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Round and Round in London

You might not be able to do a full circle on the Circle Line anymore, but there’s still a round theme going on in London transport. There’s the obvious: There’s the iconic: […]

Wall Art in Shoreditch

This week in the IPhone Monday Challenge, we get to chose a theme from a short list.  I have chosen street photography.  I couldn’t resist taking a photo of this […]

A Room in Edinburgh

It was cold, wet, frozen and windy in Edinburgh this week.  The only good weather news was that it didn’t snow as heavily as forecast (yet). To keep warm I […]

Tapas in Glasgow

On a day trip to Glasgow this weekend, I found a tempting tapas restaurant in the attractive Princes Square.  I am a huge fan of Spanish tapas, and have my […]

Victoria Memorial

The Victoria Memorial on a sunny day, taken with my iPhone 4. The Memorial, created by Sir Thomas Brock, was dedicated in 1911 by two of her grandsons,  George V and Wilhelm […]

The Meeting Place

The details of the base of  Paul Day’s “The Meeting Place” statue in St Pancras station was taken with my iPhone 4, cropped slightly using Picasa: In case you were […]

Hats Off to the Queen Mother

Walking down the Mall recently, I came across  two bronze reliefs by Paul Day (the man responsible for the statue of two lovers at St Pancras Station).  They are part of […]

Australasia – down under in Manchester

The term “potluck” originally referred to what was on offer to unexpected guests: if you arrived unannounced you took your luck with whatever was in the pot!  That is the theme for this week’s Sunday Stills […]

Tigers in the neighbourhood

Tigers have come to St Pancras! The tigers is the largest cat species, reaching up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in length and weighing up to 306 kg (670 lb).  This magnificent animal is endangered: […]

Fruit and veg around the world

It’s Sunday again and time to publish my contribution to this week’s Sunday Stills challenge. In Tunisia: In Scotland: In a supermarket in Los Angeles: A stall in Moscow: In […]