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Balconies and Birdsong

I know I’m in Spain when I can hear bird song coming from balconies.  These windows in Malasaña had birds, and flowers too.     Linked to Lingering Look at Windows.

Turkish Horse

This horse has clearly seen better days! It was outside what I’m assuming was the former premises of the Cloud Nine cafe in Istanbul, featured here.   Linked to Cee’s Black […]

March Collage

I have had the busiest of Marches. It has been great, but I am exhausted and I’ve still got another trip to Madrid before the month is out. From left […]

Marvelous Pizza?

Right in the heart of Malasaña, this brightly decorated pizzeria has an enviable location. My wanderings in this area haven’t coincided with this restaurant’s opening hours yet, so I can’t tell […]

Inside Mercat Santa Caterina

Most visitors to Barcelona will recognise and admire this colourful, flowing roof. It is, of course, the roof of the Mercat Santa Caterina, designed by husband and wife Enric Miralles 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 […]