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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 […]

Illuminated Icon

-Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 47 Every Thursday, I publish a post containing photo(s) taken from above or below, and invite you to join in the challenge by posting your own photos with an […]

Number 5027

Wordless Wednesday – on Wednesdays  all over the internet bloggers  post a photo with no words to explain it.  

Chill Time in Dublin

On my very brief trip to Dublin the other week, the sun shone; all outdoor seating was seized upon by sun-hungry locals and tourists alike.  On Grattan Bridge, the relatively recent addition […]

Curvy Sign at Park Güell

  This curvy, mosaic sign stands outside Park Güell in Barcelona. This park was initially intended to be an up-market housing estate designed by  Antoni Gaudí.  it’s hilly nature allowed Gaudí to design some […]

Is that a Dragon I see above me?

Hanging high above the Northern Quarter, on the corner of Tib Street and Church Street, shines the Tib Street Horn.  This enigmatic, silver sculpture, half dragon and half saxophone, coils around the remains of an […]