A Short and Winding Walk
On my busy trip to Copenhagen last week, I managed to grab a quick break one lunchtime. Very conveniently, I was in the part of town that houses a tower that […]
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Debbie Smyth
Cerulean in Salcombe
Salcombe is a beautiful spot on the southern coast of Devon, an incredibly popular resort where its narrow lanes become incredibly crowded as the summer population swells to around ten times the size […]
Thorvaldsen’s Return
In central Copenhagen, next to Christiansborg Palace, there stands a museum dedicated to a single artist, to the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), a Dane who spent most of his life in Rome. The outside […]
A Touch of Cerise
A colourful note: the colour name cerise comes from the French word for cherry, cerise. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded use of cerise as a […]
Frozen Balls
Linked to Odd Ball Copyright Debbie Smyth, 24 January 2016
Danish David and his Shadow
Many full-sized replicas of Michelangel’s marble David are on display around the world; the one above is a bronze cast that stands in front of the Kongelige Afstøbningssamling, the Danish Royal […]
Utopian Bodies and Elderly Care
Pink, carnation pink on this occasion, appears to be a very popular colour choice for posters in Stockholm. It certainly attracts my eye. Utopian Bodies, on at Liljevalchs currently, sets out […]
Full of Joy in Frozen Stockholm
Linked to Six Word Saturday and Optimistic Copyright Debbie Smyth, 23 January 2016
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Hex colour reference: #1cd3a2 A colourful note: there’s a touch of caribbean green at this Singapore Temple. It was a beautiful contrast to the warm orange and gold shades. And this colour […]
Love is Often Unexpected
According to this red granite sculpture on the quay in Stockholm, love came true for the optimistic sea monster and the bashful mermaid. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 22 January 2016
Travel with Intent 