Beautiful Venice
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Cup of Tea in Marseille
I am a big fan of the cafe / bookshop combination so I was delighted to come across “Cup of Tea” on my wanderings around Marseille. This welcoming spot is […]
Cheers! from Marseille
A bright, cheery mural in the Panier district of Marseille. It certainly had the desired effect on me. Shortly after taking this photo, I could be seen in a small […]
Birds of Paradise
These stunning flowers, with their distinctive imitation of a bird’s beak and head plumage, deserve to be viewed close up. They are native to South Africa, but I took these […]
Fleeting? -absolutely
Moments like this are necessarily fleeting! . Posted as part of the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting.
Windmills in Marseille
Whatever picture your mind conjures when you think of Marseille, I doubt it is of windmills. Yet Marseille had many windmills back in the day. They formed part of the […]
Marochetti’s Equestrian Statues in Glasgow
George Square, Glasgow’s central public square, is home to two […]
Peace and Quiet in Sant Salvador
Sant Salvador is one of three beautiful beaches in El Vendrell in Catalunya. In the height of summer, these beaches will be packed with sun-worshipping locals and tourists, but visit […]
Metallic Latticework at MuCEM
Marseille is currently undergoing a metamorphosis. The area around the docks and the Cathedrale de la Major are unrecognisable from their bleak, traffic-ridden former being. The old J4 dock now […]
M is for… Marseille
I spent time in Marseille back in my student days, and I visited many times on business in the 80’s. I have always been fond of the city: it’s a […]
Watching over Tarraco
A peep through this window, reveals the statue of Caesar Augustus looking down over Tarragona’s coastline. Tarraco, as it was called in Roman times, is the first and oldest Roman settlement […]
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