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Dancing Fountains

When fountains originated, they were practical structures providing water for drinking and bathing, and relying on gravity to bring the water down to a container, natural or constructed, within reach […]
Dancing Fountains

-Andalucia

She Who Turns

La Giralda, the popular name for the famous bell tower at Seville Cathedral, comes from the striking sculpture come weather vane that now tops the tower. It effectively means “she who turns” – from girar,  to […]
She Who Turns

-Andalucia

Siren on the Beach

Concepción Méndez Cuesta (Madrid, 1898 – Mexico, 1986) was a leading Spanish poet and dramatist, perhaps better known under the name Concha Mendez.  She was a member of the Generación del 27 society, a […]
Siren on the Beach

-Andalucia

Bella Vista

Black and white Seville – great in colour too. A must visit place; right now if you can, before the summer heat builds up.   Copyright Debbie Smyth, 17 June 2016     Part […]
Bella Vista

-Turkey

Dawn Sky

I fell in love with Istanbul and its people when I visited last year, and I’m missing it.  It is a beautiful, walkable, historical, modern, photogenic and very welcoming city. […]
Dawn Sky

-Andalucia

Music in Triana

A bit of extra, dry security for merry visitors to this popular bar and restaurant area, has been added recently.  The attractive railings and armrests have been  artistically designed to pick out […]
Music in Triana