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Art, History & Culture

-Sweden

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    

-Turkey

Welcome Page in Istanbul

This beautiful water feature is a lovely welcome to the wonderful Gülhane gardens outside the Topkapi Palace. If you visit Istanbul be sure not to miss a wander here. In […]

-London

Centre Point

“What’s the point?”, you may be wondering. This 3-metre tall, illuminated lettering is part of the London Lumière show.  In fact, it is the name taken from a famous London […]

-Berlin

Banging His Head Against A Brick Wall

banging your head against a brick wall English informal saying: to attempt something repeatedly but always without success e.g. I’ve tried several times to cure my addiction to blogging but I’m banging my […]

Graffiti and Street Art

No Feeling Blue

I’ve shared a walk around part of Vienna and its canal before, but I thought I’d show you some more of the murals that decorate the walls alongside the Donau Canal. Hex […]

California

Pantheism in Full View

This giant mural was conceived by Perry Rod, founder and Chairman of The Paradise Project, a group that promotes and supports the philosophy of pantheism.  They launched a competition for the design of […]

-Singapore

Swinging in Singapore

Swing Me Mama was created by Dominic Benhura in 1995 using serpentine (spring stone). Swinging is a popular theme in the Gardens, with the young girl below being just one […]

-Yorkshire

Helping Hands

Both Arms stretch out in Mandela Gardens in Leeds. They are a 16ft tall bronze sculpture created in 2000 by the Leeds-born sculptor Kenneth Armitage (1916-2002). Linked to Odd Ball and My […]

Black and White Challenges

Three Heads

These three pensive faces are a massive sculpture at MuCEM in Marseille. They may well be sore heads, in fact, as they are opened up to create a performance space. […]