Wind
Bronze sculpture of the Wind inside the Heydar Aliyev Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 – Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge […]
Happy Nowruz!
It’s the start of Spring in the northern hemisphere, and it marks the Persian New Year, known as Nowruz. The Iranian calendar is a solar calendar, so Nowruz always coincides […]
A yellow go-slow
Outside the Heydar Aliyev Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 4 March 2021 Posted as part of Jude’s Life in Colour …
Rolled up by design
Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum, Baku, March 2017 Carpet weaving is an important part of Azerbaijan’s heritage and this was recognised by UNESCO in 2010. A tour of the museum reveals […]
Old Baku on the screen
Icherishekher na kinolyentakh (Baku Old City in Film), published 2017 I found this great book in a friendly and well-stocked bookshop in Baku. I had been attracted to the shop […]
Eternal firelight
The Eternal Flame Monument, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 Flame Towers, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 29 January 2020 Posted as part of January Squares
Window shopping
Chef hats in fashionable Milan, December 2019 A spot of shopping can be a fascinating activity when travelling – it tells a lot about the people, the place and their […]
Well coiffed in Baku
A well-dressed tree (work of Ali Shamsi) in Baku Azerbaijan, March 2017 I have actually shared this bit of tree glamour before, in colour. It’s a very striking piece of […]
City escapes
A few cityscapes to inspire your city escapes. Some are probably easier to recognise than others. From top to bottom: London; Budapest; Seoul; Stone Town; Venice; New York; Baku; Madrid; […]
Slow blues
– Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 July 2019 Posted as part of July Squares
Maiden Tower
The Maiden Tower, or Qız qalası, is a cylindrical eight storey building that rises to a height of 29.5 metres. However, its exact origins and intended purpose are not so clear. […]
