London is on Top of the World
According to the annual GfK public survey, London is the best city in the world. London and Sydney each moved up 1 place from last year, to 1st and 2nd […]
Deep Blue over the Grand Palais
The sweeping curve of the stone facade and the bronze quadriga by Georges Récipon are framed beautifully by the deep blue sky and fluffy clouds (I always seem to be […]
Twin Doors at la Vieille Charité
Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. Linked to Whimsical Windows, Delirious Doors.
Better to be Drunk or Ugly?
“I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.” -Winston Churchill Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), British Prime Minister 1940-1945 and […]
Painting the Blues
Linked to Blue Monday.
Reverent Rendez Vous
Linked to Sundays in my City, Weekly Top Shot and Pixelventures: People.
Keeping Abreast of Art in the Marais
The Hôtel de Béthune-Sully in the Marais district of Paris, is marking Breast Cancer Awareness October with four pink installations by visual artist Kaliko, plus a photography exhibition. The photography display is part of Estee Lauder’s […]
Infinity Reflected
As part of the renovation and redesign work that led up to Marseille’s City of Culture Year, Foster + Partners, together with the French landscape architect Michel Desvigne, were contracted to regenerate […]
Watery Beauty in Murano
The island of Murano adds a bit of variety to any trip to Venice. Just a quick vaporetto ride plunges you into yet more watery beauty and a change of […]
Fig Leaves
In the heart of Paris’ Marais district, stands this marvellous fig tree. Strangely, I had never stopped to think where or how the famous fig leaf of Biblical days grew. […]
View over Marseille
Linked to Friday Fences and Shadow Shot Sunday.
Travel with Intent 