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Artists on the Seafront
These two distinguished looking fellows, are two beloved Catalan artists and one-time Sitges residents from the modernist period. Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (1861 – 1931) was a Barcelona-born painter,...
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Clean Sweep
Madrid Statue This guy is so fastidious, he even clears up shadows. Linked to Shadow Shot Sunday, Travel Theme: Clean and Photo Friday: Shadows.
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Around Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square Fountain, and Fourth Plinth When Trafalgar Square was designed in the 1840s, two fountains were included, apparently to reduce the amount of open space available for riotous assembly!...
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Spring in Saughton Park
Saughton Park is on the airport side of the city of Edinburgh, easily accessible by bus or on foot if you’re walking the Water of Leith. It has over seven acres of flower gardens, with topiary...
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The Living Thames
Whenever I have a spare moment in London, I gravitate towards the Thames. I love the views and I love the way the hustle and bustle of the city continues in its own way on the water. There’s rarely a...
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Flower Power
Venice has some beautiful florist shops dotted around town. This tourist has gone for a flower power camouflage approach on her bottom half; her companion has gone more for the stand-out-in-a-crowd...
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Rusty Grille
This highly decorative metal grille is literally flaking with rust. Authentic shabby chic! Linked to Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist, Weekly Travel Theme: Metal, Macro Monday and I Heart Macro.
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Roman Surprise at Spud U Like
Here in Chester, you can marvel at the remains of this ancient Roman bath while munching on your jacket potato with tuna and cheese in the basement room of this cafe. The Romans occupied Chester for...
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Forming a Purple Kew
A purple look back at Kew’s Spring Orchid Festival. Linked to Purple, Spring, Macro Monday, Mosaic Monday, Floral Friday and Today’s Flowers.
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Across the Zambezi
This magnificent view from Zambia to the Zimbabwe horizon was mine for a few wonderful days last summer.
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Lamps at Leadenhall Market
This beautiful London market dates back to the 14th century but underwent a dramatic redecoration in the 1990s. It is a Grade II* Listed Building, and will be know to Harry Potter fans as the site of...
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Music or Noise?
A Contraluz, Esplanade J4, Marseille, September 2014 At the end of our short break in Marseille, my daughter and I booked what we thought would be a peaceful meal at the rooftop restaurant at Mucem,...
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Inviting
Home from Home on a Little Venice narrow boat Linked to Ruby Tuesday and Inviting.
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This is no Budget!
“It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.” — George W. Bush A selection of numbers from around the world: Linked to Mosaic Monday.
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Grande Arche and Smaller Arch
If you’re not at La Défense for a business meeting you are probably there to see the huge, cube-like Grande Arche. Sadly, you can’t go up the arch any more, for safety reasons, but you can admire it...
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View to the Buffers
View to the bottom of the Eiffel Tower lift Linked to Above and Converging. If you like looking down (or up) come and visit my Up Down Challenge!
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Golden Treetops in Winter
Every possible type of precipitation was visited upon me (except actual snow) yesterday in a bitterly cold Glasgow. But as evening approached, the sun illuminated this tree in the finest golds and...
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Please Bid For This Bear
The Paddington Bear Trail is now closed and auctioning of these pieces is under way. Why not add some sparkle to your life and bid for one? Goldie Bear by Kate Moss This public art trail was certainly...
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