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Debbie Smyth

Milan’s Historic Shopping Mall

This is the ceiling of the magnificent Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan.  The strong lines and dizzying circles are geometry at its most stunning. It is one of the world’s oldest […]

The Spirit of Freedom

The giant gilded statue that hovers atop the July Column in the Place de la Bastille in Paris, symbolises liberty.  The Genie de la Liberté brandishes the torch of civilisation in […]

Symbol of Fertility

I love pomegranates – as they come or juiced.  They are one of the first things I think of when I think of Istanbul, where you’ll find numerous stalls offering […]

Muzzled Magnum in Malmo

This oversized Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver with a knotted barrel standing outside Malmö Central Station is a sculpture by the Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd.  He created this large bronze piece, […]

Leaving Malmo

From Malmo Station there are plentiful trains across the 16km long Øresund Bridge to Copenhagen Airport and Copenhagen Central Station. To occupy you during your short wait for a train, they project […]