– Hex Colour reference: #fc2847 A colourful note: the scarlet crayon joined the Crayola family in 1998. It started its life the year before as part of their True Blue Heroes […]
Plaça del Rei is my favourite square in Barcelona’s Barri Gòtic- I love to sit with a glass of cold, crisp white, or a bubbly cava, people watch and and admire the […]
This charming lady brings her fantastic costumes and brilliant personality to Venice every year. It was a pleasure to take her photograph and an even greater pleasure to meet her. Hex […]
– Hex colour refrence: #ee204d A colourful note: the red colour appeared in the original Crayola set of crayons in 1903. This warm and fiery colour represents many things (my […]
It’s a grey day here in London today, so let’s go and follow the sun in Barcelona. We’re setting out from the Magic Fountains and taking the grand staircase (or helpful escalators) up […]
– – Hex reference: #de5d83 A colourful note: the Crayola interpretation of the colour of blush is surprisingly robust, an unusual choice for a name that is normally associated with […]
There is a popular sardana tune created by the Catalan composer Enric Morera and named after the Font del Gat (Fountain of the Cat) which is situated close to this […]
They love to decorate the shop shutters in Barcelona. I found some excellent examples of this in the Sant Antoni area of the city, where the designs portrayed the services […]
The Casa Batllo is worth visiting even if you have to queue. But the best option is pre-booking, and preferably for the “sunrise” access. This allows entrance to a limited […]
Photography has taught me to see. I spot objects, views, actions, that I would not have noticed before. But I admit that the pleasant fishy surprise featured above is […]