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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
Posted on March 16, 2014
There is a very romantic private resort in Oman called Zighy Bay. It has a tower, on the roof of which it is possible to dine by candlelight. To get to the roof, you need to go inside, and up this spiral staircase. It’s worth it.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective
Posted on March 12, 2014
This is the building in Abu Dhabi where I used to work…
…fortunately, not as a window cleaner.
(Happily, they now have proper cradles for the job)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes
Posted on February 26, 2014
The Sheikh Zayed (Grand) Mosque in Abu Dhabi is a strong competitor for one of the modern wonders of the world. There are many photographs from there that I could have included for this challenge, but I finally chose these three pictures of one of the many huge chandeliers in the main prayer room.
Rural Reflections
Posted on February 8, 2014
Two photographs taken close to Tranquility Base. Yvette’s barn is actually in the hamlet, while Chez Fiaud is a couple of kilometers away, on one of our local walks.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand
Posted on December 9, 2013
Detail from the triumphal arch in the Roman city of Jerash, in Jordan. I think they were trying to make a point.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Eerie
Posted on November 5, 2013
Somehow the bird adds to the sense of menace created by the looming stonework.
Taken in Chauvigny, a fortified medieval town in the Vienne department of France.
Weekly Photo Challenge: From Lines To Patterns
Posted on September 21, 2013
It’s often hard to say where lines become patterns. One answer could be ‘hotels’. The images in this post all feature hotels in either Abu Dhabi or Dubai.
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