Meacham Family Grave

A couple of years ago my uncle told me that he had found an old
Meacham (my Mother's maiden name) grave in Newmarket cemetery.
Last year I visited and found it is the grave of my Gt Gt Gt
Grandmother (Mary Meacham 1804 - 1873) my Gt Gt Grandmother
(Elizabeth Meacham nee Planner 1842 - 1869) and a couple more
family members. More information on them can be seen at
http://www.colin.buckle.btinternet.co.uk/genealogy.htm

Florence Cathedral

Florence Cathedral (Il Duomo Firenze) is a magnificent building. This is a picture I took of the front of
the building when I last visited there in 2007.

Fort Boyard

Fort Boyard was originally built as part of the defences of the west coast of France in the early 19th century,
it stands in the sea between 2 islands. However it took so long to build that it was redundant before it was
finished. In recent years it has become well known as the scene for a popular game show named after it. As
my daughter had loved that show (both the english and french versions) for years we just had to take a boat
trip to see it close up.

Fuschia

My neighbour must have made a really good job of watering my plants
while I was away. This Fuschia in a pot in my garden is looking
extremely healthy despite the fact we've had little rain recently.

Camille

Another photo from my recent holiday, this time from Rouen in Normandy which organises a Rouen
Impressionnée festival every summer. This is Camille by Arne Quinze a wooden installation that
symbolically connects the left and right banks of the Seine on the Boieldieu Bridge. Typically french it
has closed one of the main bridges in the city to traffic for 2 months. C'est la vie!

Bands at Royan

While I was away on holiday last week there was a fair bit of entertainment locally. There were a couple of
local bands we briefly saw playing by the beaches. One rock/blues and one jazz, both were good though.

Pontaillac beach at night

This is a view at night of the bay and beach which was 5 minutes walk from where I stayed last week in
Royan. In the foreground are fishermen's huts built on stilts with suspended carrelets (fishing nets).

Saintes

Another picture from last week, this time of Saintes. It's a lovely little town in Poitou Charente with quite a
lot of Roman remains. It felt to me very much like a Provencal town. This is a picture across the Charente
river with the Roman Arch of Germanicus on the other bank.