Jersey Trip
Slideshow by Jim Harrison
This is a short collection of the phot`s that we took on our visit to the island of Jersey in late July 2007
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Typical housing in Gorey SE jersey 19 July 2007
This is typical of some of the lovley housing on the island. This was shot in Gorey.
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The Port of Gorey on the South Eastern tip of Jersey 19 July 2007
Gorey seems to be thee picturesque place on Jersey, a very typical French Norman / Islany settin. But all the sam a very pretty one.
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Sundial Royal sq St Helier 20 July 2007
Found this on the side of a building at the above location, it seems to be a fairly unusual type of sundial. Anyone got any info?
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St Ouens bay West Jersey 21 July 2007
This the beach that runs uo the West side of the Island for about 4 miles, a great place for wind sports and just lazind around.
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St Helier yacht basin
Yachts as far as the eye can see, and there is another marina next to this one. It seems to reflect the financial status of the Island.
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Shop Queen St St Helier 20 July 2007
A very smart looking shop, which I felt seemed to sum up the period shops I saw around the town. There was a very mixed type of town, half French , half English.
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Seafood stall St Helier harbour 19 Julky 2007
The seafood on the Island is fantastic, all fresh and well worth a go for the seafood conoursour.
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Rozel harbour NE Jersey 20 July 2007
This is on the NE tip of the Island, well worth a visit. Extreemly pretty.
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Relaxing Royal sq St Helier 20 July 2007
This seemed to typify the French feel to St Helier.
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passing over the port of Torquay devon England en route Cardiff to Jersey
A great flight out, able to see most of the English coast and on over Gurnsey.
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On approach to Jersey from the west 19 July 2007
We cam in over the St Ouen Beach on the West side of the Island, what a great approach for a real flavour of what the Island has to offer for the photographer.
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looking west from Rozel head North Jersey 20 July 2007
We found this shot on the North eastern headland of the Island, what a view, taken around 6 in the evening.
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looking south east from Le Roque bay Jersey 21 July 2007
This little harbour is on the Southern part of the Island. Apparently a terrible place for boats to approach, as you can see from the surounding rocks.
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looking across St Ouens bay west Jersey 20 July 2007
Little rock pools like this were all over the beaches, great places for those that like to lok for crabs and the like.
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liberation sq St Helier Jersey 20 July 2007
The statue that you see here depicts the liberation of the Island for German occupation during WWII. It can be seen out side the Tourist Information Office Nr the bus station opposite the harbour.
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Le Roque bay Jersey
While we were there we had these fantastic sky`s filled with deep blue sky and masses of white clouds of various shapes. I felt the B&W lends its self well to this type of sky.
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Le REoque harbour Jersey 21 July 2007
All over the Island there are these great long clean beaches.
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Le Hoque tower at St Clements bay South Jersey 19 July 2007
If you enlarge this image you should be able to read the blurb about the tower. These were built during the American Civil war to protect the Island from the French.
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La Corbiere lighthouse on the SW corner of Jersey 20 July 2007
You can walk out to this light on the South West side of the island, at low water. What a dramatic place for pictures. Fantastic rock formations around also.
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Jersey`s West coast
In parts the coast line reminded me of Eastern Ireland.
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Jersey sunset 19 July 2007
We came across this after a very wet evening. The next day was glorious sunshine.
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