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A Stroll around Montparnasse Cemetery

Montparnasse Cemetery, opened on 25 July 1824, is one of the three principal cemeteries of central Paris (the other two being Pere-Lachaise and Montmartre). It was originally one necropolis, but today […]

-Austria

E is for… Exquisite Schlachertorte

The Viennese chocolate cake,  Sachertorte, dates back to 1832, when Prince Wenzel von Metternich demanded his personal chef create a special dessert for several important guests.  However, the chef fell ill and his sixteen-year-old apprentice, Franz Sacher, had to step […]

-Turkey

Mosque Ahead, Wet Behind!

There are great views of the Blue Mosque from these benches, but sitting presented a risk of severe dampness to unprotected behinds. Linked to Bench Series and My Sunday Photo. Copyright Debbie Smyth, […]

-Madrid

Muted Madrid

  Madrid’s architecture never disappoints, whether it’s the grand and effusive buildings of the Grand Via or these pastel-coloured, balconied buildings around Malasaña.   Linked to Muted. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 4 […]

-Milan

Pigeon shocks the King of Italy!

The equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Italy 1861-1878, holds sway in the centre of the cathedral square. Linked to Blur. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 4 April 2015

-Turkey

Like Precious Earrings

“Mosques proud like her precious earrings Stone and metal on the wind sing These the melodies of two earths and minds If we listened, oh what we might find…” – […]

-Ireland

Exotic Dublin

A brief moment of blue sky adds a touch of exoticism to a traditional Dublin chimney. Of course, that beautiful mediterranean blue didn’t last; about an hour later I was battered […]