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Cheers! from Marseille

A bright, cheery mural in the Panier district of Marseille. It certainly had the desired effect on me.  Shortly after taking this photo, I could be seen in a small […]

Birds of Paradise

These stunning flowers, with their distinctive imitation of a bird’s  beak and head plumage, deserve to be viewed close up. They are native to South Africa, but I took these […]

Windmills in Marseille

Whatever picture your mind conjures when you think of Marseille, I doubt it is of windmills. Yet Marseille had many windmills back in the day.  They formed part of the […]

Metallic Latticework at MuCEM

Marseille is currently undergoing a metamorphosis.  The area around the docks and the Cathedrale de la Major are unrecognisable from their bleak, traffic-ridden former being. The old J4 dock now […]

M is for… Marseille

I spent time in Marseille back in my student days, and I visited many times on business in the 80’s.  I have always been fond of the city: it’s a […]

Monument to Fangio

It is hard to compare Formula One champions across the years, due to the constantly changing technology.  However, Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 – July 17, 1995) is undoubtedly one […]

Watching over Tarraco

A peep through this window, reveals the statue of Caesar Augustus looking down over Tarragona’s coastline.  Tarraco, as it was called in Roman times, is the first and oldest Roman settlement […]