Life in Mini-Europe
Life in Mini-Europe: it’s a life in plastic, but I’m not sure Barbie would feel at home here. There’s more going on that you might imagine.
Photo essay
Photo essay
Collects all my posts where the photos illustrate a short essay. (Or sometimes the essay explains the photos.) These posts are photo-rich but tend to have more text than photos. A lot also turn up under Stops and Stories.
Lisbon summer holiday – a photo essay
A Lisbon photo essay to round off my Lisbon series – the last couple of entries have been a bit wordy, so this time it’s mostly pictures to enjoy instead.
Open day at the EU Commission
An open day at the European Commission last Saturday 28th May How exciting! No? Oh come on, at least try to show a little enthusiasm!
Time travel at the Brussels Atomium
If you’ve ever fancied experiencing time travel, I recommend a visit to the Brussels Atomium – go back and see the future we once looked forward to.
London Green – a walk through London’s parks
London green: green is perhaps not the colour you first associate with London – red, perhaps, or black – but maybe you should think about green.
Brussels airport – back at Zaventem
Zaventem, Brussels airport has re-opened exactly two weeks after the terrorist bomb attacks. Passing through the airport yesterday I took these photos.
Scary Monsters and Museum Night Fever
An evening of scary monsters, strange objects, and a night out at several museums which have stepped “out of their usual context” for the evening.
Graffiti and frescoes in Florence
Florentine graffiti: some people like it, some hate it. Here are some examples that I liked and photographed during my visit at the beginning of November 2015.
Drawing the Bottom Line in Ghent
It’s very dull, misty, grey and monochrome in Belgium at present so we choose to visit the Bottom Line – an exhibition of drawing – in Ghent.
Stories from the sleeping place
A photo visit to the cemetery at Ixelles (aka Elsene), the sleeping place for many Belgian dead and the resting place of many stories.