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Tools of the Tea Trade

These shiny metal trays are a vital tool of the tea sellers in Istanbul.  In this nation of tea drinkers, you are never far from a tea seller.  Whether you […]

Light Trails in Stockholm

Motion, lights and long exposures can make a fun photo, especially at night. Linked to Water World Wednesday. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 25 April 2015

Turkish Shadows

Three people studying the information outside the now-closed railway station at Haydarpasa on the Asian side of Istanbul. Linked to Shadow Shot Sunday. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 25 April 2015

U is for… Up in the Air

I wouldn’t advise taking a shortcut into the Tivoli Gardens over this vicious fence! But you can get a peek in the conveniently placed mirror up in the air, or […]

Blue Mosque at Dawn

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 86 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photos taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own […]

S is for… Symmetry

The early morning sun on a very cold spring day, generated this fascinating reflection in the windows of my hotel.  I had to stand on the window sill and hang […]

Happy Mural in Christiania

This brightly coloured, possibly hallucinatory, mural decorates a small building at the entrance to Christiania in Copenhagen. Christiania, also known as Freetown Christiania is a self-proclaimed autonomous area created in […]

Droll Danish Dog

This strange little Danish fellow, was chained to a post in a busy Copenhagen street, not far from the Central station. Linked to Odd Ball. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 19 April 2015

View across the Baltic

The City of Stockholm is situated on fourteen islands, so you are never far from the water’s edge.  This bench in Södermalm is a great spot to take in the views across the […]