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Challenges

Knock on the Door

I fell in love with these iron knockers on the doors of Tarragona Cathedral.  The doors are covered in iron, and these knockers make the perfect finishing touch to this […]

-London

A Taste of Spain at Somerset House

Somerset House is a great summer destination, with its fountain courtyard, outdoor eating, river views and a full exhibition and event calendar.  I was a regular here when my daughter […]

-London

Unwind over a TAP Coffee

TAP Coffee has great coffee and a welcoming ambience.  And if you want something to eat, they have delicious salads and sandwiches and ever-so-tempting cakes. I was on a diet […]

-Naples and area

V is for… Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius sits just 9 km outside Naples, glowering imposingly over all around. It is still active and experts believe a massive eruption is due some time soon.  History has […]

-Arizona

Wright Angles

Frank Lloyd Wright was a romantic with an emotional reaction to architecture and the environment, explaining that “when organic architecture is properly carried out no landscape is ever outraged by […]

Challenges

Tarragonan Trompe l’Oeil

At first glance, you may notice nothing strange about these doors and windows in La Plaça dels Sedassos in Tarragona: In fact, they are all painted on a flat wall, with the perspectives […]

-Manchester

Mancunian Graffiti

For this Monday’s Mellow Yellow, I have chosen some graffiti from Manchester’s Northern Quarter: Posted as part of Monday Mellow Yellow‘s meme.