Friends, Lovers and Pickles
“All colours are the friends of their neighbours and the lovers of their opposites.” -Marc Chagall Istanbulites love their pickles! Pickles of all colours, shapes and sizes. Even pickled pine […]
La Pedrera before the Rain
-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 89 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photos taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own […]
Main Street, Istanbul
It’s all too easy to get lost in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar; it has 60 streets and 5,000 shops. The secret to getting out again after your shopping (other then having […]
Time Warp Dalí Style
This fantastic Dalíesque clock, inspired by his famous painting The Persistence of Memory ( La persistencia de la memoria), adorns a slightly wonky bench outside the Dalí Museum in St Petersburg, Florida. This is […]
Hats Off to Madrid
Linked to B&W Wednesdays. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 20 May 2015
Pair of Turkish Fashionistas
I met this charming couple of street artists early one evening in Ortaköy. They pose for photos in these extravagant costumes that are made of recycled scraps and rubbish, and the guy is also […]
The Shadows of Dusk
As dusk descended on this narrow street in Istanbul, the shadows slowly enveloped the light of the day. Linked to Our World Tuesday. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 May 2015
Walt Disney Concert Hall – week 3
It is week 3 of the May One Four Challenge and it’s raining at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. For this week’s edit, I have had some fun with the free online software at Picmonkey. […]
Old Lady Lent
La Vella Quaresma, or Old Lady Lent, is usually represented by an old woman with a sour-looking face. She has seven legs, sometimes herrings as legs, and she normally carries a cod and a basket […]
Of Cock Horses and Cock-up Bridges
I took advantage of a warm, sunny Saturday to take a walk at Wicken Fen. I have taken you around the boardwalk before, but this time I headed off on […]
Pretty Bin
How’s this for a rubbish container: It has to be the prettiest bin I’ve seen – reflecting the surroundings in these beautiful gardens below the Topkapi Palace. Linked to Odd Ball. Copyright Debbie […]
Travel with Intent 