Windows with a Purpose
Chester is an attractive town with some beautiful old buildings (though it also has its share of planning disasters). This particular window caught my eye because of the shop sign. […]
Paris Sky
Linked to Skywatch Friday.
Tulip with a Fringe on Top
Linked to Pink Saturday.
Madrid’s Balconies
I promised Emilio more balconies and lamps from beautiful Madrid, so here we are. Do check out Emilio’s blog: he produces some incredible photos. Linked to Lingering Look at Windows. […]
Don’t Stand in the Passages
With April showers to come soon, no doubt, please take heed of this sign from the Argyll Arcade in Glasgow. P.S. your dog will just have to get wet – […]
Calderon Gagged
Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600 — 1681), born and died in Madrid, was the dramatist and poet who succeeded Lope de Vega as the greatest Spanish playwright of the Golden Age. He is well […]
Artists on the Seafront
These two distinguished looking fellows, are two beloved Catalan artists and one-time Sitges residents from the modernist period. Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (1861 – 1931) was a Barcelona-born painter, poet, collector, cultural […]
From BBC Orchestra to Members’ Club
Milton House on Manchester’s Deansgate is named after the poet and free-thinker John Milton, author of the famous poem, Paradise Lost. The building was originally constructed in 1909-11 in Baroque style by […]
Daytime or Nightime?
I like this weird effect of daytime at night, produced on a recent evening photography field trip. Linked to Blue Monday.
Villandry View
Villandry have recently opened a new location just off Pall Mall, in a fabulous 1913 Edwardian baroque building. I’ve only had a cup of tea there so I can’t speak about […]
Transcountry Transfusion
I do love the strong lines and the fun lighting of the roof at Kings Cross Station. The last red thing I saw hung up here was a massive Remembrance […]
Travel with Intent 