-Europe

History of Lisbon

Popular legends tell that Lisbon was founded and named by Ulysses (Odysseus) as Ulissipo or Olissopo, which has its origins in the Phoenician words “Allis Ubbo”, meaning “enchanting port”. I […]

-Iceland

Gushing downwards – at last

The weather in Iceland often means that the waterfalls rush upwards rather than the traditional down. The wind gusts that tossed the water around also played havoc with me and […]

-Iceland

Attention seeker

“I like to photograph anyone before they know what their best angles are.” — Ellen Von Unwerth This wee fella didn’t know his best angle but, nonetheless, he was very insistent […]

-Iceland

Rear view

– Copyright Debbie Smyth, 3 October 2018 Posted as part of Photo a Week

-Iceland

An eagle is landing

There is plenty of art on the walls of Reykjavik, both indoors and outdoors. Urn Tönsberg, better known as Selur One, is the artist behind several of the pieces I […]

-Berlin

Our colourful world

Country borders are sometimes seen, or promoted, as barriers, but for those with friendly nature and open mind, there is usually a welcome waiting over the border. So today I […]

-France

This new history museum sits opposite the Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes: modern architecture with squares, angles and light materials contrasting with the solidity and curves of the ancient structure. Elizabeth […]

-Barcelona

Monochrome

– . Over to all of you to join the challenge with your own monochrome post. To join the challenge, please use pingback by putting a link in your post to […]

-Iceland