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    • Colour
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  • Architecture,  Paris

    Le Sacré Coeur de Paris

    April 10, 2022 / 38 Comments
    Looking up at a white stone church with several domes

    The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, to give it its full name, seems to divide opinion. Built only in the early 20th century, I have seen some commentators criticise it as an eye-sore. Others (actually often the same people) abhor the reasons behind its construction. Its inspiration was the defeat of French troops during the Franco-Prussian War, which some felt was due to spiritual rather than political causes.

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    View of a city with river and modern architecture

    The astounding architecture of Pyongyang

    November 7, 2021
    Several bridges over a river

    Newcastle: a city and its river

    February 18, 2021
    Looking across a park to an historic building with a river and modern skyscrapers beyond

    Gallery: what makes a perfect city?

    March 29, 2022
  • Art,  Paris

    A visit to the Musée Rodin in Paris

    January 26, 2022 / 34 Comments
    Garden with statue and gold dome beyond

    Over breakfast on a damp Parisian morning we discussed our plans for the day. Maybe rather than a walk a museum visit would be a better option, given the weather? This museum occupies the Hôtel Biron, where Rodin lived for the last decade of his life.

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    Lake with palace on the hill beyond

    The Palace of Bundi: Kipling’s ‘work of goblins’

    November 18, 2020
    Sculpture of a soldier in uniform waving

    Gallery: a wartime farewell in Tavira

    April 23, 2022
    Bronze sculpture of two young elephants

    A little bit of Nairobi in London’s Spitalfields

    January 22, 2022
  • Architecture,  Paris

    Rising from the ashes: Notre Dame in 2021

    September 30, 2021 / 41 Comments
    View of cathedral on far side of river, with large crane

    Television has brought our world together, never more so than at times of great historical significance, and times of great tragedy. Together we watched as Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon. Together we watched Live Aid. Together we watched the planes fly into the twin towers on nine/eleven. Together we watched the fall of the Berlin Wall. And together we watched Notre Dame burn.

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    Sculpture of a cat on a roof

    Gallery: meet the many cats of Riga

    September 25, 2021
    Sepia photo of Buzludzha Monument

    Buzludzha Monument

    September 4, 2020
    Street of traditional Japanese houses

    Gallery: the merchant houses of Takayama

    September 23, 2020
  • Monday walks,  Paris,  Street art,  Street photography

    A sunny Sunday walk in Belleville

    September 28, 2021 / 29 Comments
    Panoramic cityscape

    What do Parisians do on a sunny Sunday? They do much as people do in any city. They meet friends in a favourite café or restaurant. They exercise in the local park or take the children there to play and for a picnic. They walk the dog, do a bit of food shopping perhaps, or browse a lively market. Certainly the people of Belleville do all those things.

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    Rock face with small caves and bushes

    In the footsteps of the Anasazi: Tsankawi

    May 3, 2022
    Rocky beach and palm trees

    On the Pacific coast in Drake Bay

    February 28, 2022
    Two images of narrow city streets

    A walk in Seville’s picturesque Triana district

    December 2, 2021
  • Paris,  Sunday Stills

    Going back to Paris, and to the Place Dauphine

    September 14, 2021 / 33 Comments
    Man with a long beard, sunglasses and hat

    Never go back, they say. And it’s a rule we tend to follow when it comes to travelling, but we make a few exceptions. And prime among those exceptions is Paris. We spent the first part of our honeymoon there, recently celebrated our fortieth anniversary there, and in between those two trips have visited together on five other occasions. And that doesn’t include a visit each back in our even more ancient and separate histories!

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    Looking up at a white stone church with several domes

    Le Sacré Coeur de Paris

    April 10, 2022
    View of cathedral on far side of river, with large crane

    Rising from the ashes: Notre Dame in 2021

    September 30, 2021
    Mosaic on a wall with face of Van Gogh

    Gallery: off the beaten track in Paris

    June 8, 2021
  • Paris,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: a walk around Montmartre

    September 12, 2021 / 36 Comments
    Roof tops, trees and white domes

    Paris is not alone in being as much a collection of villages as it is a single city; but its villages have to be among the most charming of any city's. And none more so perhaps than Montmartre, set high on a hill, with its basilica, the Sacré Coeur, visible from miles around.

