-Europe

Patchwork

Iberian Lynx by Bordalo II, Parque das Nações, Lisbon, March 2020 – Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own patchwork post.To […]

-Barcelona

How many smiles

It’s a grey and very wet day here so I decided to count smiles rather than statues today. Just click on anything in the gallery and you can scroll through, […]

-Rome

Old and new in Ostiense

The old Mercati Generali, Ostiense district, Rome, October 2019 This old market was built between 1913 and 1924, serving the people in a busy commercial area of Rome. It was […]

-Spain

Seven heads in the City of Arts and Sciences

This open view of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, reveals the source of the maze that I showed last week. On the left, we have the Museu […]

-Belgium

Colourful reflections

Brussels, February 2019 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 5 June 2020 Posted as part of Weekend Reflection

-Budapest

Centenary of the Trianon Treaty

Today marks the centenary of the Trianon Treaty. On 4 June 1920, Hungarian officials signed away two thirds of their country and 3.3 million inhabitants. At the end of World […]

-Berlin

The sun will sink into the ocean

Die Sonne wird im Ozean versinken by Ricky Lee GordonBerlin, October 2019 South African artist, Ricky Lee Gordon, was commissioned by Urban Nation to create this giant mural for their […]

-Malta

Golden view of Valletta

View from Upper Barrakka Gardens, Malta, March 2019 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 June 2020 Posted as part of Wordless on Tuesday

-Venice

Indian slippers with character

This collection of adorned Indian slippers, padukas, was on display at the Venice Biennale in 2019. The artist, GR Iranna, focuses on the importance of everyday items. In this work […]

-Hertfordshire

Flare

Golden hour, St Albans, May 2020 And a mid-afternoon sunburst: All of these images were taken with a vintage lens, the Helios 44-2, which is known for its flare and […]