Roger Swann - Horn Player - Wine Enthusiast - C++ Programmer

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** Odd Photographs - 2014 and earlier **

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Here's a picture of Roger & Julie on top of Puig Galatzo (1025m) Mallorca, April 2014

Puig Galatzo 1026m 8.5 hours round trip from Estellencs
( Photograph: a passing hill walker)

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Here's a picture of a snake crossing our footpath, Mallorca, April 2014

A snake on the footpath
( Photograph: Roger Swann)

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Here's a picture of Roger & Julie in a bar in Banyalbufar, Mallorca, April 2014

In a bar...
( Photograph: a helpful waitor)

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Here's a picture of a Red Squirrel taken in the woods at Killhope Lead Mine Museum, Oct 2013

Red squirrel at Killhope

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Here's a picture of Roger & Julie enjoying a coffee in Calvi, Corsica, Sept 2013

Roger & Julie happy in Corsica
( Photograph: a helpful passing tourist)

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Here's a picture of Roger & Julie on a boat heading for the Farne Islands in May 2013

Roger & Julie on a small boat in the north sea
( Photograph: Skipper's son in law)

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Roger's true love has always been his french horn - but he is only human. In March 2013 he had a seven day love afair with an Alexander F Wagner Tuba. As is often the case with affairs of the heart he will never be the same again......

Here's a picture of Roger in a passionate embrace

Roger hugging the subject of his short but passionate love affair

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Here's a picture of Roger & Julie in Berlin in the snow in January 2013

Roger & Julie in the snow in Berlin
( Photograph: Stefan Hofsass)

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Here's a picture of Roger & Julie in a bar on the Croatian island of Vis in Sept 2012

Roger and Julie in Vis 2012 (with a sax player(?) in the background)
( Photograph: Mia - a particularly helpful waitress in "Katrina's Bar")

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Here's a picture of Roger & Julie by the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 2012

Roger and Julie in Paris 2012
( Photograph: a passing tourist )

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Here's a picture of Roger & Julie at the top of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 2012

Roger and Julie drinking champagne at the top of the eifel tower
( Photograph: a passing tourist )

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LSO horns with the conductor

Leicester Symphony Orchestra, Paris 2012, horn section photo: (Martin Gilding, Roger Swann, Levon Parikian (conductor), Roz Saunders, Nigel Moore)

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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie on the top of Great Gable (March 2012). In the distance you can see the peaks of Helvellyn and High Street.

Roger and Julie on Great Gable

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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie on the rim of the crater of volcano San Antonio at the southern tip of La Palma (Feb 2012)

Roger and Julie on San Antonio volcano in La Palma
( Photograph: a passing walker )

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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie celebrating the completion of 7 days walking along the final part of the Cathar Way in south west France (no blisters) - Sept 2011

Roger and Julie celebrating with quality white wine
(Photograph: A helpful passing waiter)

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Here's a picture of Roger removing the stone that always gets in your boot (Cathar Way - Sept 2011)

Roger removing a stone from his boot
(Photograph: Julie)

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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie at Arthurs Seat, Edinburgh on a very windy day (June 2011)

Roger and Julie in Edinburgh
(Photograph: A helpful passing tourist)

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Here's a picture of a plate from southern Spain (April 2011)

Plate from Nerja

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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie by a cannon in Essaouria, Morocco (Feb 2011)

Roger and Julie in Morocco

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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie in an alley towards the higher part of the village of Frigiliana in Andalucia (Aug 2010)

Roger and Julie in Frigiliana
(Photograph: A helpful passing German tourist)

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Here's a picture of a flowering cactus in Cumbria (April 2011)(See also April 2019)

Pink flowering cactus

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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie near "Bruce's Stone" overlooking Loch Trool in the forest of Galloway (Spring 2010)

Roger and Julie above Loch Trool
(Photograph: A passing helpful hill walker)

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Here's a picture of a steam train on the North York Moors (April 2011)

North york moors steam train

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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie on the peak of Garajonay on La Gomera. The peak in the distance just visible is Teide (3718m) on Tenerife (Autumn 2009)

Roger and Julie on the highest peak in La Gomera
(Photograph: A passing helpful hill walker/photographer called Don, from South Africa)

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Here's a picture of Roger and Julie on a rock in Sardinia in 2008

Roger and Julie on a rock in Sardinia
(Photograph: Neil Elsby)

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Here's a picture of Roger happily astride what was a newly installed (but not yet painted) cat flap patch....

Roger Swann astride a cat flap!
(Photograph: Sue Pike)

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Click here for some pictures from the not so recent 50th Birthday celebrations

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For some reviews of selected concerts you might like to visit www.cigol.com/review

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Roger Swann - Horn Player - Wine Enthusiast - C++ Programmer