More images of Jersey

This is Grouville beach in Jersey. It's in the east of the island. Lovely fine sand. This was taken by my husband on one of his morning forays that he regularly took before the rest of us were out of bed!


Looking in the opposite direction, you see Mont Orgueil, locally known as Gorey Castle.


One of the views from the 60 metre high "Jersey Eye", a smaller version of the London Eye. This one has 40 gondolas, each seating 6 people. It has been set up in St Helier on the south coast for a few months. This is looking west towards St Aubin's Bay.


Here's the other castle in Jersey - Elizabeth Castle. This is south of the Jersey Eye. The encroaching development in the left of the picture is the controversial Waterfront Development, which was built (and is still being developed) on reclaimed land. Many tonnes of waste were dumped within a retaining wall that was built 20 years or so ago. At the time, the Jersey Greens were pointing out the dangers of dumping toxic ash in there from the incinerator that dealt with Jersey's waste, worrying about it leaching into the sea. Concerned people are still talking about it today.


Les Jardins de la Mer (gardens of the sea). Small children love these fountains squirting up from the ground, unpredictable as they are. This is just below the Eye.


The Eye itself. Of course, people grumbled about it, but I'm sure the tourists will love it.