This flirtatious giraffe is one of two sculptures by Josep Granyer i Giralt (1899-1983) that grace Barcelona’s Rambla de Catalunya. This one is La girafa coqueta or “Coquettish Giraffe”; the other will be featured […]
Strictly speaking, a yule log is a large piece of wood burned on a fire and forming part of a traditional Christmas celebration in many parts of Europe. For me, […]
Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. Linked to Fun Foto Challenge: More than Five.
I’m travelling again this week. Can you work out which city I’m in from the beautiful tiled street signs? Linked to Cee’s Which Way? and Fun Foto Challenge: Letters, and […]
The other day I had just stopped for a quick coffee (ok, and a cake…) and was dashing to a meeting near Old Street Station when I stumbled across these […]
Jean-Baptiste Clément (1836-1903), a singer, was “Mayor of Montmartre” during the heady 70 days of the 1871 Commune, when this area actually seceded from Paris. The Commune (La Commune de […]
Built between 1613 and 1632, the Hôtel de Retz first took this name in 1649, when Pierre de Retz and his wife acquired what had previously been known as the Hôtel d’Elbeuf. The niece […]
Look Mum No Hands is a buzzing bicycle workshop and coffee shop combined. If you’re a cyclist in need of parts, help or inspiration, get yourself over to Clerkenwell. If […]