e1a37b3926f775765411/tumblr_mlz1ff7m4v1qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b8a592f9d019303b1f4a5f11c6903833/tumblr_mlz1ff7m4v1qk38txo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/98d97e987474c238d7b4b44c5c918628/tumblr_mlz1ff7m4v1qk38txo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4b10bec967c1434002783725a1c8665/tumblr_mlz1ff7m4v1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Scenes from our daytrip to Amsterdam: tulips, canals, bicycles and boats.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49584247145http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49584247145Sat, 04 May 2013 12:00:36 +0100AmsterdamNetherlandsHollandDutchstreet scenetulipscanalstravel photographyJess Connett<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/60b9dc829d3392ce60572b462e967487/tumblr_mlz12dfTJ91qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ce219735483c620d22d6fff4bb61e26/tumblr_mlz12dfTJ91qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4ed2a8db6081bb6bf9617e913c20efb0/tumblr_mlz12dfTJ91qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photographs from the newly refurbished Rijksmuseum, reopened in the heart of Amsterdam after being closed for 10 years. The outside is stunning - a real imposing entrance, though, in true Dutch style, with a cycle path running right through the middle of the building and out onto the street on the other side! Inside, the new atrium was a hive of activity, and place was full of locals and tourists alike, excited to see the artworks again. I’m not much of a fan of the Dutch masters and their huge dark oil paintings, but we spent an enjoyable few hours in the galleries, ending up in the ‘Gallery of Honour’, where Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ takes pride of place.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49504757101http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49504757101Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:36 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f843c086164dd7117889a474959227ce/tumblr_mlz3ad2lwx1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cb1dbeceb6530dfd26ef7fe857a911bf/tumblr_mlz3ad2lwx1qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb43ea210f8176418d11946594b0462c/tumblr_mlz3ad2lwx1qk38txo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/86fb0896f8e86fc924d812653fabe5a2/tumblr_mlz3ad2lwx1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The Dutch Royal Family’s (modest!) palace in The Hague. I sometimes forget that Britain isn’t the only country to have a monarchy, so it was interesting to compare how the royals are perceived in the Netherlands.</p> <p>When we visited, it was 10 days before the inauguration of the new king, as Queen Beatrice was abdicating. There wasn’t a shop window in the town that wasn’t either decorated with crowns, or dressed in bright orange!</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49430295208http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49430295208Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:34 +0100Netherlandspalaceroyal familyHouse of OrangekingThe Haguetravel photographyJess Connett<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f637c81a506b9bed7365a29f54b1c6c9/tumblr_mlz1kdmdrm1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/199c0788d8417eea98e19c274d8a0707/tumblr_mlz1kdmdrm1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Two shots of Utrecht after dark (why did I not take my tripod?!)</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49351551911http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49351551911Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:30 +0100UtrechtHollandDutchNetherlandsNight Lightsnight photograhybicyclecanaltowerchurchArchitecturetravel photographyJess Connett<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ba934daf766a7ec468792abc76b0de5a/tumblr_mlz2aw16Xk1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I defy you to find a cuter ice-cream van EVER.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49251563763http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49251563763Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:34 +0100NetherlandsUtrechtHollandice-cream vanvintagecuteadorableperfecttravel photographyJess Connett<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b6cb7023acdc796a4f28e5fd4dad5818/tumblr_mlz423SpHN1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7bac947645fb5bd16b650a3367ce72cc/tumblr_mlz423SpHN1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ba835e39088796a22c289a19d35ae77/tumblr_mlz423SpHN1qk38txo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e65ca25d3116fc6ff7ff9d1cd95652ce/tumblr_mlz423SpHN1qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4dbaa7b0ac7902b6a78f0fa267671c34/tumblr_mlz423SpHN1qk38txo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Utrecht architecture. I could have happily wandered the streets snapping pictures of all the gorgeous old buildings for days.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49171304115http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49171304115Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:50 +0100UtrechtNetherlandsHollandwindmillcanalold buildingshousescottagestravel photographyJess Connett<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/03338c88edd02dc00aba34a43cdd607e/tumblr_mlz0edHyRO1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aa64238205864b74279fe4f3cc028867/tumblr_mlz0edHyRO1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photographs of and from the Dom Tower, Utrecht</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49099635199http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49099635199Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:21:26 +0100NetherlandsHollandtownstreet scenecanalhousesArchitecturetravel photographyJess Connett<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0af43fe94a3cc6208c3666b58891435a/tumblr_mlz0avpeOm1qk38txo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4e9a70eb18ae53fb1ea172d18d6f0d8c/tumblr_mlz0avpeOm1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/18c3f8bea218bf23215125fc522ba2a7/tumblr_mlz0avpeOm1qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e4ecf426bed23d18bacfcae010a3c17c/tumblr_mlz0avpeOm1qk38txo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/beaa674ba968db1390b95cf485c9cc34/tumblr_mlz0avpeOm1qk38txo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a4bfe34fe6cb7c1aac152b23ec36a087/tumblr_mlz0avpeOm1qk38txo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Netherlands food montage!</p> <p>From the top: Insanely expensive macaroons in a shop window; giant chicken and cashew nut sandwich on wholemeal bread stuffed with seeds; Stampot - traditional Dutch sausage and mash, with tasty bacon bits in the potato; Bittarballs - traditional Dutch meat and potato balls, deep fried in breadcrumbs and served with a beer and plenty of mustard as an afternoon snack; cherry flavoured beer (the most delicious thing ever); a nice cup of green tea at an outdoor cafe table during a well-earned rest from sightseeing.</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49093776946http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/49093776946Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:59:19 +0100food pornHollandNetherlandstastyyumtravel photographyfood photographyJess Connettphotographers on tumblr<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b6a8bb5702b930e0b9b1fa630b92ac1/tumblr_mlr2vn35bU1qk38txo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/858681e865fdb4f0486ef19f582184e4/tumblr_mlr2vn35bU1qk38txo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/75d0f83fd417efc8d55b3a9e2de5c342/tumblr_mlr2vn35bU1qk38txo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Netherlands bike porn</p>http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/48762608619http://inahongkongdrizzle.tumblr.com/post/48762608619Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:14:11 +0100bicyclessinglespeedsaddlevintageorangenetherlandsDutchHollandtravel photographyphotographers on tumblrJess Connett