Christmas Market at Manchester

Known to be the first industrialised city in the world, Manchester is today a centre for Finance, Higher Education and arts, incorporated in what is commonly known for the Great Manchester County, the region is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe with a population of approximately 2.7 million people. It's Christmas time and the author of this blog once again went to the Christmas Market which returns to the city every year and what a treat it is for trade and of course for eating and drinking with stalls from various European places, photos taken on the 18th of December, today is officially the last day of the market, don't worry it will come back next year. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

VITAL ALSAR Spanish Explorer, born in Santander

VITAL ALSAR is a Spanish explorer who's life has been dedicated to nature and the sea was born in Santander in 1933 his expeditions took him from Mexico to Spain and back to Mexico and from Ecuador to Australia, photographed on the 1st December 2011 in Santander on the Peninsula de la Magdalena, the galleons and raft used on these expeditions

REPLICA OF A VIKING SHIP AT CHERBOURG

Photos taken on the 20th May 2011, please visit http://www.happybirthdaynormandie.com/ to access all information about the foundation of Normandie