Infinity Reflected
As part of the renovation and redesign work that led up to Marseille’s City of Culture Year, Foster + Partners, together with the French landscape architect Michel Desvigne, were contracted to regenerate […]
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Debbie Smyth
Watery Beauty in Murano
The island of Murano adds a bit of variety to any trip to Venice. Just a quick vaporetto ride plunges you into yet more watery beauty and a change of […]
Fig Leaves
In the heart of Paris’ Marais district, stands this marvellous fig tree. Strangely, I had never stopped to think where or how the famous fig leaf of Biblical days grew. […]
View over Marseille
Linked to Friday Fences and Shadow Shot Sunday.
Paris Skyline in Silhouette
Paris, sunset and a viewpoint – can life get any better? Updated August 2014. Linked to Word a Week Challenge: Silhouette, Skywatch Friday and Silhouette.
Green Windows
The Musée du Quai Branly, close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, features indigenous art, cultures and civilizations from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. The building was designed by architect Jean Nouvel and is famous […]
Manhattan from Above – Look Up, Look Down, week 9
Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photos taken from […]
The Man who Walked through Walls
The square in Montmarte dedicated to French author Marcel Aymé (1902-1967), sports a jolly statue if what is probably Aymé’s most famous character, Dutilleul. In his famous short story, Le Passe-Muraille (The Walker-Through-Walls), Dutilleul suddenly […]
Wordless Wednesday from Cambridge
Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. Linked to Delectable Doors.
Red San Antonio
Linked to Ruby Tuesday.
Dotty!
This dotty and slightly crazy mural adorns a wall in Marseille’s Le Panier district. Linked to Monday Mural.
Travel with Intent 