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Eye-Popping Escalier
Posted on June 24, 2021
Cee’s Midweek Challenge this week requires us to show something with an ‘I’ in its name or, indeed, an eye.
This is an unusual perspective on the multi-storey stairwell of a small hotel in Paris. Fortunately there’s also a lift (or elevator, if you must).
Architectural Incongruity
Posted on May 15, 2021
I was struck by the incongruity of the balcony plonked in the middle of this house in the village of Lesterps.
Cornered
Posted on April 30, 2021
This little set of square steps in Perigueux used to lead somewhere. Probably.
Hole In The Wall
Posted on March 10, 2021
Is a window without a pane really anything more than just a hole in the wall?
A bird resting in the fort of the Hili Oasis, near Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.
Much bigger than a breadbin
Posted on February 27, 2021
Cee’s Black & White Challenge this week is ‘bigger than a bread box’ – or, indeed, ‘breadbin’.
You could hardly claim that that’s a particular limiting factor in making a choice of what to post.
So here’s a very big church located adjacent to the Argentomagus archaeological site.
Urban Erosion: St-Junien
Posted on January 13, 2021
An all-too common sight in the old centres of so many towns in rural France that don’t benefit from any significant levels of tourism.
The Treasury At Petra
Posted on December 30, 2020
There are few sights more awe-inspiring than the first glimpse of the soaring Nabatean Treasury in the ancient city of Petra.
Gold Leaf Galore
Posted on December 11, 2020
The opulent design of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi incorporates quantities of gold leaf.
A quiet bar
Posted on September 30, 2020
The bar at the Sir Bani Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Life is hard sometimes…
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Doors & Windows
Illuminated
Posted on September 23, 2020
The iconic – and eye-wateringly expensive – Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai is lit up at night.
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