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Category: Travel
Evening Falls
Living in or visiting a large city, one may forego the starry skies of less urbanised areas. Instead, visitors enjoying an evening stroll have the twinkling lights of condos/flats, which stream here down to the waters of False Creek.
Read MorePaul
Window shopping can be fun and, as may become increasingly apparent, I enjoy the juxtaposition to be had by capturing what’s inside a shop as well as the external environment as reflected from the window’s glass. When travelling in a…
Read MoreTo market, to market …
… in Barcelona’s wonderful La Boqueria, where it’s tough to decide which is better: the people watching, or the stunning array of wonderful, fresh food.
Read MoreSilver and Gold
… a great deal of which were no doubt required to design, build and maintain the beautiful suites of the Chateau de Versailles, which we in North America know as the Palace of Versailles.
Read MoreLet them Eat … Brioche
Crowds of fellow visitors aside, the Palace of Versailles is unlikely to elicit neutral reactions from travellers. Elegant and opulent by turn, and often in hand, many of the suites look out onto equally grand gardens. I’ll post images from…
Read MoreSummer Silhouettes
We’re back to summer again, during early evening at Spanish Banks. As the sun dipped behind the mountains, it cast a gentle glow across the sky and waters, creating the perfect backdrop for this young tree.
Read MoreAlhambra: 14th Century Sophistication
If ever you have the opportunity to visit Granada, nab it – for it’s difficult to imagine being anything less than inspired and enchanted by this palace and its gardens. While history tells us that the Alcazaba fortress here dates…
Read MoreRoom With A View
BC is full of great hiking and biking trails, and here we have a peek through the window of what I’ll describe to you as a rustic, compact structure out in the woods.
Read MoreSeat of Power
Am writing with a nod of thanks here to blogger Shane of The Weekly Minute, whose recent posts as a new resident of Ottawa prompted memories of some lovely sights I enjoyed in Ottawa earlier this year. Have you visited…
Read MoreArt Deco in Miami
If you like sunshine, sand, water and Art Deco architecture, Miami may be the place for you. This is just one of a number of gorgeous buildings near the beach.
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