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    Garden with statue and gold dome beyond

    A visit to the Musée Rodin in Paris

    January 26, 2022
    Man with a long beard, sunglasses and hat

    Going back to Paris, and to the Place Dauphine

    September 14, 2021
    Panoramic cityscape

    A sunny Sunday walk in Belleville

    September 28, 2021
  • Paris,  Photographing Public Art,  Street art,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: hearts and skulls on the streets of Paris

    September 10, 2021 / 23 Comments
    Red heart and street sign with church dome beyond

    When you visit a city regularly, you can make time to explore new areas, as well as revisit favourite corners. And you can look for quirky details to photograph as well as the obvious sights. In Paris o, I was on the look out for colourful and interesting street art in the different neighbourhoods we explored.

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    View of cathedral on far side of river, with large crane

    Rising from the ashes: Notre Dame in 2021

    September 30, 2021
    Garden with statue and gold dome beyond

    A visit to the Musée Rodin in Paris

    January 26, 2022
    Looking up at a white stone church with several domes

    Le Sacré Coeur de Paris

    April 10, 2022
  • Paris,  Street photography,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: on the streets of Paris

    September 9, 2021 / 32 Comments
    Colourful cafe with two men talking outside

    It’s no secret that I’ve badly missed travelling abroad over the last eighteen months. It’s not that we were always travelling, far from it, but we always knew that we could. And most years we would go abroad three or four times, on a mix of weekend breaks and longer trips.

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    Garden with statue and gold dome beyond

    A visit to the Musée Rodin in Paris

    January 26, 2022
    Man with a long beard, sunglasses and hat

    Going back to Paris, and to the Place Dauphine

    September 14, 2021
    Panoramic cityscape

    A sunny Sunday walk in Belleville

    September 28, 2021
  • Paris,  Street art,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: off the beaten track in Paris

    June 8, 2021 / 31 Comments
    Mosaic on a wall with face of Van Gogh

    Everyone knows about the iconic sights of Paris. The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Sacre Coeur, the Seine … And they are not to be missed, for sure. But if you have the luxury of a second visit (or a third or a fourth or even more), why not get off the beaten track to explore some of the city’s neighbourhoods?

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    Panoramic cityscape

    A sunny Sunday walk in Belleville

    September 28, 2021
    Garden with statue and gold dome beyond

    A visit to the Musée Rodin in Paris

    January 26, 2022
    Looking up at a white stone church with several domes

    Le Sacré Coeur de Paris

    April 10, 2022
  • Gardens,  Paris,  Street photography,  Sunday Stills,  Travel galleries

    Gallery: the Jardins des Tuileries in the rain

    May 17, 2021 / 25 Comments
    Statue of winged horse and horseman

    ‘We'll always have Paris’ – true not only for Rick and Ilsa (in Casablanca) but also for me and my husband. We spent our honeymoon there; I’ve celebrated several significant birthdays there; and with a short journey by train on the Eurostar, it is the easiest European city for us to visit.

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    Small purple blossoms

    Gallery: a bouquet of purple flowers

    August 11, 2021
    Garden with orange and palm trees

    A walk in the gardens of Seville’s Real Alcázar

    December 22, 2021
    Large glass conservatory with lawns and flower beds

    In for a penny: a visit to Kew Gardens

    August 24, 2021

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Some favourite photos

Man in a turban with fishing nets
Fisherman in Fort Kochi, Kerala
Two elephants in long grass
Okavango elephants
Blue glacier edge
Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile
Elderly woman in black hat and sunglasses
In Santiago, Chile
Very large statues of North Korean Leaders
Statues of the Great Leaders on Mansudae Hill, Pyongyang
Water reflecting the sky with clouds and low sun
Approaching sunset in the Okavango Delta
Feet of huge metal sculpture, with man standing beside
The feet of the Angel
Large moai with row of more behind
The ‘travelling moai’ and Ahu Tongariki
Man in knitted hat by water, black and white photo
Waiting for the ferry, Banjul
Mountain reflected in a lake
On the road to Dyrholaey
Sunset at Wahiba Sands, Oman
Squirrel with a conker in his mouth
In Walpole Park, Ealing
Silhouette of a man in a gateway
Looking out from Bundi Palace
Blue and pink bird on a dead tree
Lilac-breasted Roller, Chobe NP, Botswana
Buddhist monk in orange robes with mobile phone
Monk at Wat Nong Sikhounmuang, Luang Prabang
Man sleeping in a tuk tuk by a carved stone wall
Tuk tuk driver by the Terrace of the Leper King
Close up of flamingo with head tucked under
Flamingo (Jersey Zoo)
Lady with baskets of fruit sitting by a canal
In Hoi An, Vietnam
Small fishing boat with a man in it, on a large lake
Lake Atitlan
Wet street and two people with bright pink umbrella
Street in Lucca, rainy day – edited

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