Quintessential Paris
Linked to Which Way? and Splash of Colour.
Which Way to Steeple Bumpstead?
We have some great place names in England. The best ones normally belong to villages or towns that are steeped in history. In the case of Steeple Bumpstead in Essex, Bumstead or Bumsted […]
City of Steps
Not something you’d associate immediately with Venice, but it is a city full of steps. Linked to Which Way?
No Cash
I came across these signs at a cafe in Amsterdam. I wanted to use cash so I didn’t use the cafe. There were other similar signs around Amsterdam. I […]
This Way to the Tate
This floor sign has weathered at least thirteen British winters and hundreds of tourists’ feet and still resolutely guides us to one of London’s wonderful museums. Linked to Which Way? and […]
All Roads Lead from Istanbul
The Million was a mile-marker erected in the early 4th century AD in Istanbul (then Constantinople). It marked the starting-place for measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Byzantine […]
Bridging the Ages
Istanbul’s Galata Bridge connects the old town with the new; atop are the trams and the fishermen, beneath are the bright lights and restaurants, beyond are the domes and minarets. […]
Hello London
A movable greeting sign, parked outside Shoreditch High Street tube station. I discovered later that is part of a city car rental scheme that has a shop inside the nearby […]
Going Nowhere
Linked to Which Way? and Signs, Signs.
Thirty Two Floors Up
London Bridge Station is not one of my favourite places, but looking down on it from the 32nd floor of the Shard gives a whole different perspective: Linked to the […]
Where Next?
Linked to Signs, Signs and Which Way?
Travel with Intent 