A week ago we were strolling through the hot streets of Paris, gazing at Notre Dame (we went in), scaling the escalators of the Pompidou Centre and having some ‘us’ time. I’ve promised some friends to put up a post showing Eric at the La Defense – in front of the Big Arch (L’Arche de …
Category archives: Travel
Animal magic
Britain is reputedly still a nation of animal lovers….(although the title also refers to a BBC children’s programme of the 1970s). The reason for this post is just to comment on some of the great animal sculptures around Edinburgh. Urban sculpture has been on the increase in Edinburgh over the last few years, but most …
Foggy ‘cross the Mersey
The season of work trips has started again, and the start of February saw me visiting Liverpool for the first time. One advantage of these weekend trips is that you get the chance to see something of the place where you’re staying. Given my parents’ choice of music while I was growing up, walking round …
Elephant and Spitfire
I’m sure the title could be the making of a fine pub name, but it’s actually two of the favourite exhibits in Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. We were there around a week ago, spending a day and a night in Glasgow as a pre-birthday treat. Kelvingrove is a favourite among Glasgow folk – …
Tate Turbine Ride
Hoping that we can get on this ride after Christmas with my mum and Alison at the Turbine Hall at the Tate. Will edit this report if we get on it.