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Orange Pillars from a Former Bridge

Standing between Blackfriars Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, you can still see the orange relics of the original 1864 railway bridge.  No matter that there is no bridge above, these pillars […]

Old York in Orange

I have featured this flash of orange outside York Minster before, but in honour of Mandarin Orange Monday’s 101th anniversary, I am repeating it with some post-processing. The orangeness is […]

All aboard for a Snog!

Remember the Love Festival I mentioned last week? Well this pink snog bus is all part of the same fun. Snog in this case, for those who haven’t experienced it […]

I love Paris in the drizzle…

–Six Word Saturday from soggy Paris I love Paris – whatever the weather. Also linked to the Singing Saturday Challenge – and thanks for the inspiration go to Calmgrove for mentioning […]

Disastrous Nose Job

This poor old relic of a Moor is suffering a nasal deficiency. If this guy had been looking for nose perfection these days, he would have know that the ideal nose […]

Reflective Constructions

There’s a lot of building work going on at Waterloo Station, as they bring the old international platforms back into use.  The Eurostar used to depart from here before it […]

Bastille Day Preparations

I was enjoying a quiet lunch on  Île de la Cité, when the roar of jets overhead beckoned me outside into the rain. Sheltering, to no avail, under a tree I […]