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July 2003 news

Camera in for repair posted 29 Jul 2003 by Dan Karran [permalink] Over the weekend I started having some problems with my new camera which meant that I couldn't take any new photos. So, yesterday, I sent it back to Fujifilm to have it fixe so I can use it again. They say I may be without it for up to 3 weeks though... how will I cope?! I'm really hoping to have my camera back, or at least a replacement, before my last week in London. I finish at Reuters on 8th August, and then spend another week here in London (possibly visiting Wales again for part of the week). After that I'll be moving back up to Manchester to prepare for my final year studying at UMIST. I'll also be spending some time in the Isle of Man over the summer, and hopefully going on holiday somewhere with some of my friends.

Weekend in Wales posted 22 Jul 2003 by Dan Karran [permalink] I escaped the city this weekend to spend a nice relaxing time on the western coast of Wales. Aberdovey (or Aberdyfi in Welsh) is a small village across the Dovey estuary and up the coast from Aberystwyth. My friend Joe has a small holiday cottage there, so Collie and I went up on Thursday to stay with him for a long weekend. Whilst we were there, I took a heap of photos in and around the village. We also took a trip to the nearby village of Tywyn to travel on the Talyllyn steam railway between Tywyn Wharf and Nant Gwernol and back after grabbing a meal in Abergynolwyn. I will put up some more photos from the trip soon hopefully, but for now I hope you enjoy these photos...

In remembrance posted 14 Jul 2003 by Dan Karran [permalink] On Thursday last week I was in a small town in Norway called Sandvika, which is just outside the capital, Oslo. I was visiting for the funeral of a Norwegian friend of mine who tragically passed away here in London the week before. I would like to dedicate these photos of Sandvika to her family and friends, all of whom loved her dearly. She will never leave the minds of those she met, and will always be greatly missed. On Friday morning I flew back into the UK for my brother's graduation in York, so I've also added a few photos from the city. Despite being up there numerous times to visit him, York is somewhere I'd never really taken any photos of - and even this time, I only took a few...