Thursday Special

Trio

This trio of young masais are in transition from boyhood to young warrior status. The ceremony includes circumcision and the youngsters dress in black robes with white makeup for […]

Thursday Special

Traces of the past

There have been two railway bridges across this part of the Thames. The first was designed by Joseph Cubitt for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway and opened opened in […]

Thursday Special

Ice Couture

-Cuba

Looking back

This week Paula has asked us to look back over our posts of 2017 and show our best. Having published a few reminiscent posts of 2017 shots recently, I thought […]

-Provence

Following the sheep

La Fête de la Transhumance (the seasonal migration of livestock to a suitable grazing area) adopts an ovine form in Provence in early summer. Local shepherds lead their flocks to […]

-Manchester

Throwing tradition in the air

The mortarboard, or square academic cap, has a long history. It is believed to have developed from the biretta, an ecclesiastical hat that has been around since at least the tenth […]

-Lisbon

Moorish castellations

– And a view down for you to enjoy: – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 8 December 2017 Posted as part of Thursday Special

-Venice

Elegance portrayed below home of the sagacious

This great Renaissance building dates back to the middle of […]

-Vietnam

Notre Dame meets St Joseph

This neo-gothic cathedral dominates a small square in Hanoi’s old quarter, on the west side of Hoàn Kiếm Lake. It was built on the site of the Bao Thien Pagoda, a sacred Buddhist […]

-Vietnam