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Illumination at Edinburgh Castle
For my first post, I have picked the stunning stained glass windows in St Margaret’s Chapel, Edinburgh Castle:
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Beyond the Obvious
This certainly makes you look beyond: The girl is real. The rest, however, is a trompe l’oeil painted on a plain, flat wall! . Posted as part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: Beyond.
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Love and Luck in Japan
At Japanese temples it is common to see racks of hand-inscribed votive plaques, or “ema” (絵馬). This is wishing Japanes style; the plaques could be asking for anything from a baby to luck in exams....
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Home for Hyraxes
This Rock Hyrax, or Dassie, has a stunning home in the rocky crevices high up on Table Mountain. The hyrax is one of the four living species of the order Hyracoidea. The closest living relatives to...
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Tapas in Glasgow
On a day trip to Glasgow this weekend, I found a tempting tapas restaurant in the attractive Princes Square. I am a huge fan of Spanish tapas, and have my favourites in Spain. I am frequently tempted...
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Rules at the Great Wall of China
This isn’t the best photo (I feared not taking photos may be one of the many rules) but it will give you an idea of the rules to follow when taking the cable car up to the Great Wall of China. . Posted...
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Royal Naval College Mirrored
The Painted Hall in the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich, was not given its name for nothing. The ceiling is painted in the utmost detail, hard to appreciate with the naked eye. Mirrored,...
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The Colours of La Boqueria
La Boqueria Market in Barcelona (official name Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria) is the best known of the city’s markets, attracting tourists of all nationalities by the shopping basket load....
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I Dillied and I Dali-ed in St Pete
Back in 1997, I was lucky enough to visit the Dali museum in Figueres in Spain. This Theatre-Museum was built upon the remains of the former Municipal Theatre of Figueres. The original theatre was...
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Three Wishes with Dali
In the gardens of the Dali Museum in St Pete, stands a Wish Tree, a brightly decorated ficus tree. Visitors and locals alike are invited to tie a ribbon to the strings that fly gaily in the wind. Each...
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