January saw me and Fizz spending a long weekend in Prague, a beautiful City and economical for food and drink

 

The Painted Pig

Also a weekend in Rossett, Wrexham at Rona and Phil’s

Up on the London Eye with Helen for the second part of the big 5 0

 If it’s April then it must be Barcelona for Jan’s 50th

 

Opera Set for Il travatore

July and off to Bregenz in Austria for the Opera Festival

 

 

Then back to London for the Bicenntennial Birthday Party, to celebrate our collective 50th's (Fizz, Charlotte, John and me). Pictured are Jan, Fizz, Elaine and me

 

Fizz invited us all down to Brighton for her 50th together with Arden and Brian. Ver hot very merry and after the full day very tired but not emotional!!!

Worked for the rst of the summer as a the new Residnce in Dury Lane took up most of my time see left. However with Fizz and Brian we jaunted off to Dublin in October to see Monica, and generally goof about (not mentioning the Guinness consumption).

Iffy on the Liffy

Started yet another new job in October as Deputy Manager of High Holborn Residnce. Finished the year off in style by first going to Zurich to join Fizz, who was working on an Opera there.

then on to St Quentin de la Poterie near Nimes in France to celebrate Charlotte's 50th in December