Lights, Camera, Action
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Flowers.
Shadow Play
I couldn’t help but smile at this – the sun makes playful shadows on the hoardings around a renovation site on Île Saint–Louis. It reminded me of the hand shadows my dad […]
Old Amsterdam
Mmmm, this is a tasty cheese. It’s a Gouda that has been matured for at least 18 months and is smooth but slightly crumbly. According to the Cheese Society, it […]
Patterns in Amsterdam
Brickwork and cobbles are an ever-present part of the scenery in Amsterdam. Here they are turned into something rather different. And here more normal. Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: […]
From Nose Jobs to Bottom Lifts
This week, Cee has prompted us to feature smooth objects as part of her Fun Foto Challenge. Some things become smooth even if they don’t start out that way; take […]
Crispy Simits
Look at these beautiful, crispy, seeded breads – don’t they make you hungry? This is Turkish fast food at its best: a sesame seed coated bread, popular with tea and […]
Purple Patch
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Purple, Floral Friday, Today’s Flowers, I Heart Macro and Macro Monday.
Red and White at Kew
I finally got to the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens. The orchid displays were spectacular and I’ll share my photos soon. In the meantime, here is a red and white […]
Sprouting Up in Brussels
Many of my recent travels seem to have resulted in the same mantra- “miserable grey, wet and cold: must return in better weather to explore properly”. This tree looks good […]
White Wedding
Bearing in mind I had just wandered through a market and seen (but not eaten) this I was surprised to find this very Western church right in the middle of […]
Climbing the Eiffel Tower
The huge scale of the Eiffel Tower becomes apparent when contrasted with the tiny tourists who climb its stairs. The flash of orange provided by the brave tourist below makes […]
Travel with Intent 